Very Cutesy book. Enjoyed the spellshop as well. Just a very nice warm and cozy book. Easy read and enjoyable.
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Very enjoyable, cozy, romantasy. I really enjoyed The Spell Shop so I am not at all surprised to have loved The Enchanted Greenhouse. This will be an easy lovable read for all those romantasy readers.

Thank you so much for this ALC opportunity, it was a great success!

I was excited for this story as I loved the author’s other book in this world. This one was definitely less than I had hoped for. I enjoyed learning more about what was going on in Alyssium and the surrounding area. Some of my favorite parts were mentions of Caz. The new sentient plants in this book were not as charming and funny as he. I did enjoy this story, and found it worth reading, especially for fans of The Spellshop. Terlu and Yarrow’s story was slow but a fun, cozy read.
3.75/5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and author Sarah Beth Durst for the opportunity to read this work in exchange for a fair review.
What does an island, a statue and grumpy gardener have in common? The need to survive. In this second installment to the Spellshop duology, we find out how a talking spider plant Kaz from book one was brought to life and starts the wheels of change. In the vast libraries of Alyssium, lonley librarian Terlu Perna cast a spell to bring Kaz to life, but then was punished as a result because she is not a sorcerer and therefore cannot cast. Her punishment, to spend eternity as a statue. One day she finds herself with feelings and thoughts as she becomes human once more on an enchanted island.
This island is inhabited by a grumpy gardener Yarrow, who is trying to discover why his enchanted geeenhouses are dying. Terlu, being an avid reader is fluent in the “First Language “ and may be able to decipher the sorcerer’s notes to heal the island.
In this cozy fantasy we see how simple kindness, compassion and love overcome all.
I rate this 4⭐️

This series is one of my new favorites. I love the cozy, feel good vibe Sarah Beth Durst creates. Her vivid world building, emotional depth, relationships, and storytelling are wonderful. It’s like a fantasy Hallmark movie at times. Terlu had a wonderful balance of growth and self doubt without being over the top. Yarrow developed and changed in a believable way. And small peaks of the capital and characters from the last book were appreciated. I hope there will be more!

Five hundred stars. This might be my top read of 2025 so far.

I loved everything about this. From the flawed MC who has always been too much for everyone, to the grumpy LI who shows his love by talking about plants and baking, the whole book is so cute.

It is a perfect standalone, and you do not have to have read the spellshop. We know the other characters are still doing well, but we never see them on screen, and I love that.


This book is so slow, and I mean that in the best way possible. It’s cozy like a warm hug. It’s just about the day to day life of the MC as she tries to save 300 greenhouses. Plus the imagery is amazing.

I listened to the audiobook, and I’m obsessed. The narrator was amazing.

Thank you NetGalley for this ALC

*Thank you to Bramble and Macmillan Audio for access to the advance reading copy and advance listening copy for this book!

Full transparency: I'm in the midst of a major reading slump right now. Was I worried that was going to influence my enjoyment of The Enchanted Greenhouse? Definitely. Did I need to worry? Definitely not! This book was such a delight!
Sarah Beth Durst gives readers an absolutely lovely cozy fantasy in this novel. The setting and atmosphere are absolutely fantastic and are described in such wonderful detail that beautiful pictures are painted in the reader's mind.
Our female main character is such a treat. She's immediately likable and is provided with a backstory that makes her relatable and endears her to the reader. Our male main character is quiet and brooding, but Durst does a great job with his backstory and character development throughout this book. The romance didn't overtake this story, which I really appreciated.
The plot of this book was interesting and really helped to progress the story. I became invested and was eager for these characters to solve the mysteries of the enchanted greenhouse and island.
The audiobook was such a treat and really added to the immersive experience that this story's setting and the descriptive language of the author helps to create. I definitely recommend giving this book a listen!
If you're looking for a sweet and charming cozy fantasy this is the book for you.

If you read The Spellshop, you will not be disappointed by this novel because Sarah Beth Durst does it again!
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst is a gentle, magical tale about loneliness, second chances, and the power of growing things. Terlu Perna, punished for creating an enchanted spider plant to soothe her solitude, is turned into a wooden statue and hidden away in a great library. Years later, she awakens on a snowbound island dotted with hundreds of crumbling magical greenhouses and finds unexpected shelter with a grumpy gardener and his endless supply of honey cakes.

I absolutely adored the whimsical imagery that made every page feel like stepping into a fairy tale hothouse brimming with impossible blooms. The storytelling is tender and playful, weaving themes of forgiveness, redemption, and the longing to belong somewhere and to someone. I especially loved the sweet opposites-attract romance between warmhearted, impulsive Terlu and the practical, prickly gardener—it made me smile and sigh all the way through.

I’d recommend The Enchanted Greenhouse to anyone who loves cozy fantasies that feel like a cup of tea by a sunny window. If you enjoy stories about magical gardens, quiet yet brave heroines, and gentle love stories wrapped in lush, comforting magic, this book will be your perfect escape. Ideal for fans of cozy fantasy or anyone who believes in second chances for both plants and people.

