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Southern Seducer
by Jessica Peterson
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
"Between his enormous build and filthy mouth, it's sometimes easy to forget Beau has a soft touch. Especially with kids." -Annabel
"And I know somewhere in the space between and bones and soul, that it'll never be this way with anyone but Annabel." -Beau
"Knowledge and happiness are about becoming. Blooming, dying, trying again. Learning and unlearning. Failing. Failing again and again and again until you get it right." -Annabel
I liked this story a lot! I found Jessica through her Harbour Village series and loved them both so much that I had to check out her backlist! I decided to start with this book because the summary sounded amazing, and I also adore a friends to lovers trope. And this book did not disappoint with that trope! I absolutely loved Annabel and Beau's friendship; they met in college and connected immediately. 17 years later and they're still best friends, and when they're both having a rough time, they decide to get together so they can help each other heal. I enjoyed seeing all of their inside jokes and watching them be able to joke around with each other. I love a book with good banter and between Annabel and Beau's banter and the banter between all the Beauregard siblings, I was definitely giggling a lot during this book. While I'm not a mother, I thought that Jessica handled all of the issues with PPD that Annabel was experiencing very well. She also handled everything that Beau was going through well, too. It was nice to see Annabel and Beau connecting over their mental health struggles and helping each other through them. While I didn't agree with Beau's decision to push his family and Annabel away because of what he was experiencing, I could understand that he felt he was doing what was best for everyone. But, I also appreciated his family calling him out about it and telling him that by trying not to hurt people, he was hurting them even more by pushing them away. I also appreciated that, even though Annabel missed Beau when he pushed her away, she was still hesitant and worked through her feelings before forgiving his actions. It also helped that Beau had some top tier groveling abilities! I really enjoyed this story, and I'm excited to read about the rest of the Beauregard siblings' shenanigans!
"And I know somewhere in the space between and bones and soul, that it'll never be this way with anyone but Annabel." -Beau
"Knowledge and happiness are about becoming. Blooming, dying, trying again. Learning and unlearning. Failing. Failing again and again and again until you get it right." -Annabel
I liked this story a lot! I found Jessica through her Harbour Village series and loved them both so much that I had to check out her backlist! I decided to start with this book because the summary sounded amazing, and I also adore a friends to lovers trope. And this book did not disappoint with that trope! I absolutely loved Annabel and Beau's friendship; they met in college and connected immediately. 17 years later and they're still best friends, and when they're both having a rough time, they decide to get together so they can help each other heal. I enjoyed seeing all of their inside jokes and watching them be able to joke around with each other. I love a book with good banter and between Annabel and Beau's banter and the banter between all the Beauregard siblings, I was definitely giggling a lot during this book. While I'm not a mother, I thought that Jessica handled all of the issues with PPD that Annabel was experiencing very well. She also handled everything that Beau was going through well, too. It was nice to see Annabel and Beau connecting over their mental health struggles and helping each other through them. While I didn't agree with Beau's decision to push his family and Annabel away because of what he was experiencing, I could understand that he felt he was doing what was best for everyone. But, I also appreciated his family calling him out about it and telling him that by trying not to hurt people, he was hurting them even more by pushing them away. I also appreciated that, even though Annabel missed Beau when he pushed her away, she was still hesitant and worked through her feelings before forgiving his actions. It also helped that Beau had some top tier groveling abilities! I really enjoyed this story, and I'm excited to read about the rest of the Beauregard siblings' shenanigans!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness