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Second 5: F - Fallen Angel by Margaret Weis G - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen H - Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy I - Immortal: Love Stories with Bite Anthology J - Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace by Mary Janice Davidson

... Nancy Bush (removed the touchstone on title because it takes you to Unseen Academicals) From my library I recommend Garden Spells by, Sarah Addison Allen

I will second the recommendation for Sarah Addison Allen. I have read Garden Spells and was complete enchanted. I hope to read Sugar Queen soon.

I am fond of The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes. I also love the sexual tension and relationships in Garden Spells

33. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

PaperbackPirate, we are really well synchronized time-wise! I will defer to your answer: Garden Spells

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

Some novels that might be along the right lines: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Memoir: The Life and Times of Thunder ...

OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.

... it gave me, so I intend to do the same this year. Some of the books I'm considering are: Coraline by Neil Gaiman Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson Salem's Lot by Stephen K ...

314. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen (320) 315. Brooklyn - Colm Toibin (272) August stats: 36 books, 10,322 pages Year to date: 315 books, 91,689 pages

... Susiesharp's library I really, really want to read The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. I just loved her first book Garden Spells.

Garden Spells & The Sugar Queen by, Sarah Addison Allen are both great magical realism.

... Schuller Coleman 38. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 39. The Science of Self-Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad 40. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 41. Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck 42. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood 43. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pe ...

... cartoon done to Queen's "I Want It All". Who'd've thunk it. 1. The Butterfly Tattoo by Philip Pullman (ya) 2. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (fiction/fantasy) 3. Wilderness Tips by Margaret Atwood (anthology - for April, 2010) 4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman ...

... women - with a bit of mystery thrown in. But it ended up being a cross between Harry Potter, The DaVinci Code and Garden Spells (a book I detested). Howe spent way too much time in the 1991 story of Connie and Sam -- with a most predictable budding romance from the moment Sam rappels ...

... to NOT buy books this week.. Borders.. sent a COUPON! I picked up The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. I loved Garden Spells by the same author. Also Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - has been recommended by so many folks here on LT.

From susiesharp, I'd choose Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. It looks like a book I would enjoy, and it is just enough outside of my usual fare that I would be discovering something new.

47. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen I had read her Garden Spells earlier this year and liked it, saw this one sitting on the shelf at the library and grabbed it. Even though it is kind of fluffy and has magic/mysticism as part of a characters everyday life, I liked it. A story about ...

... of Compliments - Alexander McCall Smith 4.Playing for Pizza - John Grisham 5.E=mc2 - David Bodanis 6.Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen 7.The Loop - Nicholas Evans 8.The Great Conversation - Robert Hutchins 9.The Star Garden - Nancy E. Turner 10.The Sug ...

... Fruits Basket volume 3 yesterday, as well as T'Aragam by Jack Regan. Others that are still strewn on my desk are: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Meghan Rose Has Ants in her Pants by Lori Z. Scott Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Tattoo Machine by Jeff Johnson and Vampire ...

... see that you also mentioned having watched the film version of Like Water for Chocolate; I'd recommend the book as well. Garden Spells is on my Mt. TBR, and I've read Practical Magic (I enjoyed the movie version so much better than the book!), but I really enjoyed Like Water for Chocolate; ...

#110 - jhedlund - I think I chose Garden Spells to read because of what you had written about it last week. So thanks for the suggestion!

DeltaQueen - I read Garden Spells last week and loved it too. I'm trying to make some progress now on The Robber Bride, but it's hard between work and the kids in my hair constantly!

I just finished Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. What a delightful book. I don't know what's up next, Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay for sure, and the library just called to tell me some books I ordered are in, so I'll probably start one of them as well.

"Here's a secret about men. Our foolishness is always unintentional. But it's usually for a good reason." Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen "How can you be so calm?"

"How did you manage this in just a couple of hours? Sydney said incredulously." Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen "Are these Grandma's recipes?"

This week I am going to be reading Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, and I have Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay waiting as well.

I loved, loved, loved Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. (See my review)

Brought home Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen today.

... to purchase it so I can read it, too, this summer. RidgewayGirl, I hope you are enjoying The Angel's Game! Honestly, Garden Spells is a good palate cleanser. Just easy, fun, mystical, yummy.

I adored Garden Spells. Are you planning on reading The Sugar Queen too?

Just finished Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen from my "chick lit/comfort reads" category, and it was exactly that: a wonderful comfort read. I highly recommend it for hot, lazy, summer reading days! 4 stars due to an overuse of annoying adverbs like "tearily," but very, very fun.

