Garden Spells | 
“She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened.”
-Sarah Addison Allen
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pickI loved this book! To use my teenage daughter‘s favorite word, it was whimsical. The writing is beautiful; the magic seems to come off the page. The characters are so great and alive, though I admit my favorite is the apple tree. I loved every minute of the story.
pick5th book read November 2024 First book I read by this author, I know…late to the party😳😂
I don‘t like much magical realism and here I am…with another book with magical realism😳🤷🏽♀️
As previous book, I liked the story and characters, also the romance. But once again, how things are resolved using or empowering the magical realism style, for me is so unrealistic. We wish things could be resolved like that. ⬇️
pick#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 November 2024 #AuthorAMonth At first I wasn‘t sure I liked this. I recognized the narrator as the same woman who narrates the Eve Dallas series, a buddy read from which I withdrew after the fourth book in the series. I had to work to get the Eve Dallas narration out of my head so I could enjoy the Garden Spells narration. I read a description of this book as “magical realism,” a genre I‘ve read that many (cont)⬇️
Does anyone else love Sarah addison Allen as much as I do? In some ways she gave me sanity….I was feeling stressed and depressed with 2 very young children and saw a copy of Garden Spells - at the grocery store! It was an absolute total splurge for me at that time. But i remember reading it and the escape lightened my mood and gave me a much needed break. Anyone else have a book that really helped you through a hard time?
pickI loved this so much! Very charming with a great cast of characters (though my absolute favorite might be the apple tree 😂) and with such lovely magical realism. So far, I‘ve not been disappointed by SAA!
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#tbrtarot - 4th one from the left side of my bookshelf
Hoping to read more of my own books than library books this month. I always get distracted by the shiny and new. #BookSpinBingo
Evanelle was my favorite character in this book. I loved her gift and how she always trusted it. I tried to imagine the pop tart scene with AI here. It‘s not spot on, but, if you‘ve read it, you know.
pickA quick read, and very much like Practical Magic, but, a little more gentle. This was a bit too romancey for me, but I do love how the Apple tree was given so much personality. I also loved the character Evanelle and her gift.
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A favorite book #Family of mine is the Waverly family. These two books about them are both magical & heartfelt. 🍎❤️✨🍏💚
so-soIf you liked Practical Magic but wished it was ✨spicy✨you may like this.
#AutumnPlease #Day15 #Magic While I love any witchy story, I have a deep love for books about earth magic, stories about quiet witches using their magic to help their communities. This is one of my favourites. I‘m hoping there‘ll be a third in the series. 🤞🤞🤞 #Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub 6pts
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Sarah Addison Allen‘s books sparkle with whimsy and Southern charm. This is the third book I‘ve read of hers, and they‘ve all been sweet and comforting. I also love the enticing food descriptions. This one casts a spell while reading and is an enchanting pick for October! 🎧
pickOh WOW did I adore this book! I immediately ran and checked out the second in the series. This book was everything I needed for the start of the fall season (despite it being 90 degrees outside). It had a female led family, mysticism, nature that has a mind of its own. ADORED! 5⭐️
The woods behind my parent‘s house. I feel my mom here and a little magic.
Just saw this post on FB and am so excited! SAA is an auto-read author for me. 😍
pickThis was a sweet story of two adult sisters reconnecting after 10 years estranged. The portrait of life in a small southern town was spot on - the petty jealousies, the social climbing, the long memories. I enjoyed the exploration of how the different characters had each taken their circumstances & forged adult lives for themselves. The romance plot felt weak to me, as did the final confrontation with the villain, and the magic seemed extraneous.
Finished Garden Spells last night and I‘m hoping to make it to the post office today! If I somehow don‘t manage to get it mailed today it will have to wait until next week because we are traveling for the holiday weekend. Thanks for a fun round 17 everyone!! #LMPBC
pickA lovely quick read about a family w/ unexplainable gifts & a magical apple tree. It has serious Practical Magic vibes, but is more character driven. I love the sisters & how the book explores their differences & how they are shaped by their different childhoods. I loved the tree & its interfering tendencies. There's a side plot w/ another couple in the town that could have been cut entirely. Easy to sink into and wonderfully tied up in the end.
pickI loved everything about this book! This is exactly my favorite type of magical realism. Thank you for choosing it, @peanutnine and thank you for the lovely bookmark! I will get it in the mail in the next week so you won‘t have to wait so long for this one, @CSeydel #lmpbc @BethM
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pickThis read so much like Practical Magic that I found it distracting through at least the first half of the book. I ended up liking it more than I thought though.
pickI finally actually *read* a Sarah Addison Allen book, instead of just collecting. A small town story about a magical family with a magical garden. This would have been a fluffy read were it not for the dark reason that Sydney returns to her hometown to embrace her sister, the emotionally damaged Claire, and the Waverley family legacy. Excellent characters and a lovely dose of magical realism make this one a winner!
pickEnjoyable and easy to read story of a Southern family with magical abilities. Difficult issues, including domestic violence, are addressed, so definitely not a fluffy book, but still hopeful.
This is another of my “50 for 50” challenge books.
Trying this again - had the wrong shade of green! The leaves on the left side of the cover match with #lovebird 😊 #Pantone2023 @Clwojick
pickI did it - I finally read a Sarah Addison Allen book! And now I am firmly ensconced in her fan club because this BOOK! It was wonderful! Can‘t wait to read more of her work - this just left me with a warm fuzzy feeling ♥️ My first book of 2023 was perfect!
If you‘ve been seeing my posts about SAA‘s micro stories and wondering what they are, here‘s the tiny story for Day 8.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6GnNJPrQ1/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=
