Review by Jan:I adored Garden Spells by this author and am very pleased to write that I enjoyed The Sugar Queen just as much.
The Sugar Queen is about a young woman named Josey who cares for her overbearing mother. Josey stores candy in her secret closet and reads romance novels and travel books, dreaming of adventure and leaving the responsibilities of her repressed life behind. Everything changes when a local woman named Della shows up in her closet, hiding from an abusive boyfriend, and teaches Josey how to have the courage to reach for happiness. Josey's emotional journey from an unhappy recluse to social confidence is as heart-wrenching as it is beautiful, and like Garden Spells, every character is worth remembering.
This is a stand-alone book, not connected to Garden Spells, but with a similar setting in a southern quirky community. Once again, the story is sprinkled with just the right amount of magic to keep it intriguing, and with a unique cast of characters, flawed yet exquisitely penned. Allen's writing style is simply perfect. I devoured this book in one evening, and I do hope you give it a try.
Hope to see you in our library someday soon,Jan
Request The Sugar Queen from the Bangor Public Library
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