4.09 AVERAGE


Dain would give it more stars if he could. He loved it! And it was a wonderful trip back to my childhood!
adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging fast-paced
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Loved this book as a young adult!
adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I read this book years ago and have had it stuck in my child memory for years now! Upon re-read, I enjoyed the descriptive tone O'Brien used - it continued my love of all things tiny, cozy, and secretive. I want to live in the middle of a rose bush, too.

I found it wanting in the end, though, and I'm thinking I may have to read his daughter's follow up books.
adventurous lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I hadn't read this before, but I loved the movie as a child. The book is amazing