The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen

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I devoured this book. I wanted to give it five stars while I was reading it because I was enraptured by the characters and the world and the story, but I really wouldn't do such a thing after only reading it once.

I love the sense of magic and passion that [a:Sarah Addison Allen|566874|Sarah Addison Allen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1372537232p2/566874.jpg] evokes. She is a purveyor of modern day fairy tales and quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. [b:The Sugar Queen|2200877|The Sugar Queen|Sarah Addison Allen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440154317l/2200877._SX50_.jpg|2854106] is so delightful it makes you wonder if the real world is that magical as well. Or if, your world is changed and is more magical for having read it, somehow more alive; if it will bring something new into your life or you'll see something you'd have missed otherwise; if something will come alive within you, something that's been lost so long you've forgotten you ever had it. And isn't that why we read books at all?

If [b:The Sugar Queen|2200877|The Sugar Queen|Sarah Addison Allen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440154317l/2200877._SX50_.jpg|2854106] doesn't deliver on bringing that magic into your life at the very least it reminds you of the wonder of possibility.

The other thing I like about Allen's romances is that there is no one perfect guy that everyone wants or one belle of the ball. It's the right guy for each girl and they fit so wonderfully with each other. And all her characters are flawed or hurt or hiding something or are most often scared but they each come more alive in coming together. It's a magical sort of romance that is more real than a lot of other books.