The Secret Garden

Erin and I have been buddy reading classics with each other all year. Our most recent read was The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I've never read this book before but I think I have watched a movie adaptation because the story seemed a little familiar.

This book starts out with Mary in India where she lives with her parents and the help. I immediately felt sorry for Mary because her parents acted like she didn't even exist and let the help raise her. Mary was a grumpy spoilt rotten brat to start with but her growth in this book is amazing. By the end she is way better. I mean everyone has nice stuff to say about her as opposed to what they said in the beginning. I will say though she can still have her moments where she acts out however it is warranted.

Then there's Colin who like Mary is a grumpy spoilt rotten brat although I would say he was worse than Mary in some ways but just like Mary he has tremendous growth throughout the story.
I couldn't stand any of the adults in this story. Not a one acted like a parent or guardian and it was like the kids ran the house which I don't know maybe it's how things where done back then but I didn't like that aspect at all.

I will say that the story is a little bit predictable but overall I really enjoyed it. I thought it was such a cute story and I loved having the majority of the book from Mary's point of view. There was 1 chapter told from a birds point of view that I thought was weird and random but it worked. Definitely recommend this book if you haven't read it already.