I finished Garden Spells today. Perfect book for lazy summer reading! Now I'm going to take another crack at my May ER book - Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck. I'm hoping I'll take better to it this time around.

I picked up Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen today. I needed a fun, light, riveting read, and this definitely fits the bill. I'm going to try hard not to stay up too late reading tonight...

Good morning hbru; Garden Spells sounds like an enjoyable read and is now on my TBR listing. (growing and growing) And then just a quick question for you related to the above book--was that based on a true story? thanx, belva

... Well, once I got into it. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. I became just as obsessed as the narrators. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. I don't usually read chick lit, but this was really nice.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Uhura's Song Garden Spells The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (although this might be because I just read it on the train while traveling halfway across the continent. I'll let it percolate for awhile to see if the intensity of my reaction is still the ...

... how much Sarah Addison Allen can make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, as it's been a long time since I read Garden Spells.

70. Garden Spells Sweet.

... year of the young adult novel" instead. No complaints. Some of this stuff is really well done! :) Currently reading Garden Spells, which is a combination of Practical Magic and Like Water for Chocolate.

Via BookMooch so far this month I've received Garden Spells and Dragonborn. From a generous fellow LTer I received Dark Hunger (the manga) and via a deal I couldn't pass up on ebay I purchased Havemercy which was one of my fave books from 2008 previously taken out from the library.

... there are some out there. As for fiction, there are probably more. The title that comes to my mind at the moment is Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. It is a story of sisters. One clings to her hometown as an anchor in her troubled life, and the other runs away as soon as she can, ...

... friend named Roxie. We met while working in a bookstore together. I think the best book I've read this year, so far, is Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.

I would suggest The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi and Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen if you've not read either of those. I'd categorize these both as lighter-leaning women's fiction with romantic elements.

#37: I really enjoyed Garden Spells by Allen. Her follow up book, The Sugar Queen is good as well if you are interested.

Book #26 Garden Spells ~ Sarah Addison Allen Simple story of love and finding one's self.

Garden Spells

I finished Garden Spells which I loved and am now reading The Position by Meg Wolitzer and am enjoying it, too. I have been reading some really good ones, lately!

#57 & 60 - I adored both Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. Sarah Addison Allen writes such warm, inviting books! I finished The Housekeeper and the Professor. What a great book, so touching. I then picked up Life is Short but Wide by J. California Cooper. Cooper's book is a gem of a ...

After reading at least 4 books in a row by males (can't remember past that at the moment) I am more than halfway through Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen and adoring it.

... Fiends by Christopher Moore which I enjoyed (but not quite as much as Fluke). I am now about halfway through Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen and am adoring it.

A second vote for Garden Spells and a recommendation for Shelter Me by Juliette Fay which I loved. I laughed out loud more than once. I recommend it to anyone who needs a light, but well written and humorous read.

... Adams and Pratchett - they're the two authors I can always turn to when I need a lift or just a break. Then there's Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen for something chicklit-ish (a genre too fluffly for my tastes, but that was a lovely little book and all the delightful food ...

Hi Sarah! What an honor to have you here! Love you and your books, The Sugar Queen, and Garden Spells! I agree with tiddleyboom~ I had to read slowly because I loved the anticipation! I hated to finish either, just wanted them to go on and on. . .

Hi Sarah - I adored Garden Spells. I've been holding off on reading The Sugar Queen because I can't bear the thought of not having the feeling of anticipation any longer. Weird, I know. Anyhow, I was just wondering what inspired you to write Garden Spells? I did read the post you ...

I have read both Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen loved both of them, with Garden Spells being my favorite so far. I work at the public library and we suggest your books quite often to our patrons. Can't wait for your new one to come out - like the others have said above, I like to savor ...

Garden Spells is also in my TBR pile based on reviews read here on LibraryThing. Now seems the perfect time to pick it up and read it. Thank you for joining us here on LT.

Finished The March by E.L. Doctorow this afternoon. What a book. Started Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen this afternoon and finished it about 1/2 an hour ago. What a nice rainy Saturday read.

Just wanted to add that I also loved Garden Spells. It truly is one of those stories that stick with you long after you've read it. I read Sugar Queen a few months ago and it was so nice to get back into one of your stories and meet new characters. Can't wait to read your next one! Thanks ...

Hi Sarah! Like lots of other folks, I loved your novel Garden Spells -- it was one of my favorite reads of 2008, and definitely a book I've thought about often since finishing it. Many of the books we read as kids seem to really stay with us, too. What are some of your favorites from childhood? ...

58. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. A charming, magical book, something a little bit different. Not great literature, but a comforting book for difficult times. Sweet, but not sacchrine-like. I look forward to her new book The Sugar Queen which luckily the library has. Now for ...

... it. Well researched and convincing material. Now for a little mystery and magic in a book sent to me by a fellow LTer, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.

... So good to see you here on LT. Welcome! I really enjoy the magic in your books. I liked The Sugar Queen very much but Garden Spells is my favorite (so far). The apple tree stays with me. I think about it every now and again out of the blue. Do you embrace the term 'magical realism' or does ...

I loved both Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen last year. I hope you enjoy TSQ when you get a chance to read it.

I read Garden Spells last year and the writing seemed to be similar to that of Alice Hoffman. And, since Hoffman is one of my favorite authors, I found Garden Spells to be engaging.

... Titus Groan for the weekend but am back on it tonight, still another week or so in it I think. Over the weekend I read Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen which was another really good read - some subtle magic and a great exploration of the characters. I'll be looking up The Sugar Queen, ...

... a while to get through! I don't mind that though, I just don't think it's a book to race through. I'm also reading Garden Spells which was a recommendation from here that I'm thoroughly enjoying - it reminds me a lot of Practical Magic so far but is different enough to still be a good ...

... it back to the library before I actually got chance to read it I bought Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon today, and also Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen which was recommended on here.

... morning. #48 and 49 I'm glad to hear you both liked The Sugar Queen--I'm planning to buy it soon, as I really liked Garden Spells.

... the female side, I finished The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen, which I thought was just as good as her first book, Garden Spells, and Wounded, A Love Story by Claudia Mair Burney, which I found to be a fantastic page turner!

... thought-provoking novel I finished in one sitting; The Sugar Queen, which I loved as much as Addison Allen's first novel, Garden Spells; and Wounded: A Love Story which was a page-turner for me. Wounded: A Love Story is a very contemporary take on mysticism and stigmata and is told in ...

23. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Ok This was fluff, and romance and predictable, but it was also kind of nice. I listened to the audio book over a couple of long drives. It was just what I needed as the drives were to visit my dad in the hospital. It's funny how some books just fit ...

#77: Silly girl. I think you're the one who recommended The Sugar Queen to me last year after I read Garden Spells and loved it! #78: Jadebird, you ARE missing out. For someone who wrote so long ago, he touches so many chords, and keeps me alternating between rolling on the floor and ...

Just to throw some things out there: Fiction: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The History of Love by Nicole Krauss The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi Good Grief by Lolly Winston Non-fiction ...

... is very similar to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, but there is something more accessible about the characters in Garden Spells. Although 'Practical Magic' is slightly more insightful psychologically, 'Garden Spells' emits an easy-going warmth, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Simple but ...

Hi, suncloud9! I have never heard of Garden Spells. Did you like it? --BJ

... stopping by. I just came back over to say that I recently stumbled upon Sarah Addison Allen and just loved her books Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. I definitely recommend them for light reading/chick-lit.

#16 Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen completed March 1st, 2009

#76: Since you liked Allen's The Sugar Queen, I also recommend Garden Spells by her.

... Miller - Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella - On Beauty by Zadie Smith - Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips - One Pair of Hands by Monica Dickens - Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris - Th ...

... my favorite authors, but she must have slipped through the cracks some how. The shame. The Sugar Queen is just as good as Garden Spells !! You will devour it.

#154 - I had no idea Sarah Addison Allen had a second book out! I loved Garden Spells. I am now off to find a copy of The Sugar Queen.

I've not even read Garden Spells yet but The Sugar Queen is already on my wish list - it sounds great! God, I love charity shops.

#149 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is soooooooooooooooooo good. That is the first book she has written, and a few months ago her second book The Sugar Queen came out, and it was just as fantastic. I'm so hooked on her writing and cannot wait to see what else is to come! Her ...

... Kinsella (Mind) On Beauty by Zadie Smith (Mind) Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (British Heart Foundation) Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (Oxfam) Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel (Oxfam) Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (Oxfam) Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier ( ...

I use audible.com and the public library for my audio books. I like to have Sarah Addison Allen's Garden Spells for those days that I feel in a funk. I also liked Nora Roberts O'Hurley series. Other than that, I like to read Debbie Macomber, but I am not sure which of those would be ...

