The Serpent In The Garden (2005) - Plot & Excerpts
I'm not terribly knowledgeable as far as historical accuracy goes, but it seems - from my amateur view - like Gleeson did a good job. Even her style felt vintage, though she easily avoided the monotonous droning that Victorian novels tend towards.I was enthralled with the mystery and the people themselves the whole time. Gleeson writes a dynamic plot. I did guess the culprit, but it was more like "huh, I wonder if it's them" before I thought it might be someone else. I'm not one to actively guess the mystery anyway; I like to be surprised.One thing that didn't affect me as much as I think Gleeson intended was the identity of the mystery woman in the beginning. I actually forgot the whole scene happened, tell you the truth. So when they revealed her name I simply thought, "Ok cool, that's her." Everything else was very nicely wrapped together and tied up with a pretty closure bow.Essentially I was entertained. It wasn't mind-blowing or shocking, but it was well-written and fun. And I love the pineapple aspect because I FOUND THE PINEAPPLE! (Psych reference, for you sad people who don't know its awesomeness.) And history. History is good.
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