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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Full review can be found here: https://nordie.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/book-review-the-sugar-queen-by-sarah-add... "The Sugar Queen" grew on me page by page and enveloped me in a sweet, subtle mystery that developed into something much more substantial as time moved along. I had time to get to know the characters and find their redeeming qualities and I most graciously appreciated the additional content my copy included that tied up the individual stories. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this irresistible novel, Sarah Addison Allen, author of the bestselling debut, Garden Spells, tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets—and secret passions—are about to change her life forever. Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, she’s a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother’s house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night. . . . Until she finds her closet harboring Della Lee Baker, a local waitress who is one part nemesis—and two parts fairy godmother. With Della Lee’s tough love, Josey’s narrow existence quickly expands. She even bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who is hounded by books that inexplicably appear when she needs them—and who has a close connection to Josey’s longtime crush. Soon Josey is living in a world where the color red has startling powers, and passion can make eggs fry in their cartons. And that’s just for starters. Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, love—and the enchanting possibilities of every new day. Praise for The Sugar Queen “Like the most decadently addictive bonbons, once started, Allen’s magically entrancing novel is impossible to put down.”—Booklist (starred review) “Bewitching . . . Such a pleasurable book.”—Publishers Weekly. No library descriptions found. |
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I didn't find it in the YA section of the library but it's got that feel---simple, predictable story; shallow, lust-based "romance"; not a lot of description or imagery. I wouldn't put it in the category of a beach read---but it's not something that leaves a lasting impression of truths to ponder. Still, I'm hoping to find more by this new-to-me author.
I'm taking off one star for super predictability, (I guessed Della Lee's secret before I even opened the book and the story of all three women very shortly into it) and one star for sex and language. ( )