Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Garden Spells is the first of the two Waverley Family books, and it will leave you diving straight into the second book. Honestly, it was a truly adorable read, addictive in so many ways.
My friend won this book in a giveaway and positively adored it, thus I knew I needed to give it a read. When she read the second book and enjoyed that too, I knew that I’d be jumping into the series as soon as I had the chance.
Garden Spells is a truly immersive magical realism world. It’s one of those magical realism books where the magic is extremely subtle. You know it is there, you can see it all around you, and yet it is never thrown in your face. Comments are consistently made, but there is none of the fireworks you often see in these stories. The magic is merely a background to the much deeper, more wonderful aspects of this story.
This is a story of family, of love, of being yourself. It’s one of those books with many deep meaningful messages. The kind that tells you so much without feeling like a lecture from your mother. From the very start, family plays a major role in this story. There’s reconnection, finding out truths, and being there for each other. Not long after, the romance is brought into this story. It mixes in so well with the family elements of the story, never becoming an over the top tale. It’s sweet and addictive, much like the entire book. Throughout it all, we have a darkness lurking in the background. You’re constantly waiting for the penny to drop, for the secrets to come together in an explosive manner.
It really was an addictive read. So lovely and sweet. Words cannot do justice to how adorable the story was. Without a doubt, it’s a worthwhile book.
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