I’ve had Garden Spells on my Kindle for at least 8 months but I put off reading it. Not because I didn’t want to read it but because I don’t want to run out of Sarah Addison Allen books to read. She’s written 4 so far, but has a new book coming out this fall. Now that I’ve read Garden Spells I have read three of her books.
Just like The Peach Keeper and The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Garden Spells is full of magic and mystery. This story is about two sisters, Claire and Sydney Waverly. Claire is the older of the two sisters and inherited their grandmother’s magical gift of cooking. She knows how to use plants and flowers in her cooking to create emotions and thoughts in those eating her creations. Life is going along just fine for Claire until Tyler moves in next door and becomes smitten with her. Then her sister comes home after a 10 year absence needing a place to stay for not only her but also her daughter Bay. As these sisters work to repair their troubled relationship they are able to learn more about themselves then they could on their own.
Garden Spells is an easy and delightful read that you won’t be able to put down, well at least I wasn’t able to. I was sad when it was over and am already looking forward to the next Sarah Addison Allen read!
Next up I’ve decided to finally read a book by J.K. Rowling. Having never read any of the Harry Potter books I’m going into reading The Casual Vacancy completely blind and with expectation.
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