Book Review: The Girl Who Chased The Moon

by Sarah Addison Allen

Every once in a while you read a book that changes you, a book that causes you to reevaluate how you view life.  This book is one of those books.  While it is more of a young adult book, it is smoothly written with an engrossing plot.

Mullaby, North Carolina, is a small southern town where magic walks and the past is never forgotten. Emily Benedict, a teenager, moves to town she has never heard about to live with her grandfather, a reclusive giant, after the death of her mother. Her mother's past in the town brings problems for Emily, but no one wants to talk about what happened. As Emily struggles to learn the truth, she discovers that in the struggle of finding her mother's past she is also finding herself.

I would recommend this book to anyone, teen or adult.  It makes intelligent and substantial points about the impact of a life when you are strong enough to be who you are. Allen aptly demonstrates that magic can be real and the world can be a wondrous place. 

BIS Rating: 5 out of 5 nightlights

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BIS Rating system:
1 nightlight = put it down and didn't care to pick it back up
2 nightlights = finished the book
3 nightlights = enjoyed the book but probably wouldn't re-read it
4 nightlights = had a hard time putting the book down
5 nightlights = stayed up way too late to finish instead of going to bed

(originally published 19 April 2010)