Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really love The Peachkeeper, and so I figured Garden Spells would be good, and it is, but I was surprised by a few things. The Peachkeeper has minimum to 0 swearing (as far as I can remember), and the "romance" scenes isn't as "romantic" or not as detailed as GS is (I know I'm somewhat naive, but that is why I figured GS would be just as good). I don't want to compare the books, they are both equally good and entertaining, but I was surprised by the language and "romance" in GS
I do enjoy third person narrative, especially an omniscient narrator, it's very rare these days, the narrator got into all the minds of several characters, and the reader is able to see different scenes in Bascom, North Carolina, and not just the Waverly home. The characters are lovable and jump off the page. Really, they are well developed and each character's presence affects the tone/setting, especially other characters.
The pacing of the story was just right. Sarah Addison Allen has a gift for detail, and conveying magic in the real world (I just got done reading the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and watching the film, so magic is stuck in my head right now), instead of a world created especially for magical beings. The past, present and future come together in a neat bouquet of flowers, herbs, thorns, and apples, which have a little magic of their own.
There were some funny moments, moments when I cried, felt anxious, and moments when I was just plain happy! A treat for the senses!
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