[Book Review] - The Girld Who Chased The Moon - Sarah Addison Allen

Attention: I have read all my books in portuguese. There might be some differences in the translation which may impact the direct quotes.

After her mother's death, Emilly is sent to the enchanted Mullaby to live with her grandfather, a giant, who she never listened about. The young girl is rejected in the city on the beginning for something that her mother did on the past and none want to tell her about. So, Julia, the city baker and Emillys neighbour, decides to help her to find her place on the city. Therefore, Julia also have her secrets.

“Live in her own past is difficult enough. You should not live the past of someone else.”

Sarah binds us to a history told by different viewpoints with an urge to discover the lights and magic of Mullaby, Emilly's gift, and the past of Julia.

Do not look for a justification for the enchanted because it is magic realism.  The magic is discreet and is just there. The plot's focus is on love and personal relationships. 

History presents us with two novels in development. Emilly with the mysterious Win, who is tired of the grudge and family secrets, and Julia with Sawyer, her old teenage love. And in the course of the facts, we realize that history tells us about love, how the past affects us emotionally and is directly related to who we have become and how forgiveness can bring us peace and help us move forward.

I confess that Julia's story moved me a little more. I believe it is because it is a more mature romance. After all, with the passing of the years and the arrival of maturation the problems end up becoming heavier and the regrets bigger. Julia is a strong woman who aroused my admiration and empathy.

The romance is sweet, light, and heart-warming. Throughout history I found myself smiling every time I noticed simple demonstrations of love like checking the washing machine or making cakes. Because love is not always in words, but in discreet and everyday gestures.

The feeling that reading gave me, from beginning to end, was as if I were floating between sugar and butterflies. I really hoped for the well-being of the characters because they were people who really deserved happiness.

This was my first reading of a work by Sarah Addison and she won my heart with her magical and smooth writing making this book one of my favorites. I'm already looking forward to seeing your other titles.

“The way we see the world changes all the time. It all depends on our mood.”

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