Dixie Divas

Dixie Divas Mysteries, Book 1

By: Virginia Brown

Narrated by: Karen Commins

Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

"You found my philandering ex-husband?" Bitty asked. "Where? Mexico? Paris? In Tupelo with a cocktail waitress?"

"In your closet," I answered. "Dead."

Break out the hoop skirts and the zinfandel. The Divas are on the case.

Wine. Chocolate. Transvestite strippers. Just another good-time get-together for the Dixie Divas of historic Holly Springs, Mississippi, where moonlight and magnolias mingle with delicious small-town scandal. But Eureka "Trinket" Truevine, the newest Diva, gets more than she bargained for when she finds her best Diva girlfriend Bitty Hollandale's ex-husband in Bitty's hall closet. He's dead. Very dead. Now Trinket and the Divas have to help Bitty finger the murderer and clear her name.

Virginia Brown is the nationally acclaimed, award-winning author of 50 novels.

©2009 Virginia Brown (P)2012 BelleBooks, Inc.

Dixie Fun

Would you consider the audio edition of Dixie Divas to be better than the print version?

Yes, but just barely, I may not be able to read better, but I can imagine better. Still, I prefer listening so I can do other things at the same time.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Biddy. She is just so care free and she lives well and means well yet she makes mistakes and gets in trouble.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performance was to much like she was just reading. I may be spoiled by other actors that really perform well.

I love this series

I was given other books in the series by AudioBooks Unleashed and had to know how the story started. I purchased this book to hear the beginning. There is a lot of sarcasm in the stories but it brings the Divas to life. I have a few friends that could be the model for Trixie.

Cute Story with a lot of Problems

I disliked the narrator's Southern accent. It sounded like she used the same accent for all people regardless of their ethnicity or economic status. The story would have been richer if she had nuanced the accents, and less annoying if she had just read it without any accents.

That said, the story was lighthearted and fun. Personally, I enjoyed the over the top Southern stereotypes. It was not a page-turner but neither was it a chore to read. My only serious issue was that I felt the ending was a real stretch and not explained well. I felt that it ended unsatisfactorily.

I purchased this on a sale and will wait for the others in the series to go on sale rather than using a credit to purchase them.

Tries Too Hard

This book just didn't hit the mark. Felt like the author and narrator were trying too hard to be southern and funny, it just didn't work. Not a Dixie Cash.

Good Listen

This series is quite funny and maybe a little unbelievable, but great fun to listen to as you drive along.

"Trinket and Bitty" aka "Lucy and Ethel"

What made the experience of listening to Dixie Divas the most enjoyable?

just so much fun....with a mystery added in...who could ever guess that we could spend time with Lucy and Ethel and a mystery with their pals " the Dixie Divas" I laughed and laughed...

What other book might you compare Dixie Divas to and why?

cant compare this book with any other....

Sassy and Fun

I loved this book from the first minute. The narration for me leaves a little to be desired in the beginning but I loved the entire series!

Entertaining Fluff, Atrocious Narration

Would you try another book from Virginia Brown and/or Karen Commins?

Virgina Brown -- maybe, she did make me laugh out loud a couple of times. Karen Commins -- no

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Silly complicated plot. -- fun fluff, fell in love with Chitlin' --

Would you be willing to try another one of Karen Commins’s performances?

Nope

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe, would depend on the cast

Great book

I haven't listened to this series in order so it's been interesting listening to the start of it. Many questions have been answered. This is such a snarky slapstick comedy I absolutely love it. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

entertaining

I do love cozy mysteries, this was ok, not the best, but it kept me entertained while I mowed the lawn.