Sometimes and especially when I’m nervous my mouth takes awhile to catch up with my brain and what comes out is an inaudible rush of words that are mashed together.
That’s kind of what reading this book was like honestly, that is the best way I can describe it. I like thrillers, whether they’re a slow burn or lightning quick. This was just 😦 not great and I’m sorry to say so.
The Poison Garden is about a woman named Elsie who comes home a day early and finds her husband having an affair on her. And apparently he wants to kill her for her money. That’s it. Or at least that’s all I could get out of the plot.
This could just be the case of this wasn’t for me but I really could not bring myself to enjoy this book.The writing is okay, very simplistic but almost too much so. It’s weak mostly and the conversations the various characters hold unbelievable. I found myself laughing in the beginning because the author had Elsie and her husband just shouting at one another for a good chapter.
The characters are not likable but most of them aren’t meant to be. Where there is a plot it’s fuzzy and muddled. 50% in and I still had no idea where the novel was going. The cover however is beautiful.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest and fair review.
💜 1/5
Expected publication: October 22nd 2019 by Lake Union Publishing
Aww too bad this was a clunker, great review though. I agree about thrillers, am prone to liking them haha.
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Yeah I was laughing most of the time reading this which probably wasnt the effect the author wanted.
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Ouchies, this sounds a little painful lol 🙈
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lmao i try to be nice with my negative reviews but i fail
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Haha, actually I think you did a pretty good job of keeping it nice. I’ve seen a lot meaner out there 😅
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lmaoooo true thank you dini 🥰
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Aw sorry this sucked so much Amanda! I do love that pic you shared though. You always find the right ones for your blog posts :)))
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Thank you doll! I try to find pics that fit in with the book.
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Too bad!
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