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hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“She suddenly stopped. She turned and looked around. The garden was quiet and damp, the temperamental apple tree at the back of the lot shivering slightly as if dreaming. Generations of Waverleys had tended this garden. Their history was in the soil, but so was their future. Something was about to happen, something the garden wasn’t ready to tell her yet. She would have to keep a sharp eye out.”
I woke up on a Sunday Morning and I knew I needed to re-read a Sarah Addison Allen book. This is one of my comfort books and calls to the whimsical, eccentric parts of my soul. The imagery and use of metaphor is so vibrant I can taste it.
This book is also definitely showing it’s age (it was first published in 2007).
It uses some very gendered language/romance concepts, the “lost without a man” troupe and wanders into the “gay best friend” troupe.
Overall, the book is just as enchanting as I remember and makes me want to dry flowers, read books in the garden, and drink herbal tea sweetened with honey.
I woke up on a Sunday Morning and I knew I needed to re-read a Sarah Addison Allen book. This is one of my comfort books and calls to the whimsical, eccentric parts of my soul. The imagery and use of metaphor is so vibrant I can taste it.
This book is also definitely showing it’s age (it was first published in 2007).
It uses some very gendered language/romance concepts, the “lost without a man” troupe and wanders into the “gay best friend” troupe.
Overall, the book is just as enchanting as I remember and makes me want to dry flowers, read books in the garden, and drink herbal tea sweetened with honey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual content
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