Book: The Night Gardener
Author: Jonathan Auxier
Publisher: Puffin Canada
Link:Silver Birch 2015
This much-anticipated follow-up to Jonathan Auxier's exceptional debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem... Click link to read MORE!
this book was very spooky but at the same time very well written and it also very thrilling it kept me nose deep into it until the end. I loved how the author described the setting and what was happening so well. it was such a great experience reading this book and hopefully I get the chance to read more of this authors books. Sophia kozak
ReplyDeleteI thought this book was very haunting tale that also included funny scenes and well developed characters. I liked the way the author described the settings and characters in a way I could picture them and even feel like I was one of the characters. just like Sophia I hope to read more books by this author and enjoy them just like how I did with this one! :) Marley ho-sang
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this book because I really enjoy horror and mystery books. Also in some ways it was very funny. The way the book was written could imagine what it looked like. I really liked the characters in the book, my favourite characters in the book were Molly, Penny, and Kip. In conclusion I really enjoyed this book and i cant wait to meet the author.
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Arden Davidson
I enjoyed the dialogue and writing style that was used in this book. The first 200 pages were engaging. I really liked how the story developed and made the reader want to keep going. I felt a personal connection with Kip when he stood up to Alistair's bullying. Hester was an interesting character. I would be curious to see how she would be portrayed if this book became a movie. The last section seemed a bit rushed as the story headed towards a resolution. It was a bit confusing at times. Overall, this was an enjoyable and interesting text. -Jefferson Davis
ReplyDeleteI thought it was really intresting because Kip had a cruch and I used to have cruches so I know how Kip felt. It was a very creepy memrible book and I wish there was a series.-Victoria Emmanuel Dean
ReplyDeleteThis book was very mysterious it left me wanting more it taught me how fortunate I was to have parents living with me. It had many cool characters there was more and more coming throughout the story. This made it hard for me to put down the book it was very exciting.-keira
ReplyDeleteI actually stayed up till 1;00 trying to finish this thing! so eerie, mermrable, one of da favorites of mine.
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I loved this book so much! The beginning was a bit boring, but I loved the story and Molly and Kip are really brave characters. It wasn't too scary either. This was one of my favourites. I hope they make a second one!!!!!!!!! :-)
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This books was one of my Favorites. The beginning was pretty boring, but it gets really exciting and suspenseful for the rest of the book though. Even though, the second time I read it, it was more scary then I remembered, but not like those freaky thriller ones that are too scary for my taste. Any way, it was really great to read and kept me on the edge of my seat. Author, make more books!!!- Kate Ker : )
ReplyDeleteIn this book, I found the author uses really descriptive writing, which works perfectly with the fascinating settings and the tree. I also liked how the characters were very strong and they persevered through whatever came their way. I found it slightly cheesy when Kip was saved by Molly's story, but I loved Hester. It was fun wondering what Hester would look like with her pack of bits and bobs slung over her back.
ReplyDeleteOverall, not a bad read! -Anna R, Room 306