I love to read! I rarely have time to read for pleasure during the school year, but thankfully during the summer I get to catch up on a few of the books I have set aside. Being able to curl up with a good book whether it is on the beach or by a fire is such a great feeling. I wanted to do a book review on the books that I read this summer, and hopefully you will find it interesting or it will help you decide whether or not you want to read the book.
I just finished reading Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson. Her other books are:
Gods in Alabama
Between Georgia
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
After reading Gods in Alabama, I was hooked on this author. Obviously she is a southern writer, and her writing style is immediately addicting. I will say that Gods in Alabama was so wonderful, that her next two books could not quite live up, but that all changed with this fourth book.
This book is set in Texas, but the main character Rose Mae Lolley is from Alabama, and is a small character from Jackson's first book. From the first line: "It was an airport gypsy who told me that I had to kill my husband," the book was hard to put down. Jackson pulls you in and then spins her story with amazing detail. You will find yourself speeding ahead trying to see what will happen, only to make yourself slow down so that you do not miss a single word.
Jackson's books tend to be about southern families with plenty of skeletons in their closets. The main characters in her books are women in their 20s or 30s, so by default if you fall into this category you will probably be able to relate in some way or another. In Backseat Saints, Jackson puts you inside a violent marriage, causing your own heart to race with fear and splinter with heartbreak. Rose Mae Lolley has turned herself into a proper lady, but when pushed hard enough her wild Alabama girl comes busting through. It was such an amazing book that I forced myself to put it down just so that it would last longer. Overall, this book gets 4.5 stars from me. Hope you enjoy!
I just finished reading Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson. Her other books are:
Gods in Alabama
Between Georgia
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
After reading Gods in Alabama, I was hooked on this author. Obviously she is a southern writer, and her writing style is immediately addicting. I will say that Gods in Alabama was so wonderful, that her next two books could not quite live up, but that all changed with this fourth book.
This book is set in Texas, but the main character Rose Mae Lolley is from Alabama, and is a small character from Jackson's first book. From the first line: "It was an airport gypsy who told me that I had to kill my husband," the book was hard to put down. Jackson pulls you in and then spins her story with amazing detail. You will find yourself speeding ahead trying to see what will happen, only to make yourself slow down so that you do not miss a single word.
Jackson's books tend to be about southern families with plenty of skeletons in their closets. The main characters in her books are women in their 20s or 30s, so by default if you fall into this category you will probably be able to relate in some way or another. In Backseat Saints, Jackson puts you inside a violent marriage, causing your own heart to race with fear and splinter with heartbreak. Rose Mae Lolley has turned herself into a proper lady, but when pushed hard enough her wild Alabama girl comes busting through. It was such an amazing book that I forced myself to put it down just so that it would last longer. Overall, this book gets 4.5 stars from me. Hope you enjoy!
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