I’ve just finished re-reading Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen and participating in an online discussion on GoodReads.com. I truly can’t say enough good things about this book, but I’ll try.
I don’t think I can really say too much other than I loved this book! It is whimsical, magical and fantastical yet realistic. There are some dark subjects that are introduced, such as: child abandonment, parental neglect, sibling jealousy, deep-seated feelings of inadequacy, physical abuse and the more mundane small-town animosities. Yet Ms. Allen does a wonderful job of weaving these dark subjects into a great story. It doesn’t leave you sad or depressed but hopeful. I highly recommend this work of incredible contemporary fiction to one and all.
I recently combined my hand-written and online TBR lists and realize that I now have over 250 books that I want to read. Not really a problem except there are new titles being released that are usually added to this list. I think I need to take a week, or at least a weekend, just so I can devote myself to reading full-time and finish a few of these books. Nice dream…
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