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I was so excited to finally have this book. I love this author, her writing is magical. I always finding myself underlining passages and making notations in the columns when something strikes me. I love that her writing makes me pause in the story, put down the book and stare off into the void for a bit to consider what I just read. She writes like a good meal that you want to revisit again.
This story was slightly different than the other three books, it seemed like nothing happened, but then af ...more
This story was slightly different than the other three books, it seemed like nothing happened, but then af ...more
Another delicious book from Sarah Addison Allen. As in past books by this author, I love the way people and emotions are described with scent, taste, and color. I'm also very fond of books where a house (or building) is one of the characters of the story. This book has it all for me - relationships/friendships with personalities you care about, small town North Carolina, scent and flavor, and a bit of architecture. I can see - and smell! - the entire town in the story. Though Garden Spells is st
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I quite liked this book. The mystery was definitely secondary to the relationships between the characters. The story did grab me when I started and I wanted to finish it quickly - a quick gentle read.
4.5 stars. I devoured this book in less than 24 hours. It was an amazing story of friendship. Sigh. I think Sarah Addison Allen needs to write faster ;) 9/11/12 Reading this book for the second time and it is just as good as the first time. Such an intriguing story and a beautiful novel of friendship.
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