The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

This is yet another enchanted novel by Sarah Addison Allen. I have enjoyed reading Garden Spells so much and I did enjoy this particular book even more. Every character had its quirks and secrets yet again and everything in that story seemed dipped in magic.

The story revolves around two women living in the town of Mullaby in North Carolina. Emily Benedict just moved into Mullaby hoping to uncover secrets her late mother seemingly had. She moves into her Grandfathers house who was litterally a giant at almost eight feet. Her room used to be that of her mother and the wallpapers change and adapt to the mood of the person within.

She soon meets Julia, who also just returned to Mullaby to restore her fathers grill. Her plan was to sell the grill because her father past away and take off to restart her life in the big city. She adds sweetness to the grill with her cakes and pastries. Julia hides yet another secret that she shares with her teenage love Sawyer.

Emily meets Win Coffey who is instantly attracted to her but who also hides another secret. Both Julia and Emily fall in love and discover themselves in the process. In the end, all is good where some secrets were grave mistakes that have been done in the past and other secrets are little magical traits shared by members of a family or a skill.

I really loved reading this book because it tickles my fantasy nerve and it still stays real. I can relate to the characters and the small town environment just made me feel like home. I am already looking forward to reading Peach Keeper.

Of course I didn't forget to include an excerpt for your guys:


The Girl Who Chased The Moon

'I've been thinking about you a lot this past week,' Emily said, and it came out a lot more moony than she intended. He lowered his gaze from the sky and met her eyes. His smile was mischievous. 'Oh?'
'Not like that,' she said, laughing. She stopped laughing when their seat swayed back and forth in the wind. She grabbed the safety bar in front of them. Of course he didn't seem afraid to be up this high. 'I just can't get my mind around something.'
'What is it?' 'You wouldn't happen to be a werewolf, would you?' 'Excuse me?' he said.
She slowly loosened her holds on the bar and sat back. 'There are only two reasons I can think of for why you don't come out at night: night blindness of werewolf.'
'And you decided to go with werewolf?'
'It was a toss-up.' Win didn't answer for a few moments. He finally said, 'It's tradition. It's gone on for centuries.'
'Why?'
'That's a good question. I guess because that's what traditions do.'