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3.5 of 5 stars
Danyana "Yana" Morneen, the only child of a widowed cobbler, has always wondered why the forest seems so sad. Dark and lifeless, it sits on the out... read full description

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Jul 29, 2010
Wendi rated it: 2 of 5 stars
A beautiful young cobbler's daughter is sought by a handsome wealthy merchant's son. Yet her heart belongs to an enchanted secret garden of roses on the estate of a kind and compassionate "beast" of a man.

If this storyline sounds familiar, it is. I am hesitant to write my typical honest review of this work because I fear the author was a child at the time of writing. If that is the case, then allow me to say how charming this (albeit grossly plagiarized) tale was. If you cho More...
Sep 11, 2010
Kim rated it: 3 of 5 stars
It's been a long time since I've read/watched "Beauty and the Beast" but I believe all of these elements are present in it: disfigured beastly man, pretty young girl, everlasting roses, talking household objects. So it seems to me that "Garden of Roses" is more than a little bit of a rip-off of the old classic, but it did have some added bits that I really liked, namely the obsessive lover boy and the elderly sisters. But while I did thoroughly enjoy the story, its execution More...
Mar 27, 2011
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Dec 15, 2010
Savannah rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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