The Enchanted Greenhouse Series: The Spellshop #2 Published by Tor Publishing Group on July 15, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Romance, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
Pages: 384
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New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of The Spellshop! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love.
Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. 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.
This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She’s starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes, and freshly baked honey cakes—at least until she’s ready to sail home.
But Terlu can’t return home and doesn’t want to—the greenhouses are a dream come true, each more wondrous than the next. When she learns that the magic that sustains them is failing—causing the death of everything within them—Terlu knows she must help. Even if that means breaking the law again.
This time, though, she isn’t alone. Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island—and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.
Funny, kind, and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances—to others and to yourself.
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Review:
Welcome back to Alyssium, and Terlu, a librarian who just wants to do what is right. As punishment for her crimes in The Spellshop, she has been banished as a wooden statue to the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium. That should be at the end of the story, you would think, how do you become something more than a wooden statue? Someone how Terlu is sent to an island full of amazing, beautiful greenhouses, and we are off into another adventure where Terlu is caught between a rock and a hard place. It’s forbidden for her to do spellwork, but she has been sent to this island to fix the failing greenhouses. Terlu will encounter a grouchy gardener, a winged cat, and amazing flowers and greenhouses beyond description. Enchanted Greenhouse shines with its vivid imagery and rich details, from the wonder of singing flowers to the comfort of freshly baked honey cakes. The greenhouses are magical spaces filled with surprises, and the interactions between the characters are warm and heartfelt. Durst masterfully weaves themes of forgiveness, redemption, and belonging into a story that feels as comforting as it is adventurous. Sarah Beth Durst shines through every page, and the audiobook narration is perfection.
