I’m not always a cozy fantasy girlie but this was such a fun read! The characters showed real growth and the diverse representation with the explanation of each one’s pronouns made my queer heart happy. There were parts that were super fast paced and race against the clock and others where you just sat back and enjoyed watching bonds grow. I really truly enjoyed this book (audio especially)! The narrator, Caitlin Davies, was so animated and the different plant voices were SO fun!

Thank you so much NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this early access audio copy! Another 5 star listen! 🔥🖤

Just as adorable as the first book!!!

‘the Enchanted Greenhouse’ features different characters from ‘The Spellshop’ (there’s a few hints to how the characters connect) but all the charm is the same. Quirky cute talking plants and an adorable, emotional romance. I loved this

I was so excited to receive this as a ALC! Super cozy fantasy, with magical green houses what more could you want? Would make for a great movie.

The narrator did a fantastic job,
I enjoyed her narration in the spellshop and even more in this.

**Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for this ALC**

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Sarah Beth Durst did it again. She created another magical world with coziness, healing, magic, and, most of all, love. Durst was my first experience with a cozy story. I typically had only read emotionally stressful books 🤣. But in this part of my life, I desperately need cozy, light, and healing; she delivers this and more.

The Enchanted Greenhouse had incredible character development, world-building, and fun and amazing side characters. I absolutely loved Durst’s side characters. She does such amazing, charismatic side characters that make the story fun, light, and well-rounded. If you liked Caz, you’ll love this story's new magical plants!

The MFC, Terlu Perna, is full of personality; she grows and understands easily. She’s so kind and so brave. Her relationship with the gardener is so perfect. Maybe not at first, but it becomes soft and gentle, and there’s so much to experience. This story of second chances had so much grace and healing intertwined with each word that at one point, I did cry. I needed this book. I needed the warmth, the sweetness of honey cakes, the magic, and especially the tender love and second chances at life. If you need this or want to enjoy a cozy, low-stakes story, you must read The Enchanted Greenhouse.

Thank you McMillian Audio and Sara Beth Durst for this beautiful audio book. Not only was this story so cozy and sweet, it had humor and love. I enjoyed the narration and listening to the story unfold. I would love to see more in this series and this magical cozy world.

This was such a wonderfully written feel-good, cozy story! I was really excited to read this book after The Spell Shop, and it did not disappoint. Filled with magic, love, and heartfelt character growth, it’s everything you want when you're in the mood for a relaxing, uplifting read.

Sarah Beth Durst has such a gift for worldbuilding—she draws you right into her stories and makes you feel everything along the way. Her writing is comforting, enchanting, and full of heart. I’ve been recommending her books to everyone, and I absolutely will continue to!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A gorgeously magical tale about rebellion, sentience, and second chances 🌱✨

I adored every page of this quiet but powerful fantasy. Terlu lives in a world where magic is tightly controlled—and when she breaks the rules to bring a plant friend to life, the punishment is swift and irreversible: she’s turned to wood, a statue meant to be a warning. But years pass, the Empire falls, and the rules around magic shift.

Shipped off to a remote island by someone who still believes in her, Terlu ends up in the care of Yarrow, a lonely gardener whose greenhouses are dying under the strain of unstable magic. He believes she’s a powerful sorcerer sent to fix everything. When she finally awakens, it becomes clear she’s not what he expected—but that doesn’t stop her from trying to help.

This story is a quiet rebellion—a soft fantasy with deep emotional resonance, filled with lush atmosphere, quiet yearning, and unexpected tenderness. Terlu is such a compelling protagonist, and the magic system is rich, layered, and grounded in both danger and beauty.

What a whimsical, cozy story and a really great read about found family and trust. The more you read and get lost among the life within the greenhouse the more you come to realize your true calling and your abilities. Sometimes those abilities are kept dormant, sometimes it takes someone special to help you realize them.

3⭐️

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I was so excited to see that there would be another installment in The Spellshop universe with new characters! The Enchanted Greenhouse features a librarian named Terlu Perna who broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant (who we know as Caz from The Spellshop!!). 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. Years later, she wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses.

She forms bonds with more sentient plants while on the island, and then sparks begin to fly with a grumpy/sunshine romance with the island's gardener.

