A review by eengland
In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Interesting story, would have been better if same bones at 1/2 length. Suuuuper strong start. Built up redundant elements, like repetitive character monologues which were made worse by very little character growth/development. Got really tiring to hear "oh woe is me, not my sister, I can't bring myself to believe it" from Nellie and "who? Me, a helpless widow?! Why I never!" and terrible lies and lacking of cunning from Belle.