2020 Keyword Challenge - February - Girl
This was a nice light read. Little magic, little romance, little mystery.
Emily, a 17 yr old, is sent to her grandfather to live with after the death of her mother. She never knew she had a grandfather because Emily's mother never talked about her past. So living in her mother's hometown, Emily discovers many of not only her mother's secrets but also the town's secrets.
We meet many of the town's interesting characters like Emily's grandfather, an 8 ft giant, Julia who bakes cakes to entice hope and love, and the Coffey's who have a decade old secret.
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Goodreads says:
Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew--a reclusive, real-life gentle giant--she realizes that mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby, they’re a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.
Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily’s backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.
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