... JULY 4 2. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray FINISHED JUNE 15 3. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen FINISHED JUNE 16 4. Marked - P.C. Cast FINISHED JUNE 19 5. Betrayed - ...

The Janissary Tree; Garden Spells; Storm Thief -- three very different books!

... Chevalier, or Black Swan Green, David Mitchell - JULY: Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, or Garden Spells, Sarah A Allen

6. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. I wanted something light and easy after Mayflower, and this definitely did the trick. I enjoyed it. It reminded me of Practical Magic and Like Water for Chocolate, the latter of which I have only seen (the movie) not read. The magical realism of ...

... I agree with your comment about light and easy books -- sometimes they're just what you need. I just finished Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, which I enjoyed. It was definitely light, and I was ready for something lighter after my last read. The Book Thief was one of my ...

Oooooh, I love these lists (and I loved Garden Spells, too)! I'm actually surprised, looking back, how many romance new releases I read this year - seems like I'm moving more and more toward new releases rather than older stuff... ** 5 greatest finds... 1. Sherry Thomas (author of Pri ...

... and was much more emotionally affected than I expected to be. I decided to read something lighter next, and picked up Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen at the library. It seems like it will fit the bill.

Garden Spells is now on my wish list - sounds too good from MerryMary's review to not read.

Glad you liked Garden Spells, MerryMary -- it's a neat little book! This month, I've read so far: The Secret of Lost Things Breaking Dawn Murder with Puffins Midwife of the Blue Ridge The Nanny Diaries Chatterton Vinegar Hill The Shack The Subtle Knife And today, ...

I've read Garden Spells twice - it was that good. Loved it. Loved it. I've also been on a short story and cats binge. Cat Crimes and Catfantastic V.

I am going to go with: 1. Garden Spells 2. Dark Prince 3. Devil In Winter 4. Darkest Night 5. High Noon

ok, I have had to think about this one. I believe my favorites are: 1. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 2. Dark Prince by Christine Feehan 3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 4. Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas 5. Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

From lkernagh's library I choose Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.

Ooooo. Here's a new one (for me): Tyler from Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. Just finished the book. Whooo. Is it warm in here?

My SantaThing gifts were Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, and Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia Wrede. All three are wonderful! I also bought myself some books. But not really gifts. I'm just obsessive.

I'm reading Garden Spells, a SantaThing gift that I am adoring so far.

... Potter and the Deathly Hallows (reread) Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith* The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted Garden Spells The Girl With No Shadow The Enchantress of Florence Fahrenheit 451 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Sugar Queen Run (tou ...

... Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Emma by Jane Austen The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (tech ...

... actually liked it a lot more than Tasha Alexander's series. How about Sarah Addison Allen's books The Sugar Queen and Garden Spells - Garden Spells in particular I really enjoyed.

OK, I'm going to give this a try. We'll see how well it turns out! You can go here for my blog post about my challenge. Totally reworked this as I can't seem to stick to my ...

... from my Santa! I am so tickled. glorymom13 sent me Number the Stars, which I had read long ago, but did not own; and Garden Spells, a book I have never seen, but looks delicious!! I can't wait to begin.

Don't forget to read Allen's follow up book to Garden Spells called The Sugar Queen. It is good, too. Glad you like The Loved One. Short and sarcastic, isn't it?

72. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. My very first book-on-mp3-player. It's a sad thing that I discovered this. Now there is NOTHING I can do where I can't be reading/listening to a book (except possibly reading another book). This was another delightful story. There is just enough ...

... Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. Though Allen uses a similar mixture of ingredients in this book as are in her first (Garden Spells), I was thoroughly charmed. Of the two, I preferred this one, as I found the quirks of its characters more similar to my own. Allen's use of magical realism ...

... Bauermeister *April 18 4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer *February 2 5. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen *June 29 6. Six Months (Jan-June) of "O" Magazine *June 7 7. Six Months (July-Dec) ...

I am very glad you enjoyed Garden Spells!

alaskabookworm I thought Garden Spells was a magical book. I liked it very much. And, I enjoyed your description of it.

107. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. This book has been recommended by numerous folks on this thread (my copy is actually a gift from one of them!). It is a gentle magically realistic book about a small town in North Carolina. Primarlity a romance where love conquers all, I spent ...

This month I finished Garden Spells, listened to The Constant Princess, plowed through Twilight and New Moon, and am working on Eclipse and The Book of Lost Things. Those are my fun reads. I also have several genealogy books I'm reading simultaneously. Actually, those are fun too. :o)

Last night my husband and I went to our favorite used bookstore, Bookman's. I grabbed The Time Traveler's Wife and Garden Spells. My husband got Class 11, The 9/11 Report, and Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome. As we were driving home we laughed, noticing that all of his ...

