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A skeleton, a suitcase, & a fedora are discovered under a peach tree in front of the Blue Ridge Madame, just shortly before the gala celebrating the renovation of the grand 76-yo house. The skeleton‘s ghost is unhappy and the cops are, too, trying to find who killed the man with a bashed in head. This brings the two main characters diving into their grandmothers‘ pasts and that of the house. This book is about how to make friends, and what they ⬇️

My next audiobook #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Walls of Water, North Carolina is the setting of this novel. The novel is about the sisterhood of friendship and how enduring it can be. Grandmothers started a group to show that they would always be there for each other. As the seasons of life change, the ladies organization did also. A love story is woven in the fabric of lives as the granddaughters search for the deep sisterhood of friendship again. 4/5

A small-town Southern gothic mystery.

The story moved a little bit too quick for me. Not my favorite by Allen but still a charming read you can relax with.

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#ReadAway2024 #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge
#TPRC #DivergingInSeason3

Starting next for the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge.

#DivergingInSeason3 Set in North Carolina

#TPRC #ReadAway2024

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This wasn‘t my favorite Sarah Addison Allen book, but it was a relaxing, late-summer read of friendship and family secrets, brushed with a hint of magic. Paxton and Sebastian‘s romance in particular didn‘t sit right with me.

Thanks for the tag @Eggs

1. Podcast

2. One of the Sarah Addison Allen books I haven‘t read yet.

#Two4Tuesday

My favorite place to read ❤️ one of my favorite authors with three names 💛✨🌟🍊

#MayMontage

Great book! #temptingtitles #withafruit @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

3/5⭐ This book deals with themes of friendship and identity wonderfully but deals with romance horrendously. #roll100

I enjoyed this book. I liked the friendship that developed between the two main characters and their love interests. I thought they all showed growth. The magical elements in this book was much more subtle than other books I've read by the author, and I wish there had been just a bit more of that. However, the writing was beautiful. It was a good end of summer read.

I slept until noon today. The past two weeks have been hard at work and I needed lots of rest. The only thing I've been doing is reading and loving on my cats. Time well spent.

Starting this book on this cloudy morning. This will be my last "summer" read. I'm getting tired of the lighter reads and want spooky books or books that feel like autumn. This book has a found skeleton, a mystery, and family secrets so I'm hoping it will be a good transition book.

Enjoyed listening to this one all in one day as I walked, washed dishes and cooked for the upcoming week. An entertaining southern tale full of romance, mystery and friendship. Not heavy or complicated, I appreciated the struggles of the 30+ aged characters as they tried to discover their lives and roles upon returning to their hometown.

Working on a Saturday is not my idea of a good time but my day started with the car in front of me paying for my latte and I came home to surprise bookmail. Can‘t complain when the work is bookended by such kindness. Thank you @Jas16 for this book from my TBR. I am looking forward to reading it and appreciate you thinking of me. 💜💜💜

Told from two different perspectives in the third person POV, that right from the start what I think won't work, does and it's intriguing as the story develops and the differences between them is just what the other characters needs without realizing it. What I thought was a small connection between them, is so much grander than I could have expected, which in turn made everything else more interesting and reminded me of Allen's other books.

This was a fun, lighthearted read and makes me dream about long summer days. ☀️

I was exceptionally entertained and excited by this story. Sarah Addison Allen is a fun discovery. I learned about her through a few fans of Menna Van Praag.

I didn't feel excitement and anticipation until half way through. Yet, after some time I felt such dedicationfor the characters and the unfolding narrative. Mystery, love, friendship, family. Risk-taking for happiness, achieving self-love. ♥️

"Coffee...was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long since gone, the AA meeting that saved their life. Coffee meant something to people. Most found their lives were miserable without it.

Coffee was a lot like love that way." (p. 193)

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#3Books I‘ve read in a day

Beach Read - I read this year. Loved it and needed it. I didn‘t expect to read it in a day, but I had the time.

A Burning - I read this year in a day also. It was okay. The writing was really simple, so it was a fast read.

The Peach Keeper - I read a few years ago on a summer weekend. This book was really good. I love Sarah Addison Allen

🍑 freezer jam. Makes me want to re-read the tagged book!

Painfully clique. 2 🌟

Cute story.

#sequelplease
I would welcome (and devour) any sequel featuring any characters from any of Allen‘s magically realistic novels
#bibliomaynia
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

"There's no avoiding me now, you know," she said. "You know my secrets. You maced people for me. You've got me for life." #SqadGoals

I love the friendship between Willa and Paxton! SAA weaves a story with the ties of friendship, romantic love, and that intrinsic connection all women share. This is a tale of magic and superstition, an epic friendship that has lasted through the decades, and a new one that promises to be just as strong.