This book was altogether wholesome and sweet; it just had a little left to be desired when it came to the plot. It was like a nice warm cup of tea, but your grandma made it, and it had just a little too much sugar.

I would still recommend this if you liked The Spellshop and if you are in the mood for something very low-stakes and cozy!

Some books just feel like a warm hug and Saah Beth Durst excels at this with The Enchanted Greenhouse (and the previous book The Spellshop). If you loved The Spellshop and love plants you will absolutely adore this book that just flows with charm, magic and whimsy. The Enchanted Greenhouse is set in the same enchanting island filled world as The Spellshop, and can theoretically be read independently. However, if you've already read The Spellshop, you'll appreciate the deeper context of this magical universe (and honestly, why wouldn't you want to read both?!)

In a world where "the empire" has corrupted use of magic for its own benefit, it's been causing chaos on islands outside of the capital. And we land with Terlu (former statue of a former librarian) on a fairly isolated island that is inhabited by a, slightly grumpy, gardener and hundreds of rooms of greenhouses. It's a frantic search for magical answers with two people who have very limited experience with sorcery and spellcasting, to save the plants and bring life back to the island.

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Another absolute win in my book for Sarah Beth Durst for anyone seeking a dash of magic in characters that will make you giggle and gently tug at your hearstrings. The Enchanted Greenhouse isn't just a book -- it's a mood. Pour yourself a cup of hot cocoa, warm up some sweet honey biscuits, grab a cozy blanket, and prepare to get lost in a delightful read. Sarah Beth Durst has opened another view into another wonderfully whimsical island and I can't wait to see where she takes us next!

Just give me all the books that Sarah Beth Durst writes!

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE provides all the fun, feel-good vibes of a cozy fantasy. We have talking plants, spells gone wrong, a flying cat, and miniature dragons.

But this whimsical story also has surprising depth. A sweet romance, complex characters and relationship dynamics, and found family combine to make this heartfelt and memorable.

I listened to the audiobook, which I highly recommend. Caitlin Davies perfectly nails the whole vibe.

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE is a followup to THE SPELLSHOP, but they’re set in different worlds with different characters. You don’t have to read the first book, though I absolutely recommend you do because it’s fantastic!

*Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the free audiobook download!*

*3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars*

~Initial thoughts~
This story is cute, cozy, and low stakes. Perfect for cozying up under a blanket on a chilly day and reading about plants and second chances.

~About the story~
If you read The Spellshop, Terlu is the librarian that brought life to, and was punished for, Kaz the sentient plant. This story follows her after she is somehow brought back to life on a secluded island with a very quiet gardener and a magical greenhouse. Slowly, Terlu pieces together how she got there and what she is meant to do on the island, while befriending Yarrow, the islands only other occupant. Terlu throws herself into helping with the failing greenhouse and finding meaning in her second chance at life.

What I loved:
- Terlu was sweet, and I appreciated seeing an FMC that struggles with overthinking. Terlu often speaks her thought processes out loud in order to get a grip on them, and that felt very relatable.
- I loved all the plants!!
- The settings and descriptions are very atmospheric and wholesome.
- This was low stakes, so it was a very easy, enjoyable read.

What wasn’t for me:
- I wanted more depth from the characters. There was some backstory, but some of the characters still felt a little two dimensional to me.
- This is completely my fault for thinking this was connected to the Spellshop and that we might see those characters. We do not. I kept waiting and hoping, but I was disappointed. The only connection is Terlu being mentioned as an example in the first book and that she is on another island in the same kingdom.
- This story was a little more singular than I prefer.

~About the audio~
I thought the narrator did an excellent job bringing all of the characters to life and making each voice unique enough to discern.

Terlu Perna was a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium. She was lonely and created a sentient spider plant. In order to do that, she used magic which was against the law and as punishment she was turned into a statue and placed in the library. At some point years later, she woke up in a strange place. The only other person there was Yarrow, who was a gardener. This story is so sweet, heartwarming, entertaining and magical. It’s all about second chances both for Terlu and Yarrow and many others. Seeing how they worked together to solve the problem of the failing greenhouses was wonderful. I love how they were respectful of the plants and asked for their help and how it highlighted how everyone - the people, the plants, and the animals all wanted to find their place and feel useful. This was definitely a heartwarming story.

Caitlin Davies did a great job narrating. She had to voice male and female characters as well as the sentient plants. It was very easy to listen to.

