The Tarnished Garden, Alyssa Colman
The Tarnished Garden, Alyssa Colman
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The Tarnished Garden

Author: Alyssa Colman

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/05/2022


Synopsis

An enchanting companion to The Gilded Girl about sisterhood, growing up, and doing what's right.

The Manhattan School for Magic is the newest kindling school in New York, but Maeve O’Donnell knows she doesn’t deserve her place there. Although her sister, Izzy, is one of the school’s founders, Maeve can’t control her magic. She lives in fear of anyone—especially Izzy—finding out.

When Maeve’s magic goes rogue, leaving her trying to repair what she’s broken, she discovers a mysterious garden in the tenement neighborhood of the Tarnish, a hidden place where her magic actually works.

As her magic and confidence grow, she befriends those creatures for whom the garden is a haven: a litter of talking kittens (house dragons, of course) who need Maeve’s help to find their missing mother. But someone else is searching for the
kittens too, someone who doesn’t care how many magical sites must be destroyed to stop magic’s expansion. And Maeve’s unstable magic might be the only way to save her sister’s school from being snuffed out next.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on December 15, 2021

Oh wow, I just finished reading and my enthusiasm for this story can perhaps be summed up by three words: HOUSE DRAGON KITS! House dragons, of course, are magical dragons that appear to humans as talking cats that protect schools of magic in early 20th century New York. But there have not been new o......more

Goodreads review by Heather on April 05, 2022

Alyssa Colman writes the kind of books that are heartwarming, magical, and classic. I loved The Gilded Girl, and The Tarnished Garden was its perfect companion! There was so much beauty in the garden itself, and all the many characters came to life on the page, especially Izzy and Maeve–the sisters......more

Goodreads review by Celia on March 23, 2022

I'd like to thank Edelweiss and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for the arc! Reasons to read: a charming story set in a world of magic, house dragons, determined and relatable characters Personal rating: it cannot be April fast enough; I need to see this book beside The Gilded Girl! After the events of book......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on August 04, 2022

checks lots of my boxes--sisters, a garden, school story, magic, kittens......I enjoyed it very much!......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 01, 2022

I devoured this in one day, just couldn’t stop reading. So adventurous, heartwarming, and remarkable.......more