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The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst

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By the end I enjoyed the book but I liked it quite a bit less than Spellshop. I think enjoyment comes down to how you resonate with the characters and I unfortunately didn’t like Terlu as much. In the book lot of the rejection she faces was from being “too much” and I feel bad about agreeing. Reading all her internal thoughts and rambling was kind of exhausting. Yarrow was also not my favorite because yes he has reasons to be hurt and grumpy but I think he unfairly took it out characters who didn’t deserve it.

The setting was fantastic but could have been explored a bit more.

I can’t recommend the audiobook since I listened to the first 30% and had to put it down to switch to the ebook. Having to listen to Terlu’s rambling and Lotti’s high pitched voice really hampered my enjoyment and I liked it a lot more after switching.

heatherlyn77's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This and the spellshop may be my favorite books ever! Cozy and magical!! They feel like hot cocoa and a fuzzy blanket by the fire while snow falls and glistens outside your window.

veerloelia's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

teawiththefates's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated

Content Warnings

geogirl's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful 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: Yes

Sarah Beth Durst gives another great fantasy in her cozy magical world!
The Grand Library of Alyssium has one iron-clad law - only licensed and trained sorcerers are allowed to practice magic. But when librarian Terlu uses her knowledge of language to give a spider plant sentience to alleviate her crippling loneliness, the courts decide to make an example of her, in the worst possible way. Sentenced to become a statue, she is quickly forgotten and relegated to a study room decoration. Until she wakes up alone, covered in snow on an island she's never heard of, outside an enormous greenhouse. But the reception is even chillier inside, as the only occupant is Yarrow, an isolated and unsocial gardener, who thought she could help him save the magical greenhouse.
Scared of being discovered doing unauthorized magic, Terlu offers to help Yarrow in whatever way she can, especially when the greenhouse magic starts to fail, putting him, and a motley assortment of magical creatures, in extreme danger. But is the risk worth the reward?
A lovely, cozy fantasy about finding yourself, forgiving others, and forging your own family!