The Violet Hour

A Lowcountry Tale

De: Victoria Benton Frank

Narrado por: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Stephanie Einstein, Janet Metzger, Megan Tusing

A heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy, from the author of the “enchanting, hilarious, and insightful” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times author) My Magnolia Summer.

Violet Adams is the perfect, youngest child in a family of loud, passionate women on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. As the sweet, traditional one, she’s always been the steady hand in her family but after a sudden breakup and subsequent tragedy, she doesn’t know who she is anymore.

Aly Knox, Violet’s best friend, is a young influencer still struggling with the loss of her mother and adjusting to joining Violet in Southern living. With her best friend’s help, Violet is determined to break out of her shell—and who she thought she was—no matter what. And what better place to look for success, meaning, and possibly love than the Lowcountry of South Carolina?

The story

Beautifully written. Reminded me of her mother but with her own style and spin on the story. Can’t wait of her next book!

Love the Low Country

This was a good book. Interesting and moving. I had to really focus on which character was talking and who they were. I think VBF has grown so much since her last book and look forward to her future books. She is her mother’s daughter!

Great story, but horrible narrator.

The narrator's voice sounded intoxicated or something. I've listened to all of DBF and VBF and always wonderful, but this one got on my last nerve.

Her Mother's Daughter

This book was a good story. Not quite the character development and affection that VBF had in her first book, but it was a good read. I look forward to the next book. Please, however, get narrators that match the story. The main narrator almost ruined the story by not being able to express the feelings or the Southern charm of the characters.

Great listen

Sit back and enjoy a great book. Excellent narration. I hope there are more to come!

Another great book set in Charleston!

I liked the next book in this series. There was a lot of emotion in this book.

Whose story was this??

Was this Violet's story or Allie's? I was terribly confused about everything in this book. At the end of the Epilogue, I was no clearer about the plot than when I started. There was just no reason for some of the plot lines. I had to continually go back over 'chapters to see what I was missing. But it was the final chapter and Epilogue that had me scratching my head. They made no sense to me at all. Was Joyce for real? Friend or foe? Was Allie's dad blind or desperate? what purpose did Chris serve? And. Henry? And Charlie? Color me dazed and confused. it seems overkill to say that the Violet narrator got on my last nerve. I was sorry not to like this because I was a huge fan of her mother's books.

Love Charleston SC

Karen White is one of my favorite authors. Because, she writes about the south, she can tell a tale, and she usually involves a tiny bit of supernatural or ghost!!!

Worth the Wait

From the moment I finished reading My Magnolia Summer, I have cheered for Victoria Benton Frank! She has done beautifully filling her mother‘s shoes in writing engaging, funny, and sweet tales! The Violent Hour is so FUN to read, and filled with characters you ‘ll wish you had as friends. I will be crossing my fingers that we will see Victoria’s next book very soon!

I read most of the novel book at the beach, but because I missed it so much when I was driving, I listened to the audiobook at times. I found that the multiple narrators threw me off with their variety of accents that fluctuated even within one character. Sometimes Violet had a charming, heavy drawl, yet other times she had none at all, for example.

Grand

Loved the characters but not so much certain narrators. Cute story and descriptive writing! Love a low country read,