My most awaited ARC/Book of this year and it is everything I was waiting for. The first book was amazing but the addition of the enchanted greenhouses made this plant loving book worm so happy. After Terlu wakes up from her enchanted sleep on an island filled with magical greenhouses that are slowly failing, she has to make the decision is she is going to risk the use of magic again to save the greenhouses and all the plants inside.

I adore this VA, and listening at an array of speeds, she sounded good while reading this story, and putting the emotions behind all of the characters.

I had high hopes going into this book, and all of them were met after the Spellshop. I'm interested in learning more about this world. Adorable fantasy, and very sweet

Sarah Beth Durst’s The Enchanted Greenhouse is a warm, whimsical delight—a lush, cozy fantasy brimming with charm, second chances, and sentient plants. With vivid prose and immersive worldbuilding, Durst invites readers into a magical tale that’s as comforting as a cup of tea on a rainy day.

The story follows Terlu Perna, a quiet librarian whose lonely heart once led her to commit a forbidden act of magic—giving life to a spider plant named Kaz. Her punishment? Transformed into a wooden statue and forgotten in a vast library. But fate has other plans. Terlu awakens years later on a strange, snow-covered island, the spell broken—but her life turned upside down. Alone and freezing, she stumbles into an enchanted greenhouse and meets its reluctant caretaker, Yarrow, a brooding gardener with a soft heart buried under layers of solitude.

As Terlu begins to explore the mysterious greenhouses and their fading magic, she uncovers more than just wilting flowers and overgrown vines. With the help of Yarrow and a sharp-tongued, sentient rose named Lottie, Terlu embarks on a quiet but powerful journey to restore the island's magic-and perhaps rediscover her own purpose in the process.

Durst's world is rich with detail and wonder: talking plants with unique personalities, tiny dragon-like pollinators, and magical greenhouses that feel alive. Each setting is lovingly crafted and filled with surprises, from kelp gardens that shimmer in moonlight to greenhouses that shift with the seasons. The emotional core of the novel lies in its themes of healing, self-acceptance, and found family-all gently woven into the fabric of the story.

While the romance between Terlu and Yarrow simmers slowly, it's sweet, subtle, and satisfying. Their dynamic-one quiet and eager, the other gruff and reticent-offers a beautiful balance, rooted in mutual respect and quiet affection. It's a story less about grand declarations and more about shared silences, small kindnesses, and growing trust.

Though The Enchanted Greenhouse can be enjoyed as a standalone, fans of The Spellshop will appreciate the Easter eggs and emotional resonance that tie the two stories together. The audiobook, featuring the same narrator as The Spellshop, enhances the cozy atmosphere with a soothing and expressive performance.

This is not a book of battles and betrayals-it's a story about nurturing: people, plants, and one's own heart. Perfect for anyone who believes in the quiet magic of growth, this book is an absolute joy from start to finish.

Final thoughts:
If you're in the mood for a gentle, atmospheric fantasy filled with heart, whimsy, and hope, The Enchanted Greenhouse is the book for you. Best enjoyed slowly, with a warm blanket, a hot drink, and maybe a slice of honey cake on the side.

After falling in love with The Spellshop, I was too excited to be given the opportunity to read/listen to the Enchanted Greenhouse and it did not dissappoint!

This cozy little magical place and it's inhabitants just make you fall in love. I adored the plants and Yarrow, and well as the enchanting little creatures that fill the greenhouses.

Within the first chapters you can't help but to have feelings for the events that take place.

Who doesn't love a snuggly cat? Emeril the flying cat.

Again the gorgeous imagery evoked from this book!

The little mysteries, and how the overall story unfolds is perfectly paced. The full personalities of the various characters and flow of how everything comes together makes for a easy delightful read back in the cutest magical world.

Terlu is adorably awkward and endearingly kind-hearted and Yarrow is so soothingly wonderful and their blossoming little love is a joyful experience.

"Who hurt you?" "Years worth of little cracks."

Again the family is what you make it. I can't ever get enough of it! Maybe it's because of life and the experiences I've had and the family we have but it's just one of my favorite things in books.

I love how Terlu and Yarrows love is more about just living life together beautifully in each others company. I feel like that's not a common aspect of romance novels in general but especially not fantasy and I just love, love and this book brings common love into it and it's just so nice.

The unquiet librarian and connecting the knowledge with people was a wonderful insight that i dont think people make connections about and at least in my more recent experiences even the libraries have seemed to have forgotten. I miss the community of the library and how it felt like a home away from home in the summers growing up.

"You aren't alone this time."

I adore this book.

A wonderful, cozy fantasy about a self taught wizard who is sent to an island with sentient plants and flowers as a punishment for casting a spell.

