🌿Garden Spells & The Men Who Weren’t Alpha Jerks

🌿 Welcome to a world where apples reveal the future, herbs whisper truths, and love blooms quietly in the garden.

In this episode, we’re diving into Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen — a tender, magical story about two sisters learning to trust again, heal from the past, and open their hearts to men who don’t try to control them... but cherish them.

✨ We explore:

🎯The will of Claire and Sydney Waverley — how trauma shaped them, and how they find the courage to love again

🎯How this novel breaks away from the typical “alpha male” trope

🎯The beauty of soft love — gentle, grounded, and safe

🎯What makes Garden Spells a perfect story for modern witches, kitchen witches, and magical realists

Whether you're a book lover, a cottage witch, or just someone craving a little enchantment, this episode is for you. 🍏💫

🎧 Press play and let’s talk magic, healing, and why soft men deserve more love in fiction.

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00:00 - 00:44 Overview of Garden Spells
00:44 - 01:48 Claire Waverly
01:48 - 02:15 Sidney Waverly
02:15 - 02:55 Waverly Sisters Seeking Safety
02:55 - 03:56 Safety In Love: Tyler
03:56 - 04:58 Safety In Love: Henry
04:58 - 05:39 Individual Magick
05:39 - 06:25 Waverly Women & Lineage
06:25 - 07:40 Resilience & Vulnerability
07:40 - 08:06 Part II
08:06 - 10:11 Quote One & Tyler
10:11 - 11:37 Quote Two & Henry
11:37 - 13:31 Quote Three & Meaning of the Garden
13:31 - 14:34 What is Strength?
14:34 - 15:10 Quote Four
15:10 - 16:23 Sisters Become Friends
16:23 - 17:20 How Claire Opens To Love, Soft Love
17:20 - 18:03 How Sidney Opens To Love Without Fear
18:03 - 18:48 Alpha Love vs. Soft Love
18:48 - 19:25 How the Waverly's Evolve In Love : Claire
19:25 - 20:14 How the Waverly's Evolve In Love : Sidney
20:14 - 22:11 The Summary
22:11 - 23:26 Share Your Thoughts