This did not influence my opinions and all thoughts are my own.ģ.5 From the very beginning we know something terrible has happened, which lends an ominous air to all that follows. * I’d like to thank NetGalley and Lisa Jewell for my copy in exchange for an honest and fair review. Overall, it wasn’t what I was expecting but I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be reading more from Lisa Jewell! “Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart, you’re shaking my confidence daily,” giving a showgirl kick at the doorway and wiggling his large bottom just once before disappearing. I also really enjoyed Gordon’s character (I know he was despicable and unlikable but he always made me laugh!) my favorite scene in the book was when he was singing: My favorite character was Adele she was such a strong character and I found her sense of humor refreshing and a little lighter air when the mood was getting too somber. I loved the childlike drawings thrown in by Pip in the letters to her father.

While this wasn’t a heart pounding thriller, it did manage to keep my attention nicely once everything was set up. While there is the underlying mystery of what happened to Grace, there are also a few more minor side stories thrown in, one involving the absence of Clare’s husband. We then go back in time to fill in the events that brought us here, mainly from Pip (sister to Grace who was found unconscious), Adele (mother of friends of Pip and Grace’s who also like in the Garden), and Clare (mother to Pip and Grace). We open with a somewhat gruesome scene where a 13 year old girl is found unconscious and clothing askew. This particular story is told from multiple POVs. This book did a fantastic job of solidifying that vision for me while also bringing to light all the things that can go wrong when you are too close to your neighbors. I think our generation has lost something important in the fact that we are so incredibly isolated as families now not borrowing sugar from our neighbors and having another families kids over for the night so that their parents could have a night off. I’ll be honest, I’ve always dreamed of what it would be like to raise my baby girls in a simpler time one where “it took a village” and everyone’s door was always open to visitors. That mixed with the concept of living in a somewhat communal neighborhood sold me. COVER LOVE! The first thing that drew me to this book on NetGalley was the cover.

The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell