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."