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This has to be the biggest "surprise" 5-star review I've ever given ?

In just shy of 300 pages, the author created a beautiful, quiet, but magical story full of nostalgia. The writing was light but had enough substance to build a convincing world, which is a "must" in my fantasy books. I had distinct flashbacks of my 8-year old self looking for fairies in the forest...my heart is so happy and full ?

Love starting my Saturdays on the deck with a book and a bagel, before everyone else wakes up. The forecast is calling for temps in the low 70s, so hoping I can spend most of my day outside ?

I recently started this "magical woods" fantasy, and so far it's everything I could hope for on this gorgeous late spring day ?

A beautiful morning for reading this magical book in the Zen garden. @sprainedbrain I started it last night, and I‘m already hooked. @julieclair @Readergrrl #lmpbc

@Readergrrl this was a fantastic choice for #LMPBC!

Beautifully written, sweet, magical, and heartbreaking (in the best way), this was a lovely slow read. ❤️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

A lost 400-year-old garden, filled with statues, set in a thick and verdant forest, that harbors clues to an ancient and mysterious puzzle? Yes, please!! Endearing characters, a bit of magic, and the perils of a wartime setting? Even better!

Thanks, @Readergrrl , for this fabulous pick for #LMPBC Round 14 #GroupO.

@sprainedbrain @BookBosomed1 @suvata #LitsyMarkupPostalBookClub #MagicalRealism

Thanks to the #LitsyTeaSwap and yesterday's mail, I am spoiled for choice as I read my #LMPBC #GroupO book this afternoon! Thanks, @curiouserandcurioser @Kshakal and @Sharpeipup ! 🫖

@Nutmegnc @BookBosomed1 @Readergrrl @sprainedbrain @suvata

Gentle and lovely read. Listen and learn

This is my green light safe place. #emojinov 🚦

I really enjoyed this book! Even when the storyline was a little slow, my interest was still peaked just through the author's writing style because it was so eloquently written! What an enchanting and wonderful story!

This is definitely a slow read but I felt pulled into the story. I can see why some might be so-so on this one because it takes awhile to build. There's a little mystery and an fantasy element that doesn't show up right away. This is a great rainy day-type of read, and a rainy day would only enhance the setting of the book.

I was reading on the bus and when I got to this passage I teared up.

I'm wavering between pick and so-so on this one. I rated it so-so because the middle was really slow. Set in an unnamed country during an unnamed war (appears to be U.K. during WWII), a young boy is sent away to his grandmother's for the summer. Behind the house is a grove of statues and a strange tower rumored to hold a secret. A downed enemy pilot rescued by the pair helps to solve the riddle, along with a faun from grandma's past.

Yesterday was busy, so I didn't get very far in this one yet. This afternoon is a little slower, so there's time to read while drinking a latte and eating a salted caramel biscotti, which is super yummy btw. #bookandcoffee #currentlyreading #BooksfromSteinbeck

Up next. I like working from home because the time I used to spend commuting can now be spent on the couch with a book and cup of tea. So much better! #currentlyreading

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