The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

 

Josey has lived in this little North Carolina town her whole life. She has felt like she is always making up for the past and always under her mothers shadow. She has developed ways to manage over the years-hidden romance novels and sweets-but has an abrupt turn in her life that sends her in directions she never would have imagined.

This was a fun read, easy and not a ton of substance, but good take-a-ways at the same time. We cannot let the past dictate who we are today and we have to try to go out for what we want. Living in the shadow of the past and letting others live your life is no way to live. It is not easy to break the mold, but sometimes it just needs to be broken.