Garden Spells

by Sarah Addison Allen



I loved this book! It made me think of Practical Magic (the book and the movie). The characters were great, the magic made me envious, and I loved the Apple Tree.



Each Waverly has a curious endowment. The Aunt brings you things you need before you need them although she can never tell you why you'll need them. Claire cooks with plants and the nasturitiums help the eater keep secrets, the pansies make children thoughtful, and the snapdragons discourage the attentions of amorous neighbors. Then Claire's younger sister, Sydney, returns home with a young daughter of her own. Sydney doesn't think she has a power, and her daughter has one but doesn't understand it.

Quotes I liked:

"He didn't seem surprised to see her naked. Emma wondered when that had happened, when he'd begun to expect it instead of desire it."

Vanishing Acts

by Jodi Piocoult



I really like Jodi Piocolt books, but I sure don't like myself when I'm finished with one. Her books make me so moody! She also amazes me by being able to write feelings and ideas for a character that I thought were all mine! This book wasn't any different.



Delia has led a happy life even though her mother died when she was little. She has been raised by her father, she has a young daughter, a handsome fiance, a devoted best friend, and her own search-and-rescue business where she finds lost people with blood hounds. Then a policeman knocks on her door and reveals a secret that changes her life forever.

Quotes I like:

"Motherhood is elemental, cellular. You could feel a child inside of you, even after you gave birth. Share blood and tissue for that long and you become part of each other. And if that child died- as an embryo, as a newborn, as a 13 year old- a part of you would die too."