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!