This was such a delight to read! I absolutely adored the characters, the story line and the audio.

Much thanks to Sarah Beth Durst, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Another delightful cozy fantasy! You don't have to have read the first book, but it would help with context. I wish I'd reread it before this, because it's been some time since I read book 1 and I kept thinking the MC here had been the MC there, too, but no, it's not that kind of series. The MC here is tangential only.

I love that the tone is light but not so light that nothing is taken seriously, because the story's also very emotional. Both heroine and hero had complete and satisfying arcs. Their romance was a bit unrealistically PG, but that suited the tone, so it worked. The plant characters were endearing--I loved wise old Dendy--and made the failure of the greenhouses devastating.

Caitlin Davies is the perfect narrator for this series--each character, even the plants, has a distinct voice. She's very talented and absolutely elevates the material.

Thank you, Net Galley, for an ALC of the Enchanted Greenhouse in exchange for my honest opinion.

Sarah Beth Durst brings to us again another amazing cozy fantasy!!
I understand that now the market is full of "cozy fantasies," but I think that Durst is one of the few that got just right the measurement of comfort, silliness, and self-reflectiveness.

In the Enchanted Greenhouse, we have a librarian who resorted to magic to create a sentient spider plant to help her with her loneliness. However, as it is forbidden for non-sorcerers to use magic, she was condemned to be a statue. After 6 years, she is brought back to life to help a recluse gardener save several enchanted greenhouses.

Here we see the power of community and how we thrive when everyone is united for the same purposes. This message comes in a very delicate way, respecting people's time (and I loved this detail) among cute sentient plants full of personality, baked goods and a delicate romance.

Overall this will be a great read for fall/winter and I can't wait to get my hands on the physical copy when it's out!

This was a fun one!! I always will enjoy this series. It’s light and fluffy which is perfect. This series is becoming a comfort read for me with the limited violence and feeling like a Disney movie. It’s whimsical and sweet! The writing isn’t perfect but it works with the story and accomplishes the purpose overall. I enjoyed the characters in this one and definitely loved the concept of the FMC not having a place in the world or really feeling comfortable anywhere, and overcoming that with some found family and magic! Overall worth checking out!

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review!

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The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst is a luminous, heartwarming story that blends magic, healing, and second chances in the most delightful way.

Set in a sleepy town brimming with secrets, the story follows a young woman who inherits her eccentric grandmother’s mysterious greenhouse—only to discover it’s alive with magical plants, whispers from the past, and a legacy she never expected. As she begins to nurture the plants, they begin to nurture her, helping her heal old wounds and find a place in the world.

Durst’s writing is enchanting and lyrical, with vivid descriptions that make the greenhouse feel like its own character. The magic system—rooted in nature, emotion, and ancestral memory—is quietly powerful, and the themes of growth, grief, and belonging bloom beautifully throughout.

If you love books like The Secret Garden, Practical Magic, or The House in the Cerulean Sea, this one will wrap around your heart like ivy. A perfect cozy fantasy for plant lovers and anyone who believes in the quiet magic of renewal.

I was not sure if I could possibly love this author or narrator more than I did after The Spellshop, but I was absolutely incorrect. I am just obsessed with this cast and the magic of the greenhouses! The romance is swoon worthy and I am convinced that this author can do no wrong. The world building is immaculate and I am obsessed with the way that not just the kind of flower but the specific variant of each flower that impacts the magic. The attention to detail! The adorable descriptions! The sailor plant! Highly recommend.

After reading ‘The Spellshop’ I knew I needed to get my hands on this book! I love how this author does cozy fantasy ❤️ I listened to this as an audiobook and the narration was amazing. I want to live in this world Sarah has created, amongst the characters and fantastical creatures. The way this story made me sob at the end with prefect closure to Terlu’s story. I would read or listen to any book written in this fantasy world.

This audiobook was given to me by NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Bramble, Macmillan Audio & NetGalley for the ALC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was delightful - the equivalent to a warm cozy hug in a book form. It was fun, exciting, whimsical and everything that you might look for in a cozy fantasy book. The plant girl in me loved the variety of plants and their personalities - I would love to visit all the greenhouses! I found Terlu's anxiety and inner turmoil to be so relatable & thought the romance to be super charming.

Caitlin Davies did a beautiful job with the narration which made this SO fun & engaging to listening to. Caitlin's different expression of all the cast of characters was executed so well. I think I've found another new auto-listen narrator.

If you loved the Spellshop you will 100% absolutely love The Enchanted Greenhouse. Even if you haven't read The Spellshop - if you like cozy, low stakes fantasy this book is for you.