We are not alone

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JoScho @SarahBradley @geodynamical and all the southern mothers and daughters💕

Another lovely Sarah Addison Allen creation 🍑
Claire Waverly (Garden Spells) makes a guest appearance 🌸🌼🌺

💗 Tagged

💗 Thunderhead (Shusterman) if my library hold comes through

💗 Bibliophile

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

“Fate never promises to tell you everything up front. You aren‘t always shown the path in life you‘re supposed to take. But if there was one thing she‘d learned in the past few weeks, it was that sometimes, when you‘re really lucky, you meet someone with a map.”

#7days7covers #covercrush Day 1 Thanks for the tag @mcipher 😘 Here is one of my favorite covers and books
Tagging @Kayla.Adriena if you haven‘t already been tagged to play - post a pretty cover every day for 7 days, no explanation required.

I always find Sarah Addison Allen‘s books to be comforting, easy reads and this was no exception. While not my favorite of hers, I enjoyed this town and its characters. I just wish there had been more about the grandmothers and club women and less about the romantic interests.

Another delightful read from Sarah 🤗🍊

This one has been on my TBR shelves for a long time! Glad to have finally read some Sarah Addison Allen! Reminds me of Susanna Kearsley, who I really enjoy, because of the magical realism, the multiple timelines, and the tones of the stories. I‘ll definitely pick up another book by this author for something easy to read and enjoyable!

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My daughter has picked my next read, yet again. I love the titles of all her books and the magestical covers. 🤗😍

"We‘re connected, as women. It‘s like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there‘s trouble, we all know it, but most of the time we‘re just too scared, or selfish, or insecure to help. But if we don‘t help each other, who will?"

#worldwomensday #internationalwomensday

Really liked the book. The author is definitely a favorite of mine.

I love some of this author‘s books, but this one was just not the same for me. I wanted more of the story of the grandmothers. The story of Pax and Willa was good, but I feel like there was a lot of possibility that was lost by bringing out the grandmother‘s story so slowly. And the Sebastian/Pax storyline made me very squidgy. This is my about a family book for #popsugarreadingchallenge

I had every intention of reading this book slowly and finishing it on January 1st to kick off the #newyearwhodis event. However, @Laughterhp made such a good recommendation that I read this in less than 24 hours. I struggled with putting it down. Here‘s to reading more wonderful books next month!

A perfect Sunday afternoon

Book: Tagged book
Author: Sarah Perry
Movie: Pitch Perfect 🎥 TV: Psych 💕
Food: potato anything 🥔

#manicmonday #letterP

⭐⭐⭐/5: I was looking to read Garden Spells, but Barnes and Noble didn't have it, so I grabbed this one instead. I wasn't that impressed. I enjoyed the whimsical parts, wanted more of the mystery, and didn't care for the romance and happily ever after ending. I just don't like romances or "happy" books; tragedy, angst, turmoil, complexity and depth of characterization are what I like in my books. So, it wasn't "bad", just not for me.

I didn‘t like this one as much as Garden Spells, but it is a magical story of love and friendship set in Walls of Water , North Carolina. There‘s an irresistible beta male character that I‘m crushing on. ( I read a lot of Georgette Heyer as a kid 😀)

Tonight‘s audiobook. 🍑

The book was only okay. I enjoy Allen‘s use of what I think of as magical realism lite, but this particular story didn‘t have quite enough of the usual charm and whimsy. It felt a little uninspired. Not horrible, but not particularly interesting or memorable. The picture is unrelated - just a fun snap my daughter took at the Detroit Festival of Books this past weekend.

Are any Mitten Littens going to the book fair in the D today??? I want to but I promised my daughter a beach trip to Lake Huron this weekend and I do love the beach also. Hard choices!! #cantdoitall #elvis #catsoflitsy #petsoflitsy

I totally should have been reading for school. But I was feeling stressed. And tired. And just needed a guaranteed magical, happy read. And it was. I love The stories Sarah Addison Allen writes. They just feel good to read.

Finished The Peach Keeper. Light and exactly what I needed for my night time read. 4🌟
Now into the wife between us.

Why not kill two birds with one stone. #13inThree #popsugarreadingchallenge #abookwithafruitinthetitle

Wow wow wow! This book was so amazing! I love Sarah Addison Allen. She is definitely going on the must buy this authors book list!!

First book finished for #4in48Readathon

Now time to stretch and do some yard work on this gorgeous day!

Oh! Also, using this book for #booked2018 - book with flowers on cover