A great story... It was so interesting and kept me on edge the entire way through!

What a great story. The characters are engaging and you truly feel as though you become a part of their world. I loved it.

The end was a little abrupt, like the author got to a point and got tired of writing.

Can't Get Enough

The characters are so deep and relatable you just have to know their stories. Joshilyn Jackson writes with such a passion, her southern roots are portrayed throughout the book, making it more real and giving it's characters more depth. As always with Jackson, there is some kind of big plot twist, or secret to keep things interesting, and she definitely blows us away in this one! It's worth every minute of your time, especially. Because she narrates it herself! I enjoy her books best when it's her voice to the story, and this is my Favorite! Enjoy ;)

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I hope Joshilyn keeps on writing, her characters and stories are so thought provoking, creative, beautiful and time worthy! I would spend my hours with her books anytime! I would also recommend her work to others!

Southern, Moving, Women

The moment the box was found.

Mosey was my favorite. I felt for her the most.

Yes, but there is never time for that.

Loved the different "voices" in this story. Each woman amazing in her own right.

I was up to Chapter 3 before I realized there were different people speaking! None of the voices had different inflections and it was much different in Between, Georgia.

I'm not much of a re-reader or a re-listener, but I've recommended this to everyone I know!

Too many to recount. This book never, for even a moment, lost my attention.

I loved her inflection and tones of voice with the different characters. Her reading was impeccable. The characters were so very alive and completely believable to me.

This was a book I hated to finish! I found excuses to drive so that I could listen some more!

I've been a fan of Joshilyn Jackson since I read Gods In Alabama so I've read or listened to all of her books. A Grown-up Kind of Pretty, as a story, is every bit as fantastic as Gods In Alabama, taking unexpected twists and turns. But when the story is read by Ms. Jackson, A Grown-up Kind of Pretty feels like more than a story. It feels like you are witnessing the events with your own eyes. Ms. Jackson has a wonderful, soothing voice and I just love her accent.

I can't wait for the next one! C'mon Joshilyn, write me another one! I'll keep listening!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was depressing but hopeful. It is a book about how family can come together to overcome obstacles, even if no one is communicating. It was fairly predictable but a good listen none-the-less.

I wasn't particularly fond of Ms. Jackson's narration. I find slow southern accents to be a bit irritating, even though this book was obviously written so that the characters were from southern small town America. The narration wasn't bad though it was clear and properly enunciated, just the accent.

This is a story about three generations of southern women living in the same house. And despite their flaws, you can’t help but be endeared to them and root for their success. A Grown Up Kind of Pretty switches back & forth between the three characters: Big, Liza, & Mosey. Each person tells their own story. Sometimes they know what’s going on in the other person’s life. But much of the time they don’t, which only makes the novel that much more interesting. Big is a mother hen. Liza is sort of a bad girl gone good. And Mosey is your typical eye rolling teenager who reminds you of how separated a teenager’s world can be from their parents’. This novel is very smartly written. Joshilyn Jackson is an amazing writer. And you will enjoy the way she narrates the book. Bravo!