The Sugar Queen
Book description
Twenty-seven-year-old Josey is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season; she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle; and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet.
For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother's house,…
Why read it?
3 authors picked The Sugar Queen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From the first chapter, I was bewitched by the effortless overlay of the fantastical with the everyday.
This delightful sugary read showcases a heroine who craves sweets, connection, and acceptance—I can relate to all of that!
When she succeeds, I feel I do too. I love how this book creates a feeling of hope in a new day within me.
From Jennifer's list on magical realism to enchant you and lift your spirits.
Sarah Addison Allen’s books enchanted me at first read. In her books, what others consider weird or magical are an ordinary part of life.
Josey Cirrini still lives with her unloving mother. She hides her favorite thing in her closet. A stack of romance novels and a stockpile of sugary treats. This was her sanctuary until Della Lee Baker, a cranky waitress in the town, moves into Josey’s closet.
Chloe Finley’s life is sprinkled with books that follow her around.
Sarah weaves their lives together into a beautiful magical story where the color red has startling powers and passion can…
From Susan's list on romances with seasoned heroines.
This book is full of quirky characters, mouth-watering food, fairy tale elements, and magical realism. It was the first book I read of Sarah Addison Allen’s, and it wasn’t the last. All her books are amazing, but quite simply The Sugar Queen is my favorite. Not only is it cute and clever, it’s also a charming, quick pleasure read. Be warned though, you will get hungry, so have snacks nearby.
From Amie's list on brimming with magic.
If you love The Sugar Queen...
Tap Dancing on Everest
Tap Dancing on Everest, part coming-of-age memoir, part true-survival adventure story, is about a young medical student, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor raised in N.Y.C., who battles self-doubt to serve as the doctor—and only woman—on a remote Everest climb in Tibet.
The team attempts a new route up…
Want books like The Sugar Queen?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 78 books like The Sugar Queen.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,586
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Sugar Queen, you might also like...
Return to Hope Creek
Return to Hope Creek is a second-chance rural romance set in Australia.
Stella Simpson's career and engagement are over. She returns to the rural community of Hope Creek to heal, unaware her high school and college sweetheart, Mitchell Scott, has also moved back to town to do some healing of…
Hayley and the Hot Flashes
Country music diva Hayley Swift has fallen off the charts and into a funk. Desperate to regain her place in the limelight, she agrees to a low-budget tour of Southern venues, starting with her 35th high school reunion.
There, in an unexpected but fortuitous reconnection, The Girls Next Door —who…
