The Garden started strongly. I found the premise interesting and the world building elements were well handled, so we got a continually building understanding of the sisters and their situation. Nonetheless, I did still have a few questions that were not answered, which made the ending a tad unsatisfactory for me. After such a slow buildup things seemed to conclude a little too abruptly. Regardless, the book had plenty of atmosphere and the pacing was generally well handled, which kept me wanting to read on. The two sisters both came across well as fully developed characters, but the boy who enters the garden felt a little less well defined, and many of my lingering questions at the end related to him and his motivation. Overall, though, it was a pleasing and original tale, so I am giving it four stars.

I really enjoyed this book. I found it very hard to stop reading and found time getting away from me! I haven't read anything like it before and I was hooked all the way through.

It's an unsettling story which follows two elderly sisters who live together, shut off from the outside world. They have been content with their quiet lives tending to the garden of the large house they live in, keeping bees and growing food. But things slowly start to change, and the outside world starts to creep in. The sisters have to face up to the fact that things are changing and seem to be falling apart.

The chapters go back and forth between the sisters as elderly women and their lives as children, which helps to give more background.

There is a creepy, Gothic feeling to the story which I really enjoyed. It kept me guessing all the way through as well and I'm glad I had the chance to read it. I would definitely read more by this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This read like a post-apocalyptic Grey Gardens and I really like that vibe. The characters were all frustrating in their own ways, but you could see where they were all coming from.

I did find the end a tiny bit confusing but I think the last chapter is meant to show that time has passed?

Overall, it was a pretty good book

Thank you NetGalley for gifting me a copy of this book.

It is the story of Evelyn and Lily, two sisters who live in a house with a garden but never leave it. They are secluded from the world and never see anybody until one day, when Evelyn will start to notice that some of her stuff have moved…

This book is classified as sci-fi/fantasy, but I would say that it’s more of a mystery/horror book. I may be wrong though.

I had a great experience while reading this book! I often thought that it was really weird and that I couldn’t wait to read more to finally understand everything.

There was an eerie atmosphere throughout the book that was quite enjoyable.

The characters were a bit off sometimes, and I enjoyed that I sided with all the characters at different times in the book .

There was a lot of suspense and the chapters occurring in the past, really helped with that. I quite enjoyed them!

This is a slow paced book, with chapters that are not too long, third person narration, and we see what is happening through Evelyn’s eyes.

Didn’t know what to expect from this book but the story was very unique with realistic characters and an engrossing plot. The characters were well rounded and felt very realistic
This is mysterious with some sci fi elements and is well written and quite emotional

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc

I really enjoyed this. The writing style is easy and the dialogue between the women flows well. Some sort of global crisis has occurred. We are not told what, but great storms bringing choking dust occur now and then. The women's mother has caused them to live in a small portion of a big house, within a large, enclosed garden which the women are entrusted to tend using a manual written by the mother. A boy turns up and suddenly the outside world intrudes in a threatening way. I was not clear what had happened in the final chapter but I had a good guess. This is a quirky and original novel and I would recommend it.