CodeByJeff reviewed Garden of Monsters by Crystal King
3.5 Stars. Interesting fantastical idea, but didn't fully deliver
3 stars
Set in Italy, in a remote private estate. The protagonist, Julia, is a model hired by Dali and his wife for a week of posing. Classical Greek mythology and ghosts are woven through the garden & story.
There is something very definitely not right, perhaps even dangerous for Julia, as she tries to work out what it is among the eccentric Dali and mysterious Ignazio.
The story was enough that I continued to want to know what was going on, but I felt the writing and the story-telling were not quite up to the story itself. There was a lot going on that left me a bit confused about what the main line of the story was, as well as some mysterious elements added just for the sake of mystery that never were adequately explained.
The post-ending "wrap up" was a bit of a cringe, to be honest.
Don't feel …
Set in Italy, in a remote private estate. The protagonist, Julia, is a model hired by Dali and his wife for a week of posing. Classical Greek mythology and ghosts are woven through the garden & story.
There is something very definitely not right, perhaps even dangerous for Julia, as she tries to work out what it is among the eccentric Dali and mysterious Ignazio.
The story was enough that I continued to want to know what was going on, but I felt the writing and the story-telling were not quite up to the story itself. There was a lot going on that left me a bit confused about what the main line of the story was, as well as some mysterious elements added just for the sake of mystery that never were adequately explained.
The post-ending "wrap up" was a bit of a cringe, to be honest.
Don't feel like I wasted my time reading it, but I don't think I would really recommend it.