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The Wicked Garden (2013)

by Lenora Henson(Favorite Author)

4.33 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0615785379 (ISBN13: 9780615785370)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Poppy Press

series

The Wicked Garden

review 1: In my mind this book was "okay" at best. This story had such potential but for me it was mostly a letdown. My biggest complaint was that there was so much ‘fluff’ in the story with only a few slivers of “story meat” streaked through it. Except for a few pages here or there, and the occasional chapter, I easily could have put the book down at any time. In fact, I actually did after the first few chapters and had to make myself come back to it to finish reading it.The story started off good enough, but it was as if the author started writing, got to some point in the story and decided to make it a series. This is when the details began to be sparsely doled out. The only character that wasn’t two-dimensional was Gretchel, the main protagonist. Eli, the second ... moreimportant character, was mostly developed, but still mostly flat to me. Miss Poni, Ame and the remaining characters zipped across the stage leaving little impression if any. This was a shame. I felt that Miss Poni had so much to offer tying the story together.To be fair to the author she may fully develop the story in her second book on the Wicked Garden, but I was left unsatisfied. When I finished this book I had no desire to get the second book. I simply was not compelled.This is the first book I’ve read by Lenora Henson. Her writing is good...maybe I’ll pick up another Wicked Garden and see what happens.
review 2: Wow... what a glorious, magical, tumultuous read! I can't quite believe this is a first novel. Lenora Henson seems to have an intrinsic understanding of angst and personal demons that resounds again and again in The Wicked Garden. So frequently, I found myself alternating between wanting to embrace and wanting to bitch-slap the main character, Gretchel, but somehow, through all the turmoil, it's clear that her past and her ghosts are so damaging that her resultant instability and search for redemption is the only thing keeping her upright. Really engrossing, and I cannot wait to see what the other books in the series bring for these characters... clearly, The Wicked Garden was a setup for much bigger doings to come. SO worth the read... especially if you're constantly on the lookout for 'deeper' paranormal books with adult relationships and emotion. I'm officially a huge fan of Lenorna Henson. less

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