A review by nikkideeley
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Book 111 of 2024: The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mary Lennox returns from India an orphan to live in Yorkshire, England in the home of her uncle. When she arrives she is stubborn and disagreeable, until one day she stumbles across the Secret Garden and everything changes. 

Review:

⭐️ 4/5

A very charming read which can be easily enjoyed over 100 years later (as long as you can overcome some of the parts which were written due to the era). It is a heartwarming story of opening your heart to new experiences and helping one another to flourish. I enjoyed how the children understood the positive things that happened to them as a sort of magic which added to the wonder of the Secret Garden. A real story of friendship and found family which is magical and captivating. 

Challenges:

📚Books in 2024:  111/60

📚52 Book Club Challenge:  41/52

📚Prompt #48 of the 52 Book Club Challenge: The Word “Secret” in the Title

Book Information:

📖 Pages: 252

📖 Format: Kindle/Audio

📖 Type: Fiction

📖 Genre: Classics, Middle-Grade

Favourite Quotes:

“Other children seemed to belong to their fathers and mothers, but she had never seemed to really be anyone’s little girl.”

“People never like me and I never like people,”

“I thought perhaps it always rained or looked dark in England,”

“She had never felt sorry for herself; she had only felt tired and cross, because she disliked people and things so much.”

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”