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A review by deckanddaughter
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
5.0
I'm sure many people compare this book to "Practical Magic" and I'm going to let you in on a secret...
It's much, much better.
At least as a book. I love "Practical Magic" the movie, but the book was not very good. Too much going on. Sarah Addison Allen's careful construct of family, sisterhood, romance, and magic into this beautiful web of perfection makes this a book I read over and over and still love it. She nailed it.
Claire's life has been going along just fine since her grandmother passed. She has her creative cooking and doesn't need anyone to lean on because she's too darn tough for that (hah!). Until everything goes sideways. Mostly because her sister, Sydney, shows up with a daughter Claire's never met. Despite the mother and daughter coming from suspicious circumstances, family is family and Claire bows to their need. Not without some sisterly disagreements of course. As long as no one bothers the apple tree in the backyard though, everything should remain fine.
Amid this is the romance of old flames and new flames and whether it's worth breaking down those carefully constructed walls in order to let someone get past the mask.
Truly one of the book I relate to the most. I think there's a realistic deep human nature aspect, even if it also includes magic (in a not-so-dramatic sense)
Definitely go snag a copy!
It's much, much better.
At least as a book. I love "Practical Magic" the movie, but the book was not very good. Too much going on. Sarah Addison Allen's careful construct of family, sisterhood, romance, and magic into this beautiful web of perfection makes this a book I read over and over and still love it. She nailed it.
Claire's life has been going along just fine since her grandmother passed. She has her creative cooking and doesn't need anyone to lean on because she's too darn tough for that (hah!). Until everything goes sideways. Mostly because her sister, Sydney, shows up with a daughter Claire's never met. Despite the mother and daughter coming from suspicious circumstances, family is family and Claire bows to their need. Not without some sisterly disagreements of course. As long as no one bothers the apple tree in the backyard though, everything should remain fine.
Amid this is the romance of old flames and new flames and whether it's worth breaking down those carefully constructed walls in order to let someone get past the mask.
Truly one of the book I relate to the most. I think there's a realistic deep human nature aspect, even if it also includes magic (in a not-so-dramatic sense)
Definitely go snag a copy!