Evergreen

Name: Evergreen
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Devin Greenlee
ISBN: 9798891785700

Author: Devin Greenlee

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 8 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/16/2024

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Lgbtq+

Synopsis

All seventeen-year-old Quill wants is a break from the family business. Flowers, plants, the generations-old garden. What he wouldn’t give for a taste of the outside world. Normalcy. But his mom won’t let him out of the house, telling him he’s just not ready …

All because he’s a dryad. Well, not just any dryad, but a male dryad—the first ever. And unlike everyone else in his family, he hasn’t a lick of magic. Just a shock of green hair, matching green eyes, and a growing frustration that there’s an entire world out there waiting to be discovered. Until the night when the outside world—specifically his new neighbor—discovers him.

Liam Watson lives in a culture filled with electronics, mobile devices, and social media—where there is no magic or even the belief in it. And as much as Quill finds Liam irritating (he’s so cute it’s annoying), he can’t help himself.

Now Quill’s getting a taste of the outside world and of Liam … and he wants more.

But all is not well in this magical, urban garden, and someone—or something—is changing the very essence of it.

And wherever Quill goes, the danger grows …

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather

This book has a fantastic premise and I think it could have done better if it had gone through some deep developmental edits. Unfortunately, as it stands now, I was disappointed. The concept of a dryad family running a floral shop and caring for a magical garden? Fantastic, very cottage core. And I......more

Goodreads review by Bean

Thank you senior NetGalley for this arc. I always appreciate it. I read this because it was pitched as a The Secret Garden reimagining. I love The Secret Garden. It has a special place in my heart as one of my childhood favorites. And sure, let's make it a fantasy. And sure, let's make it gay. These......more

Goodreads review by Anniek

This is a very solid debut, and one that I will be recommending to people. I think this did romance-heavy fantasy really well, making the fantasy element accessible and fun, and the romance super cute and heartfelt. I do think there was a little bit of a tonal shift around the 80% mark. Up until then......more

Goodreads review by Jess (oracle_of_madness)

I feel about half like and half dislike for this one. And some of that has to do with the marketing for this book being a reimagined Secret Garden. I simply could not really relate this story to the classic in any way besides the fact that, indeed, there is a secret garden in this tale. Quil is a mal......more