... Recently, my adventures in chick lit have included . . . The Solomon Sisters Wise Up by Melissa Senate Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Innocence by Kathleen Tessaro Summer Blowout by Claire Cook With the exception of Cook's work, the first three ...

#322-324: alaska, Flossie, Whisper: I thoroughly enjoyed both The Sugar Queen and Garden Spells. I believe I took the recommendation of beserene's list, so she gets all the credit. I preferred Garden Spells by a hair, but both books are very good.

I haven't read The Sugar Queen but, I loved Garden Spells It was magical! I'm adding the former to my ever growing tbr list. Gosh, with all the books I've added because of this wonderful group, I think I'll need to join a 1,000 book challenge in 2009... I'm kidding of course...I love this ...

... Sheridan Hay The Ghost Orchid by Carol Goodman Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Mine for now (borrowed from a friend): Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Chrirstine Blevins I'm sure there will be more to add by the end of the month -- I'm still due some ...

... -- I have that book on my TBR pile, but that's not what's nearest to hand here at home. "Did Claire come for Bay?" Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen LizT, you're right--it is neat to see what everyone has at work!

... was short. It didn't do anything for me. I really enjoyed The Kite Runner and The History of Love. I also enjoyed Garden Spells, but not quite as much as some other people I talked to about it. Mosquito looks interesting, but I haven't read it yet.

... The English Major - eewwwww. Peony in Love The Gathering didn't do it for me either. Dismal, awful people. Garden Spells - another abysmal contrived mess of a book.

... by Vikram Seth On the Side of the Angels by Betty Miller Brittania Mews by Margery Sharp Affinity by Sarah Waters Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The King in the Window by Adam Gopnik The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana F ...

... The Size of the World by Joan Silber The Gaudi Key by Esteban Martin The Island of Eternal Love by Diana Chaviano Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

... Mankell Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen Mosquito by Roma Tearne The Martian Child by David Gerrold Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina The History of Love by Nicole Krauss People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks ...

Happy Sunday morning to you Stasia I'm glad you liked Kit's Wilderness In addition, I note you read Garden Spells I found this to be a wonderful book!

... in and begun to read the series. I must admit I kind of like the idea of a 12 year old criminal mastermind, lol 390. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - I really liked this one 391. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart - I really liked this one 392. Kit's Wilderness by David ...

Fred looked down at his stocking feet, horrified, and hurried back into the store. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

... has several great romance books. The one I read recently that I liked a lot has a magical twist and a gentle romance, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. * Good luck, I hope you find something that will change your mind, there are good and bad out there so please don't let one or ...

... heard that this second novel isn't as strong as her debut, I actually enjoyed it more. While the storyline of her first, Garden Spells, was a bit more engaging, I had an easier time connecting with the characters, envisioning their lives, their community, which all in all, made The Sugar Quee ...

... Playlist by Rachel Cohn http://writemeg.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/book-review-nick-norahs-infinite-playlist/ Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen http://writemeg.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/book-review-garden-spells-by-sarah-addison-allen/

Just started Sarah Addison Allen - Sugar Queen, loved Garden Spells. Heard Sugar Queen not as good compared, but how about as just another book. I wanted to know so, now I will.

... quarter for me, so I don't have my normal crop to choose from. My top reads were: Take This Bread by Sara Miles Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by E ...

Hi Like you, I enjoyed Garden Spells. I thought it magic like in quality and similiar to the writing style of Alice Hoffman. I plan to read the Sugar Queen but it isn't at the top of the pile. After reading your very well-written review I will try to move this one further up on the ...

... are remarkable. #40: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen Having read and enjoyed Sarah Addison Allen's first book, Garden Spells, I was a little annoyed at the opening of this book, which makes it apparent that we are in for essentially the same premise: a lonely woman with grievous ...

... I've read in September 2008 and hopefully, will have 100 books by September of 2009! Books read in September 2008: 1. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 2. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 3. Nana, Volume 1 by Ai Yazawa 4. Cherry Juice Volume 2 by Haruka Fukushima 5. Cere ...

"Summer is wonderful. Fresh air, open windows. picking tomatoes and eating them while they're still warm from the sun." Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen "Why on earth would you hate summer?"

I recently read Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. I found her writing similar to Alice's, which, by my standards, makes her an excellent author.

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