Review: Just lukewarm
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
Pru Parke, an American gardener and landscape designer, has given up her former life in Dallas to live in England. Pru had lost her mother and had just ended a long-term relationship. Here she was a middle aged American woman in a foreign country, working in a competitive field doing odd jobs as a gardener. She desperately wants a permanent job as a head gardener at a small historic garden. She felt energized, but scared to death. A murder happens and Pru becomes very involved. And the story unfolds ---I really liked Pru's personality, a fun character who was wonderfully portrayed. However, I wasn't able to connect to most of the other characters, finding the relationships too shallow. I did find the Chief Inspector to be rather interesting.The author launches into the story with the prologue which immediately grabbed my attention. Unfortunately the momentum failed to pick up again until well into the book. The storyline fell flat and I lost interest.The Garden Plot was a fast and easy read and had some interesting twists and turns along the way. I did enjoy the gardening aspects of the story, finding them interesting and informative. Unfortunately, I found the book to be just lukewarm and not one I would enthusiastically recommend. 3 stars.I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.