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Southern Seducer
by Jessica Peterson
This is my first book from Jessica Peterson, and I can safely say it won't be my last. I did a bit of tandem reading between both the ebook and the audio. This was my first audio with Virginia Rose as a female narrator, and I wouldn't be mad listening to her again. Jason Clarke was, of course, fantastic. Both of them honestly did a great job bringing the characters to life.
Overall, I did really enjoy my time with this book. Some parts felt a little repetitive, specifically around Beau and his back and forth on how to handle his feelings for Annabel. I completely understand where he was coming from, but something about it just didn't work all that well for me. That aside, I still really enjoyed the story. I really enjoyed the relationship between Beau and Annabel. I loved the emails we got to see throughout the book, spanning their entire relationship, from the day they met all the way to present times. It was such a great way to give us insight to their history without doing flashbacks.
This book definitely dealt with some heavier topics, Annabel suffering from post-partem depression (something that isn't talked about nearly enough in the real world) and Beau suffering from a progressive degenerative disease (something else not talked about nearly enough in the real world). I truly loved the representation on both topics in this book and I really loved how they were both talked about openly with the characters once everyone was made aware.
Honestly, this was a great start to a series I'm genuinely looking forward to continuing, and and great introduction to an author I look forward to reading more from.
✔️ Friends to Lovers
✔️ Single Mom
✔️ Former Football Player
✔️ Small Town
✔️ First Person Dual POV
Overall, I did really enjoy my time with this book. Some parts felt a little repetitive, specifically around Beau and his back and forth on how to handle his feelings for Annabel. I completely understand where he was coming from, but something about it just didn't work all that well for me. That aside, I still really enjoyed the story. I really enjoyed the relationship between Beau and Annabel. I loved the emails we got to see throughout the book, spanning their entire relationship, from the day they met all the way to present times. It was such a great way to give us insight to their history without doing flashbacks.
This book definitely dealt with some heavier topics, Annabel suffering from post-partem depression (something that isn't talked about nearly enough in the real world) and Beau suffering from a progressive degenerative disease (something else not talked about nearly enough in the real world). I truly loved the representation on both topics in this book and I really loved how they were both talked about openly with the characters once everyone was made aware.
Honestly, this was a great start to a series I'm genuinely looking forward to continuing, and and great introduction to an author I look forward to reading more from.
✔️ Friends to Lovers
✔️ Single Mom
✔️ Former Football Player
✔️ Small Town
✔️ First Person Dual POV