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The Garden by Tomi Champion-Adeyemi

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scnyeondans's review

1.0

I was hoping for a mysterious fantasy short story set in some kind of garden, forest, nature... something.... instead i got a roadtrip of a girl who seemed like she was on drugs most of the time. i've seen some other reviews of people who really enjoyed it saying "the meaning of the ending was phenomenal" or something like that, so maybe i am just not the person this was written for, and that is fine.

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my ratings for the "into shadow" collection:

the garden by tomi adeyemi - 1 star
persephone by lev grossman - 2 stars
the six deaths of the saint by alix e. harrow - 4 stars
what the dead know by nghi vho - 4 stars
undercover by tamsyn muir - 4 stars
the candles are burning by veronica g. henry - 3 stars
out of the mirror, darkness by garth nix - 4 stars

tyghe_bright's review against another edition

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3.0

This was ambitious and interesting, but didn't quite come together. I'll be taking a look at the author's other work, though.

jedimasterminerva's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

It just wasn’t good. Very forgettable. I liked the pseudo-romance with that guy though.

brookebatesratesbooks's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Content Warnings

dawnslight98's review

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3.0

I liked the poetry and the feel of the writing. This story did not tug at my emotions the way really amazing short stories can. The writer probably could've fleshed out the story a bit more to make it more intriguing.