I've never read Sarah Addison Allen before, but I've had her books on my TBR list for a long time. I felt that Lost Lake was as good an introduction as any. 
 Kate is just "waking up" after a year of just going through the motions after her husbands death. She realizes that she's been asleep all this time on the day her and her daughter Devin are set to move in with her mother-in-law. On a last look through the house Devin finds a postcard for Lost Lake and Kate immediately remembers what she believes is the last fond memory of her childhood. In wanting to catch that feeling again, Kate spontaneously decides that her and Devin need to get away and what better place than Lost Lake owned by her great Aunt Eby. When she gets to Lost Lake, Kate finds that Eby is planning on selling. Business hasn't been what is used to be and she can't keep it up any more. Her regulard decide to still keep their reservations and hope for one last good summer in a place that holds fond memories for everyone. 
 I liked the magical writing of Sarah Addison Allen. I feel like it can't be classified as a strictly fantasy novel, but more like something that could truly be possible if one believes hard enough and has enough hope. You have to set aside preconceived notions of reality and give way to possibilities. 
 Through all the magic you have a story about people who need to find their way again. Kate and her great Aunt Eby are the main focus of the story, but the secondary characters all have their own tale to tell and get time to do it. Everyone is part of the Lost Lake family whether by choice or not. The closing would effect everyone in some way. 
 Essentially you have a story about love and grief in all their many forms. How people deal with situations differently doesn't necessarily make them bad people. How someone remembers their past and what place it has in their present and future. 
 Lost Lake was a beautiful story and I look forward to reading the rest of Sarah Addison Allen's stories.