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katie_chandler's review against another edition
4.0
I like these people! Laughed out loud several times.
Some language and one (two?) semi-open door scenes.
But really, it’s like they had my rom com number. Witty dialogue that is also emotionally mature with open communication.
Some language and one (two?) semi-open door scenes.
But really, it’s like they had my rom com number. Witty dialogue that is also emotionally mature with open communication.
raembooks's review against another edition
4.0
I had so much fun reading this book and it reminded me so much of the small town I grew up in. Harper does an amazing job at capturing that small town feeling where everyone knows everyone’s business and people feel passionate about putting sugar in their cornbread or not (please don’t put sugar in your cornbread). This book has just the right amount of romance and small town drama and a funeral home/bait shop to top it off, who doesn’t love a one-stop shop? I was smiling from beginning to end and I can’t wait to see what is next for Harper.
ennitsud's review against another edition
5.0
close-knit family? smart ass banter? cute romance? adorably intelligent children? schadenfreude where it’s deserved??
totally worth staying up till 3 in the morning to finish :,-))
totally worth staying up till 3 in the morning to finish :,-))
neveroutofbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Bonus star for calling bacon “nature’s glorious meat candy.”
hanfanfics24's review against another edition
4.0
This is the perfect feel good book for when you need a reprieve from the stresses of your own life.
ssimpson92's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5 Rating rounded up
This review is for the series including Books 1 - 3.
High-brow “literary” fiction these are not. Southern Eclectic is just pure, unadulterated, silliness. If you’re expecting anything else from a story about an “eclectic” family, based in a small southern town, that run a combined funeral service/bait and tackle shop (which locals refer to as the “bait and bury")… well…you’re just not paying attention. But, if this kind of preposterousness doesn’t immediately put you off, then maybe, just maybe, you’d enjoy this delightful little yarn spun by Molly Harper. I actually listened to the Audible version of these books, so for me, it was like having that funny, full of life, family member/friend come to your house to share a drink and a tale. A tale told on the back porch at the end of a good meal, for no other reason than to make you laugh. The characters are … well … characters: quirky, prone to predicaments and downright likeable. The things they get themselves into make for a funny story – humorous, with a touch of snark and embellished with just enough exaggerated mischief to make you laugh till you snort your beer. Nothing is too outrageous to include, from the flamingo raid on the shrimp canapes at a fancy gala, to staged zombies in the autopsy room at the funeral home, to crazy bubba-brawls at the annual trunk-and-treat. Yup, crazy antics, stuff you wouldn’t think could ever work, but somehow does. All that and a romance thrown in. The whole series is a very quick "read" and just delightful!
Sometimes you need a break from stories bent on deep social commentary or demanding empathy for the plight of others. For me, these books fill that need.
This review is for the series including Books 1 - 3.
High-brow “literary” fiction these are not. Southern Eclectic is just pure, unadulterated, silliness. If you’re expecting anything else from a story about an “eclectic” family, based in a small southern town, that run a combined funeral service/bait and tackle shop (which locals refer to as the “bait and bury")… well…you’re just not paying attention. But, if this kind of preposterousness doesn’t immediately put you off, then maybe, just maybe, you’d enjoy this delightful little yarn spun by Molly Harper. I actually listened to the Audible version of these books, so for me, it was like having that funny, full of life, family member/friend come to your house to share a drink and a tale. A tale told on the back porch at the end of a good meal, for no other reason than to make you laugh. The characters are … well … characters: quirky, prone to predicaments and downright likeable. The things they get themselves into make for a funny story – humorous, with a touch of snark and embellished with just enough exaggerated mischief to make you laugh till you snort your beer. Nothing is too outrageous to include, from the flamingo raid on the shrimp canapes at a fancy gala, to staged zombies in the autopsy room at the funeral home, to crazy bubba-brawls at the annual trunk-and-treat. Yup, crazy antics, stuff you wouldn’t think could ever work, but somehow does. All that and a romance thrown in. The whole series is a very quick "read" and just delightful!
Sometimes you need a break from stories bent on deep social commentary or demanding empathy for the plight of others. For me, these books fill that need.
k1nkc0llect0r's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
marilynjeanne15's review against another edition
3.0
It was cute. Enjoyed as an audible in the background.
nanaficent's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
rosie_p_burke's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0