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Title: The Garden

Series: Into Shadow

Author: Tomi Adeyemi

Genre: Fantasy, Short Stories, Magical Realism

Date Started: January 1st, 2023

Date Finished: January 1st, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: .5/5

Sypnosis: 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 woman’s journey to find her mother and uncover her secrets.

Fifteen years ago, Lęina’s mother, Yuliana, went searching for a mythical place called the Garden and never returned. Determined to learn the truth about what happened, Lęina travels to Brazil to search for the hidden realm, with Yuliana’s journal and a local tour guide leading the way. But Lęina soon begins to wonder if she’s looking for answers—or if what she truly wants to find is herself.

Review: ....what did I just read?

This story was so short that it had no substance to maintain it. There was nothing to make this story interesting except all the plotholes left throughout it. So many questions.

How did she get her mother's journal? How did she know the path? What is the story behind the whole thing?

I can understand a nice, short story for the audience but don't do something like this and leave out so much that people don't understand or confuse the hell out of them.

This story was a complete miss for me.