The China Garden

A brilliant masterpiece of mysteries in no hurry to be discovered. This book moves at a steady pace and slowly the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. A village hides a secret and Clare is important to it although she has just arrived there. Traditon calls for the Kenward bride to marry the Aylward groom but although Clare is a Kenward there is no Aylward for her to marry or is there? What is the Benison that needs to be protected?

Reader reviewed by Val

In this novel readers are destined to constantly look for more than meets the eye. Its a mysterious, fantasy that it sure to please young adult readers and keep them on the edge of their seats. The China Garden is a story about a seventeen-year old girl named Clare Meredith. Clare has just taken her exams to go to University when she finds out that her mother, Frances is taking a private nursing position in a small-unknown town called Ravensmere. Her mother fights with her when Clare asks if she can come along but in the end gives in. Clare is eager to discover more about her mother because she sees that she is keeping secrets about her past. It turns out that by going to Ravensmere Clare finds more about her mother than she could have ever imagined. She also learns surprising things about herself and at first is frightened by them. The more she stays in Ravensmere the more the quiet and mysterious town grows on her and she finds it hard to imagine leaving it to go to University. The decision to leave only becomes harder when Mark comes into the picture. Mark is the epitome of the bad guy look with his leather clad outfit and his motorcycle to his long dark hair and his emerald green eyes. Clare finds herself falling for Mark and he in return reciprocates those feelings. However when faced with a decision that could change both of their lives forever they both choke only to realize that there is no escaping the Benison and the Trust that they have a duty as guardians to protect. Together they must come together to unlock the secret of the China Garden and find the Benison or suffer the undeniable perils& will they succeed?

Reader reviewed by Leah



Clare's mother announces that she is going back to Ravensmere for a job but is leaving Clare behind for the summer before she goes of to college. However Clare ends up going with her mother and when she gets to Ravensmere she feels as if everyone has been waiting for her to arrive. As much as her mother wants to hide Clare's true destinty, with the help of Mark, the hottie with the motorcycle, they find out that they are the guardians of the Benison, the life source of Ravensmere. Together they have to same Ravensmere from ruin but will it be at the cost of their love as well?

Reader reviewed by Lauren

This book was awesome. Clare moved to a Ravensmere. There she met Mark, a tough guy with a motorcycle. He know of his fate as the guardian who must find and protect the Benison. Clare is just finding out of her destiny because her mother has been trying to hide it from her. She is the guardian along with Maerk and they are destined to get married. Clare and MArk fight there destiny but in the end they both end up being the guardians and defending the Benison. This book was so good, especially if you like kind of magical things.

Reader reviewed by garden0fdreams

The way the story was thought of very nicely. the theme and the peronalities of every character gave the story more meaning and life. I loved how it started and how it ended, it keeps you interested from start to finish and is the type of book that the more you read, the less you want to stop. I've always hoped for a sequal from this novel.