Book Review: Garden Spells

This weekend I finished another book--Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

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This one was a recommendation from Katie and I'm so glad that I listened to her. The book was just what I was looking for--an easy read, with likable characters, and a cute storyline.

The beginning of the synopsis on Amazon is: 

"In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small, quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted tree, and the extraordinary people who tend it.…"

And beyond that, it's the story of 2 sisters, Claire and Sydney, who each find a different way to cope with a mother who abandoned them when they were young girls.

I really liked the story--it was a bit more whimsical than other books I typically read, but I enjoyed that different element. It seems like people either liked it a ton or didn't like it at all. I read some of the reviews for the book before I downloaded it and someone likened it to the movie Practical Magic, which I could see.

Either way, I rated it 4 out of 5 stars, and I'll definitely be checking out more books from Sarah Addison Allen.

Also, you can download this one from Amazon for your Kindle for $1.99 right now. I actually got it free with some of those settlements/credits Amazon had.