Thank you to the author, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for the Advanced Listener Copy (ALC) copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

I absolutely love this book! Devoured it in 2 days! The plot is so fun, the characters are honey sweet and relatable, the setting is somewhere I want to be! All of it wrapped in a cozy, feel good fantasy world I wish I could step into! Definitely recommend!

The Enchanted Greenhouse follows Terlu, who gets punished for using magic to create a sentient spider plant as a non-sorcerer and was sentenced to turn into a statue. A few years go by and Terlu suddenly wakes up in a strange deserted land and realizes she is freed from her statue prison. She explores and finds out she’s on an island with a lot of greenhouses and the only inhabitant is a grumpy gardener. The two work together to restore the greenhouses even if means breaking the law and using magic again.

This book can be read as a standalone story, but I recommend reading the first one just to understand the importance Caz, the sentient spider plant that Terlu broke the law for. Although the characters from the first book do not engage with the characters in this book, there are still a few nods to them throughout the stories. This book is a cozy fantasy, and I enjoyed it so much! I also enjoyed listening to the audiobook version of it, the narrator’s voice was a perfect fit for this style of book. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC ✨

This casual and cozy fantasy feels like a warm hug, filled with beautiful imagery of sentient plants and magical pollinators. The vivid depictions of food and tender memories of shared meals add a comforting richness to the story. At its heart, it’s a lovely tale of companionship—about learning to rely on and trust others. The gentle, adorable love story between two neurodivergent-coded characters adds depth and warmth, making this a truly heartfelt and affirming read.

Thanks to NetGalley, the Publisher and Author for an eARC of this title in exchange for my review.

The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst is the follow up novel I didn't know I needed, but totally did and liked even more. Although the story is a standalone cosy fantasy romance, having read The Spellshop helped give context to some of the references mentioned, and the audio added to the enjoyment.

The author absolutely shines telling Terlu's story, which takes place in the same universe as The Spellshop. The lush and beautiful setting allows the reader to slip back into the magical world of librarians and sentient plants, on a new island. The heartwarming result is a deeply charming romantasy about loneliness, loss, vulnerability, coming together, intimacy, sharing and ultimately community.

What a great book and doubly so as an audiobook! Please read all in the series.

This was such a cozy read/listen!
I loved all the different characters and how unique they all were. I loved that this author paints a nice picture of everything. Everything is very detailed, whether its what something looks like, or smells like. There was some romance, that I felt was very nicely done. It was a slow burn but didn't feel overly drawn out. It felt just right.

Thank you Netgalley, MacMillan Audio, and the author for the chance to listen to this arc.

"The Enchanted Greenhouse" is a feel good, cozy, quirky, and sweetly romantic fantasy. Sarah Beth Durst creates vivid settings filled with all varieties of people, plants, and things. Difference is celebrated and acceptance the norm. This is not a high drama story yet is still quite immersing. The audio narration is excellent.

4 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this audiobook. These opinions are my own.

Cozy, magical, and brimming with charm, The Enchanted Greenhouse is the perfect listen for the late summer to autumn transition—or anyone craving Summerween vibes.

This story is set in the same world and time as The Spellshop, making it an excellent companion. The characters are engaging and relatable, particularly Terlu Perna—a lonely spellcaster who was turned into a wooden statue after being punished for creating everyone’s favorite sentient spider plant, Caz. After years of being tucked away and forgotten, Terlu unexpectedly awakens on a magical island filled with greenhouses. There, she meets Yarrow, a gruff yet kind gardener. Together, they confront a failing magical ecosystem. Their growing bond, along with the support of a group of sentient plants, leads them on a heartfelt journey of healing, second chances, and quiet bravery.

Caitlin Davies' narration is perfect, bringing each character to life with vibrant personalities that captivate the listener. The warmth and enthusiasm in her voice perfectly complement the story, making the characters feel relatable and dynamic. Davies's talented performance immerses the audience in the richly imagined world created by Durst, filled with vivid settings and intricate plots that transport listeners to another realm. Take me awayyyyyyyyyyyy.

I highly recommend this book to fans of Durst's signature blend of gentle magic, found family, and comforting atmosphere. I promise you will find familiarity and feel right at home.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio copy in exchange for my honest review - all opinions are my own.