finishes "Peachy Flippin' Keen"

Southern Eclectic is set in a spunky, stereo typed, deep southern town. Funny and so realistic is so many ways. I love the setting, the character, and the spunk. I don't like that it took 2 books to tell one story. The last book was 2 hours long and this one is 6 hour 51 minutes. (7+2= 9) I would have preferred one 9 hour book. Some MH "Half Moon Hollow series are that long.

I am not a novella or short story lover. I usually will not purchase an Audible under 5 hours long. I do make exceptions for my favorite Authors, like I did for Molly Harper's last book. But, if I had not read the short story (Peachy Flippin) I would not be completely satisfied with "Ain't She a Peach". And the 2 books make this one story more expensive. I have a budget for book buying and I really didn't like overspending on this one story in the series. My opinion----Just Sayin.......

Molly Harper is one of my favorite writers. All her stories make me laugh with her snarky humor. Talented lady. And when MH and Amanda Ronconi team up well that is a must buy for me.

7 of 7 people found this review helpful

I love Molly Harper and her stories.

I am disappointed this was split into two books. They should have been one book.

12 of 13 people found this review helpful

Good finish

This is the second half of the story, and even though it’s not her best work, it’s a good ending. Narration is perfect, snark levels are as expected (and very good), and so many one-liners I want to borrow!! Lots of laugh out loud moments and even some zombies.
It’s not a cliff hanger, but there’s room for more in the series. I’d give it 5 stars but I’m still mad she essentially broke a “one-book” story into 2 books. I will get over that and enjoy listening to it a few more times.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

4 ½ stars for the series.

A nice escape - being in a small town for a while.

This review is for all four books.

I’ve read two Molly Harper books in the past and was not wowed enough to buy more. They were both told in 1st person. But when I saw this new series being told in 3rd person I thought I’d try it. And yes, I really enjoyed it. Why is it that I feel like I can relax and enjoy a 3rd person book, but 1st person seems stressful?

The setting is a small lakeside town in Georgia. There is a romantic relationship in each book, but there is more of an emphasis on the town and things happening to various characters than on romance. I liked the way this was done.

You can read each book as a stand-alone except for Book 1.5. That book is the beginning of Book 2. You will be unhappy if you read 1.5 without continuing on to 2. But you can read Book 2 without 1.5.

In the first three books there were no sex scene details, but maybe a few references to “staying the night.” The fourth book had two sex scenes, briefly described, no body parts named.

Book #0.5 Save a Truck, Ride a Redneck - 3 stars
novella, 136 pages
Carl the auto mechanic and Marianne who recently graduated college with plans to go to law school. Nice story but I wanted more relationship development.

Book #1 Sweet Tea and Sympathy - 4 ½ stars
307 pages
Margot lost her job as an event planner in Chicago. She comes to Lake Sackett for a while at the request of relatives. She meets her biological father Stan and Kyle the elementary school principal.

Book #1.5 Peachy Flippin’ Keen - 3 stars
novella 75 pages
Frankie the female coroner and funeral home director meets Eric the new sheriff, formerly a cop in Atlanta. Someone has been playing mean pranks and vandalizing the family business - funeral home and bait shop. When I read this I was angry at the way the story stopped. But I soon learned this is the first chapter for the next book #2. So plan to read them together.

Book #2 Ain’t She a Peach - 4 ½ stars
304 pages
Continuation of the story about Frankie, Eric, and the vandalizing of the funeral home - and other things going on in town.

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR:
Amanda Ronconi narrated all four of these, and she did a fine job. I think she changed the way she does voices, since she was not good in a couple other books that I listened to.

DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Swearing language: mild and rarely used. I think the f word was used once. Sexual content: mild. Setting: current day Lake Sackett, Georgia. Copyright: 2017 and 2018. Genre: womens fiction with romance.

7 of 9 people found this review helpful

Story for one of my favorite Characters!

I like Franky. The feel of this book reminds me of Jane Jameson. Really Snarky with a bit of that girl from NCIS. This is probably my favorite so far in the southern eclectic series.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Such sweet love story

It's very sweet and entertaining. The narrator makes it feel as if you were there and makes all the different voices. I listed to the other books from the Southern Eclectic Novel series and they are all just such sweet love stories, this one is the continuation of the 3rd one, no spoiler, its the love story of Frankie and the Sheriff.
I only wish it would've be a longer book, I didn't want it to be over.
#tagsgiving #sweepstakes #audible #listeningatwork #mybooks

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I loved this book!

When is the next in the series coming out? I want to see this family grow. It's funny, and quirky. I really like the style, and humor it's written in. More character development on Marianne, and Margo. I would love to hear more about Aunt Tooty's childhood and how she met EJJ.

Fun, likeable characters. Another hit!

This is an incredibly fun story. Eric is coming from the big city and sees murder in every death that happens in the small town. He is running from a past that is haunting him and is the reason he had to come to the slower small town. Frankie is the county medical examiner and she has quirks. I think she was a quirky and fun character to read.

The McCready family is a hoot. There are eccentric relatives and each one of them have qualities about them that make them individuals and incredibly likeable. Just hearing the fact that they all are associated with the funeral home that also serves as a bait shop makes me laugh. Only in a small town. I like Molly Harper's writing because of her humor and comedic influence. Each character is individual and separate which makes all of them feel like a family to me for the short time I'm in their world.

There is a little sex, a wanna be burglar and a fun read. I listened to this book out of series order, but the story is a standalone and though there may be back stories I missed, I could follow along just fine. There is no cliff hanger and there is a HEA. I just love Molly Harper and her imagination. 5 stars all the way.

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

Molly Harper never fails me loved the story beginning to end
this was Frankie's Story and she was a loveable character hearing her story reminded me of someone I know
I hope the next book in this series focuses on Duffy I want to know more about him

The Harper magic is back again!

As someone who had to take a break from Molly Harper book, because they were all sounding the same to me, I think this was the perfect book to get me back into her writing. Hysterical, and down right snarky Frankie is a trademark Harper main character that will delight your senses. Also Amanda Ronconi is the narrator so you know it will be told excellently.