Curl up with a cup of tea and a honey cake, and embrace the cozy fantasy goodness that is The Enchanted Greenhouse. Your reading experience will be made even more perfect if you have a cat—winged or otherwise—available to curl up in your lap or around your neck.

If you’ve read The Spellshop, have you ever wondered about the librarian who created Caz? The Enchanted Greenhouse finds her awakening from her statue form on an island dominated by a magical greenhouse, whose rooms are failing one by one. This book is full of more sentient plants, enchanted greenhouses, where each one seems to be filled with more and more wonders, and moments with a quiet, but steady, gardener love interest who loves to cook and bake.

It’s cozy and comforting and will give you the warm fuzzies.

I adored the narration by Caitlin Davies. I loved her bright voice for Terlu Perna and especially loved how she captures the various and varied personalities of the sentient plants. If you want to read this one, I highly recommend listening to it on audio.

4.5⭐️

I received an advance copy of the book from Macmillan Audio. All review opinions are my own.

Book: The Enchanted Greenhouse
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Release Date: July 15 2025
3 ⭐️

This book is best described as delightfully cutesy—a heartwarming, cozy read that’s easy to sink into. The setting is absolutely charming, and I loved the whimsical world the author has created. It’s vivid, well-crafted, and easy to picture, thanks to the author’s wonderful descriptions.

I ended up giving it 3 stars because I struggled with the FMC, Terlu. Her constant self-doubt and overthinking were tough to listen to, and I found her lack of confidence throughout the story a bit frustrating. I wanted to root for her more, but her inner turmoil made it hard to connect.

That said, the narrator Caitlin Davies was fabulous! She nailed the different voices, especially for all the talking plants. I can imagine how tricky it must have been to give each one a distinct personality, but she pulled it off beautifully. I’d give her a solid 5 stars for her performance!

This was a very cozy book. And I’m so so so glad this focused on the librarian that created Caz. Caz was one of my favorite parts of The Spellshop so I loved getting to meet the person that brought him to life. I will say, the main character was a bit annoying out the gate but I mean, I guess I’d be annoying too if I’d been a statue for years. lol and she grew on me over time.

Also, I loved how creative the greenhouse was. Like I wish I could visit that greenhouse, it sounded like a dream. A very sweet and cozy story.

(I listened to the audio book and the narrator was very engaging. I do think that was probably why I found the main character annoying at first because she was a lot and very high pitched at first. But as I said, the character grew on me.)

Overall I enjoyed this moderately paced, super cozy magical comfort read. As a self proclaimed plant baddie, the talking plants really made the book.....I just loved them.

I was granted an early listener copy of the audio book and found the narration engaging and overall well executed

I loved this book! At first it took me a minute to figure out it wasn’t the same characters at book one. But once I did it just kept getting better and better.

This is an undeniably charming, cozy comfort read. If you’re a hobby person (guilty!), this book will absolutely speak to your soul and warm your heart right up.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Where I loved The Spellshop and was captivated by the layers brought to that cozy novel, The Enchanted Greenhouse felt just “fine.”

My biggest takeaway was that the formula of characters felt repetitive and like a mirror of the last book instead of having something unique within the same world.

I was excited when I realized who the central FMC was, and then ultimately struggled in differentiating this book from its predecessor.

This is a cozy and comfortable read with anxious and quick witted plants, a self conscious FMC, and a rugged MMC who welcomes the strange girl into his home and community as she acclimates to her new life. Sound familiar?

I wanted more from a novel set within this world, especially for how dynamic I found the first.

All said, it was charming and well written and think readers will enjoy it if they are seeking something familiar with flying cats.

The Enchanted Greenhouse is a cozy fantasy set in the same world as The Spellshop. Terlu Perna is the librarian that created the lovable sentient spider plant Caz. Her punishment was unique, she was turned into a wooden statue and forgotten. Until she wakes up alone on an island plagued by failing enchanted greenhouses. Terlu and the grumpy gardener, Yarrow, work together to figure out the magic needed to save the greenhouses and their occupants.

There are many similarities to The Spellshop with the settings and characters - especially at the beginning. I loved The Spellshop and maybe this book was too much of the same thing, and it wasn’t as strong as the first. Story wise - not much happens. If you like cozy, low stakes, no plot books - this will be just fine.

The strengths here are the talking plants, a fun addition and make the first half of this book very enjoyable. I adored Lottie. There isn’t much tension or conflict overall to create more interest, it was a little repetitive, drawn out, and slow, but I still liked it.

Audiobook narration by Caitlin Davies is very good, she has a fairytale quality to her voice that brings the story to life. The voices for various plant characters were very fun and whimsical.

3.5⭐️

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the review copy.