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The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

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domicspinnwand's review against another edition

3.0

Dieses Buch wurde mir immer wieder vorgeschlagen, wenn ich nach Südstaaten-Schmonzetten a la Grüne Tomaten oder Ya-Ya-Schwestern gesucht habe, und es war bei der Onleihe verfügbar, also habe ich zugeschlagen.

Hm. Hat mir jetzt eher so mittel gefallen. Die Handlung spielt in der Gegenwart und es wird ziemlich hastig für meinen Geschmack die Liebesgeschichten der lokalen Society-Darlings erzählt. Dazu kommt ein bissle Geisterseherei, Südstaatenromantik mit Pfirsichduft und eine dubiose Mord(?)geschichte in den 30ger Jahren.

Es hätte dem Buch gut getan, wenn sich die Autorin ein bissle mehr Zeit fürs Erzählen genommen hätte und z.B. die Highschool-Zeit der Protagonisten und auch die Story in den 30gern ein bissle ausführlicher erzählt hätte. War aber durchaus unterhaltsam - und das Cover ist wirklich sehr schön, auch wenn ich das Buch als ebook von der Onleihe hatte und deshalb vom Cover ja wenig gesehen habe...

librarianinperiwinkle's review against another edition

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4.0

The Peach Keeper is a delightful story of friendship and finding yourself. Living your best life, as Oprah would say. Seventy-five years ago a secret was buried at the edge of a cliff, but secrets do not stay buried forever, and this one is shaken loose when Paxton and Colin restore the town's original grand home to its former glory. Willa, Paxton, Sebastian, and Colin grew up in the same North Carolina town but worlds apart. The labels they bore in high school--Joker, Princess, Freak, and Stick Man--still haunt them twelve years later. They are about to learn that none of them is quite what people thought.

Sarah Addison Allen infuses her books with magic. Not the spells and incantations sort, but the delicious kind--bells and scents and objects that appear and disappear, protective birds, earthquakes, and so on. I read this book pretty much in one sitting and wished I could dive into it and meet these people in real life. I also loved the cameo appearance by Claire and Bay from Garden Spells.

For readers' advisors: character doorway primarily but also story doorway

ahhhlexis's review

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sarahjohnson22's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kim_j_dare's review against another edition

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4.0

Lovely magical realism with friendship, romance, and a splash of mystery. The last 20 pages tied things up a little too neatly, but the 250 that came before had me enthralled.

josieabc12's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing book! When I first got it, I set it aside and didn't read it for about a year. When I did finally pick it up, I couldn't put it down! I am very glad I go it and that I finally read it. It is a great mixture of mystery and friendship with a little bit of romance slipped in there as well.