That Just Happened!

Addison Allen, Sarah.  Garden Spells  & The Girl Who Chased the Moon.  Bantam Books (2007, 2010).

 These books were recommended to me by Blond Duck over at A Duck in Her Pond.  Of course, I had to request them from my library ASAP because Blond Duck is one cool chick.  I highly recommend you check out her site.  Not only do I share her love of mustard, but she writes the most fun stories about fanciful places.  In fact, she has a few serials that she posts on this blog. 

Most of all, I really appreciate the time she takes to comment on my blog, even if it is just to say “Hope you had a great weekend.”  So, thanks Blond Duck!  And a double  thank you for recommending these novels!  I finished The Girl Who Chased the Moon  in one night.  They are both fantastic stories about the relationships between people and reconciling your past with your present.  Each character is so well-written, the Reader really feels like they know them by the end of the book.  I was happy and sad and giddy and curious as the stories developed.   Also, I liked the magical element to the books as it never seemed cheesy or over-done to me.

The one thing that I can really compare them to is that movie Practical Magic with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, especially for Garden Spells.  The characters were similar and there is a similar feel to the stories.  Very woman-identified and follows the characters on the path to self-discovery by looking at the past.  I read The Girl Who Chased the Moon  and enjoyed that one slightly more (probably because of the other’s similarity to the movie).

I would definitely recommend this author to anyone who saw Practical Magic  and loved it, anyone who likes reading  books with a magical element to it, or anyone who likes feel-good romantic books.

I would say these should both be Put On Your TBR List.

Thanks again, Blond Duck!