A wonderful addition to Sarah Beth Durst’s cozy universe! The settings and action are very cinematic—I could picture them playing out onscreen perfectly, and Caitlin Davies brings the characters to life. Another lovely hug of an audiobook!

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC of The Enchanted Greenhouse.

I was so happy to get to know Terlu's story.
This book was approved when I was at my worst mentally and I'm happy it was because gosh the story was so sweet and whimsical and heartwarming.
It helped me heal and relax and escape.

Also the Narrator (Caitlin Davies) was absolutely amazing!!!

I totally recommend to listen to it under the blanket during a rainy day.

The only word perfect enough to describe this book is magical 🥰
Absolutely love the magical element in these books. Sarah really does a great job at writing it. I can’t get over how cute the sentient plants are. I want a sentient plant myself 🤣 and I’m sad they don’t actually exist. This was a wonderful story! I think I even liked it a tiny bit better than The Spellshop. But both were so cute! This is not heavy on romance but it really doesn’t need it. I listened to the audiobook version and the narrator did an amazing job! She did so many different voices because there were so many different characters. And she nailed each one perfectly! I would definitely listen to more books narrated by her. I rated it 4 stars, mainly because it’s not at the top with my all time favorite books, but with that being said, it was super cute! It kept me entertained and wanting to know what happens next. My 13 year old self would have loved this read! I would definitely recommend it 🥰

I honestly didnt think that the spellshop could be topped but I was proven wrong. The Enchanted Greenhouse was just as cozy and fun. The narration was excellent as well. All of the same vibes as the spellshop but better! I loved all the sentient plants! They have to be my favorite characters!

"The Enchanted Greenhouse" is the 2nd novel in the same cozy fantasy world as Sarah Beth Durst's "The Spellshop". This novel follows Terlu Perna, who upon illegally using magic to create a sentient spider plant for company, gets turned into a statue. Years later, she is awoken from statue form on an island complete with a failing magical greenhouse, a grumpy gardener, and a winged cat. As Terlu adjusts to this new life, she must decide whether she will risk performing illegal magic once again to save the plants and magic of the greenhouse.

This novel can definitely be read as a stand alone, but I think you'll get a bit more out of it if you read "The Spellshop" first. I really enjoyed this, mainly due to the AMAZING narrator. I loved her in "The Spellshop" and she did just as amazing a job for "The Enchanted Greenhouse"! Her voice is so engaging and every character has their own unique way of speaking, you the listener can really tell them apart. I would love to listen to more works narrated by her. In terms of the plot, while I think I liked "The Spellshop" a tad more, this was still a really cozy read with some stakes, a cute grumpy sunshine love interest, and lots of funny magical plants! I did feel the love interest was a tad TOO grumpy and curmudgeonly for me, but he was still very sweet to Terlu and I loved that he really cared about his plants.

If you love cozy fantasy, and you loved the first novel in this world, you definitely HAVE to check out "The Enchanted Greenhouse". I highly recommend it in audiobook format as the narrator does a spectacular job of making the characters come alive with her performance.

5/5 stars

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an ARC of this enchanting novel in exchange for an honest review.

I received an advance audiobook copy of The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst from netgalley.

The Enchanted Greenhouse is a standalone story set in the world of The Spellshop.

The narration is so well done and easy to follow.

The story is magical. New characters, a new land.

Overall a fun listen. I loved it.

I didn't truly think I'd ever find another book that would give me the same vibes as The Spellshop. I absolutely adored that book and figured it was one in a million. And it was... until Sarah Beth Durst decided to revisit the same world in The Enchanted Greenhouse! Once again, I was transported to a setting full of magic, sorcery, heartwarming relationships, found families and romance. And did I mention the winged cat? I wanted to just hug this book when I was done, but since I listened to the audio version, I just settled with a big sigh and few happy kicks of my feet. I was so satisfied with this story. You do not have to have read The Spellshop first or read the two books in an specific order, but I definitely recommend them both! If you want to get lost in a beautiful word full of plants, grumpy gardeners, adorable cottages and even a ghost, this book is it!

Somehow I loved this sequel even more than I loved book 1 which I didn’t know was possible! In a time of uncertainty this book was a beacon of hope that doing the right thing and protesting unfair laws does matter. I adored the queernormative world and the sentient plants. I don't know how this author keeps making me fall for plants but I was once again wooed by their charms. This book was such a warm hug. Our main character has been discarded and forgotten and I found it incredibly healing to watch her find a home where she is loved and appreciated. The romance is pretty slow burn and somewhat secondary to our main character's journey so don't expect it to be the main focus of the story. I did find the romance plot to be very adorable and all the yearning was adorable to read about. If you are here for a healing story about a librarian finding a purpose and a home then I'm sure you will be charmed by this delightful book.

