The Enchanted Greenhouse is sweet as honey cake.

What a beautiful story about hope, change and acceptance woven within a delightful cosy romantasy between a sunny librarian and a grumpy gardener!

Amongst the magic there are some bittersweet moments where Terlu and Yarrow work through insecurities and trauma. They support and nourish each other just as they do the plants in the greenhouse.

The Enchanted Greenhouse has a beautiful HEA but with hints of a third book but will it be set on Belde or Caltray?!?!?

4.5⭐

Oh this was such a wonderful book to get lost in. I really loved The Spellshop so couldn't wait to read about Terlu in The Enchanted Greenhouse and it didn't disappoint.

The writing is so beautiful and completely captures your attention from the start that you can't help but visualise and immerse yourself in this enchanting story. It was such a cosy fantasy with the stakes a little higher than usual but this just added to the depth of the story. I loved the romance and just how heartwarming it truly felt. This book was just such a joy to read!

The Spellshop was my favourite cosy fantasy last year, so i was SO excited to be able to real this one early also.
I really hope the author writes more cosy romantic fantasies in this world, because I'm in love with them!

The Spellshop was my favourite book of 2024, so when I learned that Sarah Beth Durst was publishing a new book set in this amazing magical world I was beyond excited. And I am pleased to report that The Enchanted Greenhouse absolutely did not disappoint. You do not need to read The Spellshop in order to read this book, but I absolutely recommend it because it is a wonderful book.

In The Enchanted Greenhouse we are introduced to Terlu Perna, who we had a brief glimpse of as the wooden statue in The Spellshop. Terlu was punished and turned into a statue for illegally performing magic in order to create the sentient spider plant Caz (a beloved character from The Spellshop). She awakens six years later alone on an island, confused, and stumbles across a network of enchanted greenhouses housing magical plants and the only resident on the island - a grumpy gardener named Yarrow. It turns out Terlu was sent to the island in order to fix the issue that is causing the magical greenhouses to fail one by one; only problem is - she's not a sorcerer. As Terlu, Yarrow, and the sentient plants they bring to life work out this dilemma, we are introduced to a cast of whimsical characters.

There is just something so wonderful about this world that Durst has created. The way that she describes the setting is so evocative, I can actually imagine jumping into the pages of this book and living in this world. The setting is incredibly wholesome and cosy, the characters are lovely, and the writing is beautiful. It is just the perfect cosy, light-hearted, imaginative, low stakes cottagecore fantasy. I absolutely recommend it.

The author herself had advised me to read this book with a hot cocoa or a tea in hand - and while this is good advice, I found myself not needing this, as the book itself is already a cup of tea, a hug, a warm blanket.

Terlu is the Fourth Librarian that enchanted Caz the sentient spider plant. After the discovery of her illegal magic and a cruel punishment, she awakes on an island of greenhouses. Where she meets a winged cat, a gardener, a sentient rose with a 'tude and more.

I could have stopped there and just read about them for a couple hundred pages.

But there's also a former sorcerer with questionable motives and dying greenhouses.
These are what make the plot and this is also perfect.

Terlu is lonely and awkward, and all she wants is company and a purpose. And at some point, maybe, the gardener?

Just like the Spellshop, this book is the perfect cozy cottagecore fantasy. It's in the same world and I already can't wait for The Faraway Inn.

5/5 stars and a warm beverage

Thank you @sarahbethdurst @netgalley and @panmacmillan for the eARC!

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The Enchanted Greenhouse was such a cosy and heartwarming read. I looooved getting to learn more about Terlu and her story after the little glimpse we got of her in The Spellshop. The island of Belde was described so beautifully it felt real, with its wintry landscape, snug cottages, and network of greenhouses filled with wonderful sights, incredible plants, and adorable magical creatures.

The characters were just as enchanting. I really admired Terlu for her strength and determination to do what she believed was right, no matter how afraid she was. Yarrow reminded me so much of myself - gruff, quiet, deeply caring, and lighting up the moment he got to talk about his love for plants. I loved how, despite the wounds and hardships of their pasts, neither of them let that shape how they treated each other or stop them from chasing their shared dream of finding a cure for the greenhouses. Watching their relationship blossom (along with Terlu's growing attachment to the island itself) was such a joy.

The cast of side characters - sentient plants, a flying cat, tiny dragons, and a steadily growing island community - was so fun, although I do wish we'd gotten to spend a little more time getting to know them.

Flowing through every page was a message of hope, love, and finding light even in the darkest moments. It brought me to tears more than once, and felt like exactly what I needed to read. The sweet little nod to Kiela and Caz at the end was perfection. My heart was so full by the final page!

The enchanted greenhouse is a sight to behold with its abundance of beautiful flowers and magical creatures, but its magic is failing and a sorcerer is urgently needed to restore the spells before it’s too late.

This cosy fantasy novel was a joy to read. It felt like Sarah Beth Durst was painting the enchanted greenhouse with her descriptions of the colourful, fragrant flowers while still allowing space for the character development of our protagonist, Terlu Perna, who arrives on the island in mysterious circumstances. From the moment that Terlu met the greenhouse’s gardener, I hoped that they would find space in their hearts for one another! In the meantime, Terlu showed her determination and resilience as she faced up to some daunting magical challenges and journeyed towards finding her passion and purpose.

