Reviews

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

skline's review against another edition

5.0

An amazing fairy tale sprinkled with humor and a healthy dose of creepy.

thepaperwitch's review against another edition

3.0

A solid story. My library has this listed as YA, but it seemed more of a high end, middle grade to me. Still enjoyed it. I liked the light historical background and the questioning of storytelling versus lies. This is a good example of middle grade Gothic literature.

macyashby's review against another edition

4.0

This was a great book! Clever and well-written. Had the feel of a classic fairy tale.

jlamb0718's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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? Yes

2.75

This is a good upper elementary spooky read, perfect for this season and perfect for the intended age group. This rating shouldn't reflect anything negative necessarily I just didn't end up as engaged as I hoped.

typographic_whimsy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

tangbook82's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

vk124's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

I felt pulled into this book when I started it, excited to join Molly and Kip on theit mysterious adventures.  It has humor with the sadness.  There is mystery and bravery and growth. 

This isn't about the story, per se, but I really enjoyed how the author gave insights into what inspired the book. Nine years of labor created a wonderful tale.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Confinement and Abandonment

ktcasa87's review against another edition

Wasn’t the kind of spooky I was looking for at the time. 

3cece6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

samschnell19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0