The narration was fabulous! I loved all the distinctive voices the cast of characters got and Terlu's earnest voice just made me even more invested in her story. I usually like to switch between an ebook and an audio but I wanted to read this entirely on audio because this narrator brought so much heart to this story that my imagination couldn't match.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5

This book is basically what would happen if the Pixar movies Onward and Luca had a baby, and then The Nightmare Before Christmas showed up and said, “Let’s make it even weirder, but in the cutest, coziest way possible.” Add in winged cats, pastel rainbows, animated plants, a grumpy gardener, and a whole lot of honey cakes—and yeah, that’s The Enchanted Greenhouse.

Set in the same world as The Spell Shop (though you don’t have to read that first), this follows Terlu Perna, a sweet, anxious, overthinking librarian who’s been exiled for a magical crime that didn’t actually hurt anyone. She ends up on this quiet island with a very grumpy gardener named Yarrow, who shows he cares mostly by cooking for people and avoiding all conversations involving feelings. Honestly, relatable.

Together, they try to figure out what’s wrong with this magical greenhouse that’s falling apart around them, while also slowly (and awkwardly) learning to trust each other. There’s a lot of emotional healing here, a little bit of soft magical politics in the background, and a whole lot of very detailed food descriptions. Like… a lot.

I listened to this on audiobook and I have to say—this is one of those stories that really works in audio. The narrator did an excellent job capturing that whimsical, slightly chaotic energy of the world, and the almost neurotic nervousness that defines so much of Terlu’s personality. It felt like the right tone for the book from beginning to end.

There’s so much I liked about this. The vibes are top-tier cozy. The world is sweet and dreamy and filled with charm. Terlu is super relatable—she’s all word-vomit and emotions and self-doubt, and I felt that deeply. Yarrow is the classic grump with a gooey center, and I love that his love language is basically “Here, eat this stew.” Also, the magical setting is just stunning. I didn’t expect this much whimsical worldbuilding in something that felt so soft and quiet.

But… I’ll be honest. It was almost too sweet for me. Like, sugar rush sweet. After a while, I felt like I was getting the literary equivalent of a cavity. The pacing dragged in spots, especially with the constant food tangents, and I think this book would’ve been even better if it had been about 100 pages shorter. I also didn’t totally connect with the characters emotionally, which surprised me. I liked them. I rooted for them. But I didn’t feel them the way I wanted to. Their flaws felt a little too soft, like they were wrapped in bubble wrap.

That said, if you’re looking for a cozy fantasy that leans Hallmark more than Hobbit, where the stakes are low but the feelings are tender, this might be your next comfort read. Just maybe have a cookie nearby. You’ll crave one by chapter three.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an early ALC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This story was cute and just as magical as the first one in it's own way. I was slightly dissapointed that we didn't get Cas or the island of Caltrey in this one. But that's a me type of dissapointment. The enchanted Greenhouse is just as worth it with the grumpy gardener and a whole slew of sentient beings. I feel there's something for everyone in this one. Absoulutely adore the narrator chosen for these story's.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for this gift to read early.

Reviews

🪴 the Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst is easily one of my favorite books of 2025.

This story is about Terlu, who found herself in a bit of trouble while trying to make a friend. Literally. You may recognize Terlu from the Spellshop as the creator of Kaz, a magical sentient spider plant. When Terlu Perna’s fate seems doomed, she is reawakened and given another chance. Is it to right her “wrong” or to find where she belongs? Maybe both, but certainly not do anything that would have her turned back into a wooden statue..

Unfortunately, that may not be an option. It just so happens that magic is why she was brought here. A gruff, but handsome, quiet gardener requested a sorcerer to save the greenhouses, and someone sent her.. but she couldn’t possibly do magic again. Could she? She has to decide what a long dead Sorcerer’s greenhouses are worth. These aren’t just ordinary greenhouses, of course. These are enchanted greenhouses. Each one unique and necessary in its own way. And each one seems to be not only losing its magic, but magically destroying itself with dying suns and rapid temperature fluxes. With the reawakening of a sentient rose, Terlu begins to truly understand what is at stake. They aren’t just plants.

This story is about finding the courage to do what is right and finding where you belong. Sarah Beth Durst writing style paints a portrait of whimsy. She provides us with meaningful characters of the smallest variety, and a plus-size heroin who loves honey cakes. (I had to ask my husband to bake me honey cakes while reading this book.) There are dragons & desserts, seashells & sea turtles, griffons & greenhouses, family & forgiveness.

The Enchanted Greenhouse is a spellbinding tale reminding us of community, hope, and love. I would recommend it to anyone who loves cozy stories of magic and whimsy. The audiobook, narrated by Caitlin Davies, also enhances the experience with distinct character voices adding even more depth to characters.

Many thanks to @netgalley @macmillan.audio and @sarahbethdurst for sharing The Enchanted Greenhouse with me for my honest review.

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I thought this book was cute.I really do like the way that the author writes. I feel like there were topics in here that I just don't agree with. Yes, and I don't think need to be in books. Like the ridiculous they them discussion. There was just something about the way that this was written. Then I did not connect to like I did.The first one. This one felt like the story was just trying to be inclusive. So politically, it was hitting its mark, but the story didn't really flow for me. As the first one did.