I only wish that there had been some chapters from the gardener’s point of view. As Terlu observed, shrugs and grunts seemed to be his favourite form of communication and I would have welcomed insight into his unvoiced thoughts and feelings.

This was a wonderful story with feel-good energy. A must-read if you enjoyed Sarah Beth Durst’s The Spellshop and a great choice if you read cosy fantasy. It was such a treat to receive the eARC and I’m looking forward to reading more stories set on the Crescent Islands. Thank you to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for sharing this with me in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars

I loved the first book set in this world, The Spellshop, so I was excited to read The Enchanted Greenhouse and I wasn't disappointed. I loved that our main character Terlu is the librarian who created Caz, the sentient plant in the first book, as well as learning about all the unique Greenhouses in Belde. My only criticism is that the romance did feel a bit instalove, but overall I loved reading this and I definitely recommended it if you're looking for a new cozy fantasy. Also while this a standalone I would recommend reading this after The Spellshop as it does mention what happened to our main characters in the first book near the end.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

The cover is stunning and is what got my instant attention! After reading the description I knew I had to request it, I was over the moon to be accepted!

I love gardening, so to have this book be focused on plants and the most incredible greenhouse( "does it count as multiple greenhouses, or is it a single greenhouse with multiple rooms?")

It was a joy to be in Belde, I feel I could have read the book in one sitting if life didn't get in the way!

The characters, the details, the story, the adventure, the world that was created in my mind as I read was beautiful. I am so glad I had the opportunity to read this book. I will now look to try and read The Spellshop as it appears they are connected.

On a side note, I was secretly hoping at the end of the book there would be recipes, as oh my days the foods sounded delicious, and I would have loved to whip up a honey cake!
Final note, I was also hoping there would be maps at the end aswell, as Terlu frequently referenced creating them, so I was excited thinking there would be. But I suppose, the Greenhouse of Belde is out if this world, I'm not sure if maps could be created!

Thank you for this incredible adventure in Belde, I'm going to go tend to my own precious plants now!

I was so over the moon to receive an advanced copy of this book. I loved The Spellshop so much. I though it was a great cozy fantasy with some slightly higher stakes than usual, this gave the book more depth. The Enchanted Greenhouse was exactly the same.

What to expect:
Sentient plants
Magical greenhouses
Gardening knowledge
Lots of food descriptions to make you hungry
Slow burn
Grumpy x Sunshine

I was so glad to read this story about Terlu, after creating Caz (the spider plant from The Spellshop) Terlu was made into a statue as punishment. Years later she finds herself human again on a small island with a magical greenhouse. Yarrow the only other human occupant on the island has been hoping for a miracle (and a sorcerer) to help save the failing greenhouses.
Both Yarrow and Terlu have their own issues to work through. But the main theme in this book is loneliness.

The romance between the 2 was secondary to the main plot, it was a slow creep from working together with a common goal to falling in love. It's was filled with acts of service from Yarrow, which was so sweet. Yarrow needed peeling back, he had a lot of abandonment issues to deal with after his family left him alone on the island. But he was most chatty when talking about plants and food. The food descriptions in this book made me feel so hungry! I want some honey cake immediately.

The Greenhouses really were magical, with every single plant you could think of and then some. It was a book that you could fall in to and was so easy to picture. Sarah just captured the island so well, it felt very real and vivid.

The side characters (especially the plants were hilarious 😂) I loved all their different personalities. And they brought a lot of joy to the book!

The book lagged in certain places, but what cozy fantasy doesn't? I really recommend reading this one, even if you don't know a thing about plants (like me) you'll still love it and all the cozy vibes it gives. It's a warm hug in a book, it's a lesson that there is a place for everyone. It made my heart so full!

4.25 ⭐️

I absolutely adored The Spellshop book so when I saw this next book on NetGalley I couldn’t help but requesting it! Stunning cover that really shows how stunning this fantastical book is. Great plot and characters and really hope there’s more!

A charming return to the world of The Spellshop, this cozy tale captivates you from the start with its magical greenhouse of countless rooms full of magical beasts and plans, more talking plants, and a cute romance between the two main characters.

The Enchanted Greenhouse is a cozy, adorable and heartwarming fantasy romance. I loved it even more than The Spellshop and I'd already cried once before I even hit the 25% mark! It was the focus on Terlu's loneliness that really got me, and then how she found herself with Yarrow, a gardener alone on the island of Belde, and a sentient rose who both understood her loneliness themselves. It's like a warm hug in a book!

Also, I can't get over how beautiful this cover is!

Disclaimer: I received an Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley, but this is my voluntary and honest review.

Like the authors first book this was well written, cosy and cute with a sense of humour. The characters, including the plants, are so cute while the plot isn’t too high stakes making this a nice read for bedtime. The only criticism would be that it’s a bit too long for this type of book otherwise I had a good time reading

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc