Title: The Girl Who Chased the MoonAuthor: Sarah Addison Allen
Why I read it: The title caught my attention. Then I saw it took place in NC, my home state, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Summary (from Goodreads) Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And 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.
Opinion: It kept me hooked. The characters were interesting, realistic, treatable, likable. I read half of the book in one sitting. However, it seemed like there were two stories here and they were very disconnected. One was a very realistic story of a middle-aged woman facing down her past, while the other was a girl discovering a vaguely-supernatural secret about a mysterious family.
Ratings
Girl Power: 4 (Both Emily and Julia are well-rounded, realistic women full of determination. They aren't heroes, but they certainly aren't damsels in distress)
Writing Style: 4
Plot: 3 (One storyline is entirely plausible, taking place in a world identical to our own. The other starts out in this world, then delves into the supernatural in a way that felt forced. Both plots were good, on their own, but together they seemed disjointed. There was also a little too much emphasis on the love stories for my taste (both heroines seem to end up pursued by genuine attractive guys despite their callousness towards them).
Overall:3.5
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