Garden Spells

This is definitely a light reading kind of book. There are no surprises or crazy twists. But when I was sick at home for two days it was just the kind of fun book I needed to read. It reminded me in a way of the movie Practical Magic but I like this book much more. Claire is a happy caterer who has a secret, a family secret about their magical tree. I find it interesting that the author never comes out and says they are witches but you get the idea. Then her run away sister Sydney, who has been gone for ten years, shows up with her daughter Bay which brings back some painful memories for Clair of being on the road with her mother and then being brought to her grandmother's house when Sydney was born. Claire always resented Sydney for being important enough to be born in Bascom. Sydney is running from an abusive husband. The sisters are able to talk about the past and develop a true sister relationship. Things kind of fall into place a little too easily but like I said it is a light easy fun read so I didn't worry about it too much.