evastrange's review
3.0
This is a weird little thing, and not just on account of the strange, hallucinatory goings-on in the enchanted garden. The writing style imitates that of the original by Elizabeth von Arnim, complete with a lot of purple-prosy descriptions and a narrator that switches somewhat unpredictably between omniscient and limited. The juxtaposition of this quaint style and the very modern party scene setting is clearly meant to be humourous, and succeeds in being so some of the time, but more often it is rather awkward, especially when it comes to the crisis of the main conflicts in the story. Since these conflicts are actually quite serious issues, the tone then automatically feels melodramatic, all the humour is lost and everything just seems corny.
Still, a fun read for a sweltering summer night.
Still, a fun read for a sweltering summer night.
knrt_17's review
3.0
This was my first Eric Arvin read. This was a mm contemporary story with fantasy as well. This story was beautifully written but I found it hard to stay connected and skipped a lot.
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