5 of 5
Stars...
Prior to reading this book, I had read the First Frost by Sarah
Addison Allen, which I really enjoyed. :) Having, within the past couple of
days, read and listened to some books that I considered very intense, this was a
book in the opposite direction. Short, sweet and refreshing...and full of
magic.
Within a couple of hours, I had completely finished this book!
This is the story of Emily. Her mother has recently died and she has
traveled to Mullaby, NC, her mother's native town to be with her only living
relative, her grandfather. As soon as she arrives she is given grief by everyone
who knew her mother. People make her mom out to be some type of monster, someone
she(Emily) didn't even know existed. Her mother couldn't possibly be like this!
Wow! That is a major shocker to her. Determined to find out the truth and redeem
her mother's name, she befriend's Julia, a prior schoolmate of her mother's with
her own past, and a very friendly young man named Win Coffey. Both are
determined to make things right, her and Win... Lights in the forest? of the
Mullaby Ghosts? Where or what are they?
Yes, I know it seems a bit
convoluted, but it was really a sweet story. I would highly recommend it to
anyone!
As I read the story and understood the mystery of the Mullaby
Ghosts, I realized that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, kids usually end
up following in their parents steps. Emily was able to clarify the whole
incident that ruined her mother's reputation in their small town as well as
clarify her own feeling for Win Coffey; the nephew of the man her mother was
accused of leading to suicide, causing her to leave her small town of Mullaby.
Pickup a copy today. It is definitely a GREAT read. :)
by Mimi Lala
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