The Girls in the Garden

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell

Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast

Imagine that you live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses. You've known your neighbors for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really? On a midsummer night, as a festive neighborhood party is taking place, preteen Pip discovers her 13-year-old sister Grace lying unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner of a lush rose garden. What really happened to her? And who is responsible?

©2016 Lisa Jewell (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Disappointing ending

Was excited to read this book as I thoroughly enjoy this authors other works. However the plot was predictable, the guilty not only got away with it but were somewhat rewarded, and it left me being dissatisfied with the ending.

Not her best, to say the least

It pains me to say this, as Lisa Jewell is one of my favorite writers, but fans should give this a miss. The story felt disjointed and pointless, and lacked the in-depth and intimate character development so prevalent in her usually excellent books. I hated most of the characters and found few of the adults sympathetic. The ending was unsatisfying and felt unjust.

Ms. Jewell has many other books that are superb, and which have given me hours of entertainment that I can forgive her for this one dud.

never disappointed

Every book I read by Lisa Jewell, I begin thinking I can't get into it. then just in a snap I'm hooked. Round and round she takes me until I almost forget where we started. Then bam even if in the end it's as I suspected, it's the rollercoaster that keeps me coming back.

Great start...

I enjoyed this book from the beginning, it kept my attention and kept me guessing. Sadly, I was disappointed with the ending.

Intriguing and interesting

I restarted this book three times just so I can get more details that I may have missed…it is THAT interesting. There are so many characters and each has a backstory that plays into the theme. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and highly recommend reading it.