I’m hoping this series of short stories will get me out of my current reading slump.
The Garden
Tomi Champion-Adeyemi
In this dreamlike short story told in alternating prose and verse, number one New York Times bestselling author Tomi Champion-Adeyemi weaves a tale of a young womanโs journey to find her mother and uncover her secrets.
Fifteen years ago, Lฤinaโs mother, Yuliana, went searching for a mythical place called the Garden and never returned. Determined to learn the truth about what happened, Lฤina travels to Brazil to search for the hidden realm, with Yulianaโs journal and a local tour guide leading the way. But Lฤina soon begins to wonder if sheโs looking for answersโor if what she truly wants to find is herself.
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Decided to pick up a short story since I donโt seem to have the focus for reading at the moment. I discovered this series when I was looking up one of my favs and noticed theyโd written a story toward it, but I decided I would give them all a read.
This was an unexpected mix of prose and poetry, but I quite liked it; the poetry expanded upon parts touched upon in the story without the characters having to discuss it. It also felt like a good way to get a bit deeper into Lฤinaโs character, given that it is such a short story.
I liked the mysterious nature of the story; it asks a lot of questions but doesnโt give you the answers, you have to ponder over that yourself. The one thing that I struggled with a little was that Lฤina and Angelo spend a lot of time talking, but sometimes it was hard to puzzle out who was speaking.
I enjoyed reading The Garden, and Iโm intrigued to see what the rest of the series is like.
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