by Sarah Addison Allen
From Goodreads:
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world…no matter how out of place they feel.My Thoughts: Magical! Sarah Addison Allen is magical, made of magic, I bet she even sneezes out fairy dust. I loved Win Coffey and really liked the mystery behind his family. I did feel that The Girl Who Chased the Moon was more YA than adult, and the ending came just a little too abruptly and was left a little too unfinished, but I just adored Mullaby. Allen can give inanimate characters life, and she is spectacular with breathing life into a small southern town. Once again, women and friendship looms large in Allen's books, and I liked the friendship that brewed between Emily and Julia. While Emily is a bit uncomplicated, Julia is filled to the brim with character. Is it as good as Garden Spells or The Sugar Queen? No, but it's still a lovely read by an author I always look forward to reading.
Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. For instance, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? Why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew—a reclusive, real-life gentle giant—she realizes that mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby, they’re a way of life.
Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.
Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson’s cakes. She offers them to satisfy the town’s sweet tooth and in the hope of bringing back the love she fears she’s lost forever. In Julia, Emily may have found a link to her mother’s past. But why is everyone trying to discourage Emily’s growing relationship with the handsome and mysterious son of Mullaby’s most prominent family? Emily came to Mullaby to get answers, but all she’s found so far are more questions.
Is there really a ghost dancing in her backyard? Can a cake really bring back a lost love?
In this town of lovable misfits, maybe the right answer is the one that just feels…different.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon gets a Midnight Book Rating of:
It might be a little high for what it was, but I just can't rate a Sarah Addison Allen book anything lower!
Dang it I was hoping it was more adult than YA--kind of like a Practical Magic sort of read. Great Review!
ReplyDeleteI love how you're honest with the ratings. Ratings are so weird. Seriously... I'm glad you enjoyed another book by one of your favorite authors. I always love new books by authors I love!
ReplyDeleteI have the audio of Garden Spells. I hope to get to it this summer. I'll have to add this one to my list too. Great thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI listened to this one on audio last year and really liked it!! Glad to see you enjoyed it!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember liking this one but not loving it. I'm still obsessed with The Sugar Queen though. I finished Stardust last night and I didn't feel like downloading a whole new book before falling asleep so I just queued up a random spot in The Sugar Queen and fell asleep to it.
ReplyDeleteI've loved both books by Allen that I've read. Her books are so fun and sweet. I need to catch up on all her books and this one too.
ReplyDeleteI loved Garden Spells and Sugar Queen too. You are right, they are both special. I hope to find time to give this one a try as well.
ReplyDeleteI freaking ADORE Sarah Addison Allen. I've only read two of her books, but I need to get on that, because these are like the real world only better. I want to live in one of her novels.:-D
ReplyDeleteSomeone else was just telling me yesterday that they LOVE Sarah Addison Allen books. Magical realism stuff can be hit or miss for me, but I'm going to read The Sugar Queen.
ReplyDeleteSo I had this whole comment typed out and my stupid computer was being extra stupid so now it's all gone. I've never read anything by Sarah Addison Allen but I'm thinking I should, but I would start with The Sugar Queen I think. Both you and Courtney gave that one 5 stars. The Girl Who Chased the Moon sounds lovely too though.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book! I even felt the same about the ending. When a book is this good you just don't want it to end. I wanted to know everything that happened.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED this book, too. It was short and sweet. I was literally cooing as I read. Mullaby was enchanting! I have never read anything else by Allen, but I keep wanting too! I am going to have to try Sugar Queen.
ReplyDeleteI read this one for my book club and it was just okay. But I know that Bittner didn't love it either but she loves The Sugar Queen and Garden Spells, and since you do too, I'm going to have to give those a chance.
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