If the breathtaking cover art doesn't grab your attention, the comforting plotline certainly will. This cozy fantasy envelops you in a warm embrace of magic, trust, remarkable hope, and love. Both main characters have faced intense loneliness and self-reliance, yet I found Terlu and Yarrow to be incredibly emotionally vulnerable and open individuals.
The story places Terlu in a dire predicament, but she soon awakens to a world of enchanting beauty, stepping into a magical greenhouse filled with the most breathtaking plants and unique creatures she has ever encountered. Terlu meets Yarrow, the island's only gardener and resident. Though reserved and brief in speech, Yarrow demonstrates his kindness to Terlu through his actions rather than words.
You'll quickly become captivated by the characters and their mission to protect the island's magical wonders. Their genuine hope and evolving emotions turn this cozy story into one rich with depth, growth, and wonder. By the conclusion, I was filled with a true sense of joy and warmth. The themes of hope, love, and family resonate powerfully throughout the novel with magic woven into each page.
Book Bio -
New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of The Spellshop! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a faraway island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love.
Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium.
This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a
nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She’s starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes, and freshly baked honey cakes―at least until she’s ready to sail home.
But Terlu doesn’t want to return home, and as she grows closer with the unwittingly charming gardener, Yarrow, she learns that the magic that sustains the greenhouses is failing―causing the death of everything within them. Terlu knows she must help, even if that means breaking the law again.
This time, though, she isn’t alone. Assisted by Yarrow and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island―and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.
Funny, kind, and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances―to others and to yourself.
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