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Ketutar Jensen
This is a story of two witch sisters. One stays at home, the other runs the world, until she meets a very bad man, gets a daughter and comes back home to get away from him. Of course he finds her...
It has a very, very happy ending. Made me cry.

I liked this book. There are some things that make me like it less than 5 or even 4 stars, but I'm a little picky when it comes to such details. Don't let that stop you from reading this book :-D

I liked the story. I liked the garden. I liked the Waverley f
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Michelle Gragg
Aug 01, 2015 rated it liked it
I did enjoy this book. The author was a masterful storyteller and it was a fun read. The plot was very predictable in a comforting way. But about halfway through I got a feeling that I had seen the movie years ago. I checked the copyright and it was obvious that I hadn't seen this book as a movie. The more I read the more it ended up reminded me of two movies weaved together. The story is still unique and delightful but that feeling sort of diminished it for me. ...more
Jeni
Aug 23, 2009 rated it it was ok
I have a hard time deciding how I feel about this book. I liked the overall story and the ending. But there were too many references to sex, and I had to skip some parts because of it. There was also some language issues in some parts. I wouldn't read it again, though & wouldn't recommend it. ...more
Cindy
Sep 07, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I would read this author's grocery lists if she published them. ...more
Jen
Oct 19, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2008, sistership
magical, pretty, perfect!!!
Susan
Dec 18, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2009
Joan
Feb 10, 2010 rated it liked it
Heather L
Apr 18, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, 2021
Chelsea
Apr 23, 2010 rated it really liked it
Anne
Jul 11, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Alli Hartley
Dec 27, 2010 rated it really liked it
Abbi
Apr 07, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Sarah
Dec 29, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2011
John Warner
Sep 14, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Melissa Seng
Nov 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
HeatherLynn
Jun 14, 2013 rated it really liked it
Kesha
Dec 14, 2013 marked it as to-read
Maudaevee
Jun 11, 2014 marked it as to-read
Crystal
Dec 23, 2022 rated it really liked it
Hilary
Sep 07, 2016 marked it as to-read
Melissa
Feb 06, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: scififantasy
Cathy
Sep 09, 2019 marked it as to-read
Sarah Lewis
Dec 11, 2019 marked it as to-read
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