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Garden of the Cursed is the story of Marlow's quest to solve a mystery. Her mother went missing over a year ago. Since then, Marlow has taken up work as a cursebreaker while gathering everything she can on her mother. When Adrius, a boy from her past, shows up at her door claiming to be the victim of a compulsion curse, Marlow is thrust back into the privileged world of the city's elite-a life she thought she left behind.

Garden of the Cursed got off to a very slow start for me. I was intrigued by the beginning, but then it lagged. It wasn't until the final third that everything took off. I'm glad I stuck with it because that ending! I don't want to spoil anything but there was twist after twist, turns that I didn't see coming, and action that kept me on the edge of my seat.

I will definitely be reading book two when it comes out. This world is one that I'm not done with yet.

hailsyoung's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

lisbethwhite's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

fishsticks26's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

smuttea_matcha's review against another edition

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3.0

Honestly, I really wanted a lot more from this, but I felt like it fell short. The FMC is a terrible friend, which she happily acknowledges and tries to grow from, but I feel like she acts too much in the know. She knows best, so she'll make the decision based off that. Again, this is something the FMC knows and acknowledges as a fault, it's just frustrating to witness as she goes off and hurts the people around her emotionally.

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