Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

By: Jaye Robin Brown

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan

Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that's perfect for fans of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' and Becky Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the impossible: to lie low for the rest of her senior year. And Jo reluctantly agrees.

Although it is (mostly) much easier for Jo to fit in as a straight girl, things get complicated when she meets Mary Carlson, the oh-so-tempting sister of her new friend at school. But Jo couldn't possibly think of breaking her promise to her dad.

Even if she's starting to fall for the girl. Even if there's a chance Mary Carlson might be interested in her, too. Right?

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Jaye Robin Brown (P)2019 Tantor

overall worth the listen

I did enjoy this book since it’s a nice YA coming-of-age story that focuses on finding and keeping your authenticity of self but also first love, faith, friendship, and family. However, there are some major conflicts within the story that I feel aren’t talked about with enough seriousness such as the vileness of an out person actively trying to dissuade a person newly coming to terms with their sexuality of coming out (and even being hopeful that fear and anxiety will keep them in the closet). Not to mention the horrors of the protagonist’s father ordering his daughter to hide herself as well. The book does touch on why these things are wrong but not with the gravity they deserve IMHO. I also wish it were a little longer and had gone into more depth about the lives of the characters being out in their small town. But I did still quite enjoy the book and its characters.

Narrator was fantastic with a variety of entertaining voices and an enjoyable cadence. My only criticism of the narrator is her inclusion of a number of very strange and long pauses at seemingly random moments.

Sweet & Funny

Totally entertaining and hopeful story. Loved it from beginning to end. I appreciate the topic of faithfulness and being gay and that both are okay and can coexist.

Promises and Lies

Joanna was wrong when she agreed to that promise with her father, but more than that her lies were the worst. While broken promises can be bad, lies can break hearts and lose trust. Is it something she can get back?

Awsome book

so this book was amazing so many plot twists that had you wondering happy ending? or crushing defeat? would definitely reccomned to anyone who loves an amazing queer or sapphic novel

such a sweet story

I loved this book. It was sweet and wonderful. The overall message was one that needs to be said and learned. The performance was great with just the right amount of Georgia drawl.