Joshilyn Jackson's A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
Jackson writes books about ladies in the South beset by various crises and secrets, and this is a good example of that--keeping it vague so as to avoid giving away plot points, it's about three generations of women (who are 45, 30, and 15--the 45 year old is convinced a curse hits their family every 15 years and leads to teen pregnancy and other problems) who are currently in crisis due to the 30-year-old having a stroke--and due to a secret literally being unearthed in their backyard. Was that all once sentence? Sorry. Anyway, good characters, though adult authors REALLY need to stop with the forced teen-speak. I'm pretty sure no one now, or ever has, actually texted "hellz to the yeah" to anyone else. I mean, maybe ironically. But ugh, those parts are mildly painful to read. And some parts are pretty easy to guess, which isn't entirely a bad thing, and everything is revealed in a timely manner. Pretty good stuff. I may go see the author read at Quail Ridge on Feb. 15th. (But probably won't--due to laziness, not b/c of the author--I like her books.) B/B+.
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