Between, Georgia

I LOVED '...Alabama' but thought that this book left something to be desired. I think it took a little too long for the storyline to develop. The characters were likeable enough throughout and I wanted to love them but it just never 'took off' for me. I won't give up on this author because I truly loved her first book and know she can write but I was disappointed in a book that I held my breath waiting for....

I lived in the small-town South for 15 years. I may not have been born and bred there - but, hey, I've read the Southern Belle Primer; I can use "y'all" properly in a sentence; I like my tea sweet & my steak chicken fried. That said, I do get so tired of the whole "crazy folks" thing with Southern c......more

Jackson says in the first sentence in the book that Between is a real place but she’s never been there. I have. I drove through it regularly in the early 1980s on Route 78 going from Athens to Atlanta. I would always exclaim, “Here we are, in Between.” My teenage son would moan and began to chide me......more

Another great book from Jackson. I was laughing all through out this great story. The characters were hysterical and brought great life to this work. Excellent southern fiction.......more

I really like Joshilyn Jackson's books. I have read several, my first was an ARC that I won, and I've been working my way backwards since then. This one had a particularly eccentric group of characters and some unusual social situations--apparently based on the author's mother's family from what I r......more

An easyreading novel set in the South. Although not as good as A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty I enjoyed the characters and the story. The perfect read for a rainy day, I alternatively giggled and snivelled in the few hours this charming book took me to read. My only complaint is that I find the character......more