The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

The Night Gardener

Jonathan Auxier with Beverly Crick (Narrator)

8 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.

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Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 84%
adventurous 56%
tense 38%
emotional 25%
hopeful 23%
sad 22%
funny 9%
inspiring 8%
reflective 8%
challenging 5%
lighthearted 2%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 38%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Plot: 33% | Character: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 62% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 17%

Average rating

3.95

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