My final thoughts!

"You wouldn't happen to be a werewolf, would you?"


"Excuse me?" he said.


She slowly loosened her hold on the bar and sat back. "There are only two reasons I can think of for why you don't come out at night: night blindness or werewolf."


"And you decided to go with werewolf?"


"It was a toss-up."




So, as I've stated, Sarah Addison Allen is one of my favorite authors. I love the simple way she writes and magic she weaves into her books. Mullaby is definitely a place I would want to visit, I think. With giants and the Mullaby Lights, along with wonderful cakes, who knows what untold magic is still there?

The various back stories help add so much to the world Allen has created. When we find out the truth to how things truly went down with Dulcie and Logan, it makes me wonder to the depth of their story. Vance mentions that Logan was the only one who could control Dulcie. Ultimately, he's the deceiver and it's completely Logan's fault that the events of that fateful night happened. Morgan blames Dulcie fully for the way everything went down, but I think he's more angry that Logan outed their family the way he did. Logan was willing to show the world who he was because he was in love with Dulcie, but due to his past attempts on his life and Dulcie's sudden rebuttal, he took his life on the final shot. Morgan's relationship with his own wife has never recovered, but Win wasn't willing to let the past dictate how he lives his life with Emily. And it was really sweet of him to go up to Vance and told him he'd like to take his granddaughter out once his grounding was over. Made me go "Awww..."

I love Vance's character. He's such a gentle man and doesn't do anything to hurt anyone. His story with Lily was so sweet, and I adored the way she was able to still send him a message at the end of the book. It was the push he needed to get himself in gear and fix up his home, and start taking better care of his granddaughter. Not only for Emily's sake but for Dulcie's sake too.

Emily is a remarkable character because, despite what she's learned, she has an unwavering faith in the person her mother was. I got the impression when she said she'll always want to be like her mother, it was just a lot to live up to, that she's a little tired of trying to live up to her mother's image.Of course, I think Julia explained things best when she told Emily she was who Dulcie became.

Julia's story is probably the most heartbreaking, but she is one of my favorite characters because she's fighting to keep herself safe while not realizing she has actually come home. I don't like Beverly myself, and I was so glad when Julia told her she wasn't leaving. That scene in the diner was a real eye opener for Julia when she realized that her father showed how much he loved her in a quiet way. I also loved that she realized Stella was the best friend she'd ever had. It's just another indication of how much people can change. Plus, the fact that Sawyer was pretty detrimental to helping her heal was great. They came back together, even after he found out the truth. I love it.

Now...with Maddie showing up at the end, I can't help but hope at some point Sarah Addison Allen will write another book so we can see how Sawyer and Julia react to seeing her.

I love this book and everything in it!! :-D