New Moon

I FINALLY saw New Moon when it was released on DVD. I pre-ordered it and although it was due to arrive Monday, 22nd March, it had arrived on the Friday previously.

In (three) words, I LOVED it! In fact I think I enjoyed it more than Twilight although you need that movie to set the scene.

Bring on Eclipse!!!!!!!!!!!!

My new coffee machine

Behold the Bosch Tassimo! I ended up selling my beloved Kindle as Amazon.com wouldn't release the majority of the books to be sold to UK Kindle owners and with the money I bought a new Tassimo coffee machine. It's so cute and makes great coffee and Milka hot chocolate too! YUUUUUUUM!

Facebook

If I've haven't been here for a while, where HAVE I been? In a word, Facebook! It's so easy to keep in touch with people there (although I am spending a lot of time with my virtual farm - LOL!) If you're on Facebook and not yet 'my friend', please find me or email me and I can add you!

The Girl Who Chased the Moon ~ Sarah Addison Allen

I was going to wait for 'The Girl Who Chased the Moon' to be released in England. Sure, I was going to pre-order it but I was going to be patient and wait. Yet when the release date hit the U.S., I yearned for whatever new, delicious and totally captivating adventure awaited from author Sarah Addison Allen. I couldn’t put it from my mind. So I ordered it and yesterday evening when I got home, it was waiting for me. Better than a Christmas present, I ripped open the parcel knowing I would set aside anything and everything I was reading to start this book.

After 'Garden Spells' and 'The Sugar Queen', I no longer worry or wonder if I will like the latest tale. I know I will adore it.

And I did. Adored doesn’t seem adequate. It feels like it should be in capitals, bold and underlined. I ADORED it! I read for several hours and despite not being slightly sleepy, but instead enamoured with Mullaby and its occupants, I decided to “save” something for tomorrow. Instead my dreams were filled with Julia’s cakes, calling me like they called Sawyer. Sometime while it was black outside, I woke up and simply picked up the book and read until I finished and the lay in bed listening to the dawn chorus.

It was delicious and as with 'Gardens Spells' and 'The Sugar Queen', I was both bereft at finished it and satiated with a myriad of feelings – all warm, delicious and content.

I have never come across an author like Sarah Addison Allen. Her stories are treasures, timeless, unique and can only be described as much-loved. Her books .... her stories are so divine, it is the only time I read every single word from the front cover to the blurb about the font used. I can’t leave anything unread and it always leaves me with joy and a little hope when at the end, before I close the cover, I read in the Author’s Notes: She was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is currently at work on her next novel.

Hurrah! I can’t wait to read it!