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for First Frost
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Terri O. (Chapel Hill, NC)
Spellbinding sequel
Sarah Addison Allen is back with a charming sequel to her best-selling novel Garden Spells. Once again, she casts a spell over her readers with her seemingly effortless, graceful prose, making us happily suspend our disbelief and enter wholeheartedly into the world of the Waverleys, where each woman in the family has a special gift. What I love about Addison Allen's writing is that she employs magical realism with such a light touch that I always feel that her characters and their gifts could be real. This is a perfect book to read while curled up in front of a fireplace with a cup of tea on a lazy Sunday afternoon. This book would appeal to readers who enjoy gentle magical realism, fairy tales, and stories with small-town Southern charm, as well as all those who loved Garden Spells.
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Carol N. (Indian Springs Village, AL)
First Frost
First Frost is another good entry about the world of the Waverly women of Bascom, North Carolina. I love their wonderful garden and apple tree. This time the story is about the time of year right before the apple tree blooms, or the first frost of the year. It is also about family, belonging and finding your true self. I enjoyed this story and found it very easy to read. And the ending left us with several questions that sets up nicely for some follow up books to tell us what happens with Sydney, Claire and Bay. All in all, a very pleasant read.
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Julie P. (Fort Myers, FL)
First Frost, by Sarah Addison Allen
When I first started reading First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen, I thought the story sounded familiar, and then I realized that this book continues the story of the Waverly sisters, first begun in Allen's 2007 title, Garden Spells. First Frost is as filled with magic and charm, with endearing, likeable characters, replete with a cranky apple tree and a house with an unpredictable personality, as its predecessor, yet .... the story felt the same as Allen's previous books, with the same requisite amount of quirky characters, magical happenings, and fairy dust sprinkled throughout. Though this recipe has worked out well for Allen in the past and I did enjoy finding out what happened to the Waverly family, maybe it's time for her to try something new?
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Jo B (LA)
First Frost
I have read many of Sarah Addison Allen's previous books and recommend them to friends. I was disappointed in this one. I only read about the first 75 pages then gave it up. The characters did not interest me and the story line was weak. This book did not keep my interest enough to finish.
