A Book Review - B1+ English Writing — Exercise 2

Book Review: The Last Garden by Priya Sen

Have you ever wondered how a small community can protect a place that matters to everyone? The Last Garden is 1 — choose —a thought-provokinga thoughtthoughtfully novel about friendship and environmental change. The story 2 — choose —followsunfoldsis set Nia, a fourteen-year-old who learns that her neighbourhood garden may be replaced by a car park. Together with her new neighbour Tomas, she searches for evidence that the land was once given to local families. The book 3 — choose —exploresexplorationexplorer themes such as belonging, cooperation and the relationship between people and nature. It also 4 — choose —showslookswatches how young people can make a difference when adults listen to them. The novel is 5 — choose —writtenwritingwrote in warm, accessible language, and the descriptions of plants and city life are vivid without being too long. I 6 — choose —particularly admiredwas based oncouldn't bear the way Nia becomes more confident while learning to accept help from other people. A few conversations felt 7 — choose —slightly unrealistichighly movinglyeasy to character, especially near the ending, but the central mystery kept me interested. Overall, I would 8 — choose —highlycompletelydeeply recommend this hopeful story to teenagers and adults who enjoy realistic fiction with a positive message.