Reviews - The Enchanted Greenhouse

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The Enchanted Greenhouse

Sarah Beth Durst

4.33 AVERAGE

carolinecainm's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marinable_books's review against another edition

4.5

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sumaiahareb's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Absolutely Enchanted!

Imagine stumbling into a greenhouse where roses gossip, butterflies sparkle like confetti, and a winged cat casually flits by… welcome to The Enchanted Greenhouse. 🌿✨

Our girl Terlu (once a statue, now very much alive) finds herself on a snow-kissed island bursting with magical plants — and one delightfully grumpy gardener, Yarrow, whose idea of romance might just be honey cakes and tending vines together. 🍯🌱

Sarah Beth Durst has crafted the ultimate cozy romantasy: slow-burn romance, found family, and quiet moments that hum with magic. There are no epic battles or world-ending stakes here — just a tender, hopeful reminder that love, kindness, and second chances can bloom even in the coldest winter. ❄️💚

If you need a book that feels like wrapping up in a soft blanket with a cup of coffee or tea, this is it. Perfect for anyone who believes plants can be just as dramatic as people. 🌸💫

jazz13rm's review against another edition

3.75

hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stalt's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The light hearted fantasy with a side kick of romance are a wonderful pairing in this novel!

princessbubblegum5's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_solaris's review against another edition

1.0

This book and The Spellshop are on opposite ends of the spectrum, and to be brutally honest, I almost don't want to believe they were written by the same author.

First, this was absolutely /not/ low stakes like The Spellshop was, and it didn't hold the same charm as I couldn't relate with Terlu as much - she created Caz out of loneliness, while Kiela /enjoyed being alone/ - introvert things, I guess. I would've been okay with just this, but... unfortunately, it doesn't get better.

Second, there was no witty, fun banter between the characters, which I'd loved between Kiela and Caz. The side characters just appeared a bit too randomly for my liking (and started spouting sudden backstories nobody cared about) that it felt more like filler material, hence I couldn't get attached to them.

Third, there was no chemistry between the FL and ML so the romance felt terribly forced and rushed. Was it just me who thought Yarrow was being pathetic, getting Terlu to talk to his family for him? I mean, /come on/, them starting to act like they knew best how to act for the other was a clear recipe for disaster, but plot armor, I guess.

Lastly, Terlu feels closer to a typical annoyingly insecure cozy fantasy FL and tbh if she'd said "she can feel herself blush" or allude to blushing one more time, I'd have shot myself. Halfway into the book and I was DONE with all the blushing. We get it, she blushes a lot, her entire personality is blushing, insecurity, and Yarrow. Jesus.

I quite had to slog through this. Did anyone notice, when she says the heat of the false sun was sucking the moisture out of her, that she was baked as a honey cake? But she also described it earlier as really moist? I'm so annoyed with this book that I'm actually nitpicking, haha.

Overall, this book tried to be too many things at once - and haphazardly. It was overly long and convoluted in a way you can't enjoy, which was a great disappointment to me.