The Sugar Queen

I gave up on the book I was reading last week because it was soo boring. So now I'm reading The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. I really like this book, even though I'm not that far into it yet. It's about 27 year old Josey Cirrini. Yeah, usually I stick to reading books about teenagers around my age, but I decided this one looked pretty good. And it is. Josey still lives with her mom, she has no boyfriend, and a really pathetic life. She keeps a stash of sweets, travel magazines, and romance novels. The romance novels because she dreams of being in love, the travel magazines because she desperately wants to leave her town, and the sweets for comfort. She knows none of this will ever happen, though. The mailman she has a huge crush on doesn't even notice her, and she has to stay home and take care of her high-maintenance mom. Josie's mom used to be the most beautiful girl in town, and until now, she never even seemed to age. Josie knows she can't live up to her mother's reputation or beauty so she relies on her sweets and candies for consolation. One day, though, she wakes up to find a woman hiding out in her closet. Josie is forced to let her stay, and in return the strange woman vows she'll help turn around Josie's disappointment of a life.
Welll, I'm curious to see how this story continues. So far, I love Josie's quirky character and her youth. The author is mixing reality with just a tiny smidge of magic. But hopefully it doesn't turn too "hokus pokus" because I don't usually like fantasy books. Anywayss--I'm not far enough into the book to write much about it this week, so yeah !