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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Re-read; read for the first time around 2010ish, AKA a million damn years ago.
I'm re-reading my old favourite Joshilyn Jackson books to see if I still love them, after finding her last couple books kinda meh. While I did lower this from a 5 to a 4 - look, we're all different people than we were in 2010 - I think I prefer this chick-litty style over her thrillers. (Though I remember The Girl Who Stopped Swimming being my favourite, which was more of a mystery-suspense. I guess we'll see if it holds up!) Next up, the kind-of-sort-of companion to this book, Backseat Saints, which I remember absolutely loving. Please let me still love it!
What's weird is I know I loved this book, but I remembered absolutely nothing about it! Which was cool cause it was pretty much like a first time read. It's not perfect, but boy do I love a good Southern gothic murder. Blood and kudzu. Absolutely my fave. And this has one of the best, most hook-y titles ever.
I'm re-reading my old favourite Joshilyn Jackson books to see if I still love them, after finding her last couple books kinda meh. While I did lower this from a 5 to a 4 - look, we're all different people than we were in 2010 - I think I prefer this chick-litty style over her thrillers. (Though I remember The Girl Who Stopped Swimming being my favourite, which was more of a mystery-suspense. I guess we'll see if it holds up!) Next up, the kind-of-sort-of companion to this book, Backseat Saints, which I remember absolutely loving. Please let me still love it!
What's weird is I know I loved this book, but I remembered absolutely nothing about it! Which was cool cause it was pretty much like a first time read. It's not perfect, but boy do I love a good Southern gothic murder. Blood and kudzu. Absolutely my fave. And this has one of the best, most hook-y titles ever.
Yep, looks like another binge. I realize I happen to very much enjoy murder mysteries wrapped up in deep Southern sensibilities.
I love a southern girl who flees her small hometown but has to return to face her past, especially when she has an attitude and sense of humor.
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One of the best audiobooks I've listened to in a long time. The narrator was fantastic. She has the perfect southern accent to accompany the story. The only cheesy part was some music interspersed throughout the story, but the story itself was so good I can overlook that. A woman returns to the south to face her demons after a 10 year absence. The most suspenseful chic lit I've ever "read".
awesome book, loved the story, and the people, loved the ending, would be a good book to have a second book come off of
More between a 3 and 4. I listened to the audiobook and there is music in it that is absurd. The story is alright. Parts of it are really good and well written, other parts are slow and ridiculous. It was alright. Definitely had to finish it once I got into it. Also has some good twists and turns.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read this way way way long ago but always stuck with me, southern gossipy mystery love
This is the second book by this author that I've read and even though I was a bit skeptical (and turned off by) the religious theme of the book, I ended up enjoying it a lot. 3.5 out of 5 stars. She's a good writer. The first line of the book is "There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel's, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits and also Jesus." I can't relate to ANY of those things...but I still liked the book!
Lena fled Alabama and has been living in Chicago going to school and dating an African American lawyer whom she loves and wants to marry but he insists on meeting her family first. She's reluctant because they are openly racist and she left her hometown because of...something deeply dark and scary. She doesn't want to go home but she doesn't want to lose her boyfriend.
The book was funny at times, touching and also a bit uncomfortable (in relation to the open racism). But I liked the well-developed characters, the family, the surprise ending and the main character's aunt.
Lena fled Alabama and has been living in Chicago going to school and dating an African American lawyer whom she loves and wants to marry but he insists on meeting her family first. She's reluctant because they are openly racist and she left her hometown because of...something deeply dark and scary. She doesn't want to go home but she doesn't want to lose her boyfriend.
The book was funny at times, touching and also a bit uncomfortable (in relation to the open racism). But I liked the well-developed characters, the family, the surprise ending and the main character's aunt.