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This novel chronicles the move of seventeen-year-old Emily Benedict, as she returns to her mother's hometown following her mother's death. Emily arrives with little knowledge of Mullaby, North Carolina: her mother never spoke of the town, and moved after high school, never to return. What Emily finds is quite fantastic. Her grandfather is over eight feet tall. The wallpaper in her room changes to match her mood. Mystery lights appear in the back yard, and the town's leading family is harboring a tremendous secret. More prosaically, Emily finds that her mother's reputation in Mullaby is quite different from that of the charitable, activist mother Emily knew. Emily does her best to uncover the town's mysteries, but doing so may just arouse the town's ire, and there seems to be significant opposition to her doing so. The highlight of this book is the magical twist that Allen adds to the story. The plot is, in and of itself, fairly simple, and the characters don't have tremendous depth. But Allen does do a remarkable job of weaving a bit of fantasy and magic into the story. The book certainly reminded me of Alice Hoffman's writings, though perhaps less complicated than some of Hoffman's work. Some of the characters I found to be less than believable, especially Emily, who seems remarkably free of grief and despair. Emily has just lost her mother, and has left the only home she's ever known to come live with a previously unheard-of grandfather. The Coffey family, and Mullaby more generally, seemed entirely out of time, like they couldn't exist in the present day. I would classify this book as light reading, for vacations and the like. It is a book to read because it is charming.


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The Girl Who Chased the Moon A Novel Sarah Addison Allen 9780553807219 Books Reviews

One of my absolute favorite books! Everything about this book is perfect, the well-drawn characters, the setting, and especially Ms. Allen's storytelling. Her use of words is akin to poetry, and I love her unique ideas, like Sawyer's "sweet sense", or the changing wallpaper. Even Stella's ex-husband—an unimportant, throwaway character—being described as leaving a fine black dust on things, conjures such vivid images.

I've read this book so often the cover is getting worn, but it's still one of my favorites. I love Emily's sincerity, Grandpa Vance's gentle giant, Julia's pink streak, and Win's defiance. Not to mention Sawyer's southern charm. The Mullaby Lights are fascinating, and seeing Dulcie's transformation is eye-opening. A beautiful, slow-paced story, with "strange and wondrous things" to behold, covered in silver sparkles only those with the sweet sense can see.
I was thoroughly immersed in this story--the Mallaby "lights", the connection of the characters to each other, and the "sweet scent" thread is especially intriguing. The writing is good--not great--but adequate, however, NONE of it was resolved! There is no satisfying conclusion.

I thought perhaps this was a "teaser" for another book, but I can't find one. WHY do these people glow? WHAT did Maddie do when she approached Julia? HOW did Julia react? HOW did Sawyer react? WHAT happens next with the 3 of them? WHAT's with the wallpaper and how does it play into this story? WHAT happens to Emily and Win? DID she stay? Go away to college? DID Julia stay? WHAT about Vance? OH MY GOSH--there are hints at some of these, but way too many unanswered questions.

I was not happy with the ending. It's as if there's a whole new storyline unfolding that wasn't given a chance!

Splendid premise and intriguing ideas are the only thing that saved this from being a single star.
I read this book in one sitting. It is so satisfying to a bookworm like me. It has a little fantasy, romance and a lot of courage to live life and to survive.
I wasn't ready for it to end. I was so engrossed in their lives I was a little shocked when the story ended. I recommend this to anyone wanting a good romance with a little fantasy.
I have read several of this author's books and every book so far has been fantastic and different. I definitely will be reading her other ones.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon is a good book, but sadly I cannot say it is better than that. This is one of those rare books that needs to be longer, not because it’s so enthralling that I wanted more to read, but because the story felt rushed; the magical realism that seemed so promising in the summary was thrown on top of plotlines rather than integrated into the world. The character development followed a predictable arc, and the world-building went only surface deep.

While this book was certainly cute and enjoyable – I would not bother reviewing a book if I did not take some grain of pleasure in reading it – it has potential but fails to deliver. For example, there’s a lot of buildup to a secret the romantic lead is keeping. However, they live in a strange town where surreal tidbits are fed to the reader freely. Therefore, when the secret is revealed, and it turns out to be no more magical than anything else read previously, it’s a disappointment. I was expecting more, and I don’t know why Allen chose to hide something that - compared to the magic of the rest of the town - is fairly ordinary.

In the back of my copy, Allen says that her writing process is “organic;” she doesn’t outline, and in fact had no idea that magical cakes would become such a major point in her story. I gently wonder if, perhaps, she had outlined, then the more imaginative parts of the story would have been given the time they deserve, and the less interesting parts been scrapped in past drafts. As it stands, I felt as if I were reading a rough draft rather than the final version.
This novel chronicles the move of seventeen-year-old Emily Benedict, as she returns to her mother's hometown following her mother's death. Emily arrives with little knowledge of Mullaby, North Carolina her mother never spoke of the town, and moved after high school, never to return. What Emily finds is quite fantastic. Her grandfather is over eight feet tall. The wallpaper in her room changes to match her mood. Mystery lights appear in the back yard, and the town's leading family is harboring a tremendous secret. More prosaically, Emily finds that her mother's reputation in Mullaby is quite different from that of the charitable, activist mother Emily knew. Emily does her best to uncover the town's mysteries, but doing so may just arouse the town's ire, and there seems to be significant opposition to her doing so. The highlight of this book is the magical twist that Allen adds to the story. The plot is, in and of itself, fairly simple, and the characters don't have tremendous depth. But Allen does do a remarkable job of weaving a bit of fantasy and magic into the story. The book certainly reminded me of Alice Hoffman's writings, though perhaps less complicated than some of Hoffman's work. Some of the characters I found to be less than believable, especially Emily, who seems remarkably free of grief and despair. Emily has just lost her mother, and has left the only home she's ever known to come live with a previously unheard-of grandfather. The Coffey family, and Mullaby more generally, seemed entirely out of time, like they couldn't exist in the present day. I would classify this book as light reading, for vacations and the like. It is a book to read because it is charming.