First Frost (Waverley Family, #2) in The Sarah Addison Allen Fan Group

Sep 17, 2014 Meredith rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Sarah Addison Allen has answered all our prayers and given us another story about the Waverley Family. Allen evokes all the wonderful things about close-knit families and small Southern towns. From the first paragraph, readers are transported back to Bascom, North Carolina, to read more about the beloved quirky Waverelys. I really appreciated that the story doesn't pick-up where we left them, but rather, Allen picks the story up nine years later.

Some readers may find the story a bit repetitive ...more

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Sep 12, 2014 Erin rated it it was amazing

I was waiting this year, for a book I really wanted to read to be my first read of the year. My patience paid off because NetGalley approved me for First Frost, which is probably the book I most wanted to read of them all! I was a little book starved by the time I read it, and I devoured it. I probably would have anyway, as this book was amazing!!

The time before the first frost is a time of wild restlessness for the Waverley family, a time where anything can happen. The apple tree is dormant, an ...more

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Sep 15, 2014 Lyss rated it it was amazing

This was a wonderful visit back to the Waverly Sisters. I enjoyed seeing how their lives have grown since the first book.

As always, Sarah Addison Allen wrote magic here. It pulled me in, and the end made me cry happy tears.

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Sep 09, 2014 Carrie rated it really liked it

Garden Spells was a magical book. This book continued the story in a sweet way, but nothing can compare to the first book. Still worth reading, though!

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Sep 10, 2014 Carol rated it really liked it

What a delight to catch up with the Waverly family again as they continue to adapt to the gifts they've been granted. To sum up my whole experience with this book, as I reached the end I knew the first thing I was going to do upon turning the last page was to look up a recipe for Fig & Pepper bread, not because I'm a bread-baker and would ever really have the determination to make it, but because it sounded so good I had become obsessed about learning about it. I'm sure Sarah Addison Allen was r ...more

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Sep 02, 2014 Jenn O'Brien rated it really liked it

Like mist creeping through the woods, Sarah Addison Allen’s writing weaves into your memory leaving delight in its wake. You find yourself underlining quotes and starring passages to savor later.

When reading First Frost, in the beginning, you feel just as out of sorts and anxious as the characters. Things are not quite right in the Waverly world. But by the time you time you finish the story, you are once again enveloped in the magic of their world. I love the female relationships in this book, ...more

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Sep 17, 2014 SueK rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Another delightful book by Sarah Addison Allen. Though I've loved everything she's written, I had some concerns about this follow-up book. I should have known better - it was as charming as I'd hoped, and I was thrilled that the characters remained true to those I'd met the first time around. ...more

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