The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden ★★★☆☆ #BookReview #BookBlog

Primary Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Children’s Fiction, Classics
Published: 15 June 2021 by Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page count: 192 (print)
My Format: ebook via NetGalley
Cover: Beautiful
Pacing: Good
Ending: Good  
Do I Recommend: Yes
Commission Link (U.S.): Buy The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel

My rating: ★★☆☆

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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood ★★★★☆ #BookReview #BookBlog #ShortStory

Primary Genre(s): Horror, Classics, Novella
Published: 1907 (part of The Listener and Other Stories)
Page count: 105 (varies by edition)
My Format: eBook via Hoopla
Cover: Ok
Pacing: Controlled, foreboding                            
Ending: Good
Do I Recommend: Yes
Commission Link (U.S.): Buy The Willows (free on Amazon)

My rating: ★★★★☆

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ★★★★☆ #BookReview #BookBlog #Classics

Primary Genre(s): Gothic Mystery, Horror, Novella
Published: 5 January 1886 by Longmans, Green & Co.
Page count: about 54 (depends on format/edition)
My Format: eBook via Hoopla
Cover: Simple
Pacing: Okay
Ending: Good
Would I recommend it: Yes
Commission Link: Buy The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

My rating: ★★★★☆

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A World Full of Dickens Stories by Angela McAllister ★★★★☆ #BookReview #BookBlog

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Primary Genre(s): Children’s Fiction, Classics
Published: 5 May 2020 by The Quarto Group
Page count: 128
My Format: eARC via NetGalley
Cover: Great
Pacing: Appropriate
Ending: N/A
Would I recommend it: Yes
Commission Link: Buy A World Full of Dickens Stories

My rating: ★★★☆

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