Southern Comfort Andrea Smith 9781533590473 Books
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Welcome to Layton, Alabama. Population 11,000. Where the sweet tea runs through our veins, the air smells of cobbler, and the secrets lie so deep that not even the confessionals are safe anymore. Our community was tight-knit, friendly, and comprised of God-fearing Christians, many of who attended Sunday services at Brier Ridge Southern Baptist Church. That is, until Avery Dawson appeared. My name is Sunny Gardner, born and raised in Layton. I loved our small, quiet town. And then, one day, a man came into town and upended everything that I held dear to me. Shattered my life, really. This is my story. A story of struggle and triumph and, ultimately, how I saved myself and my community from the devil himself. Get ready to hold your breath in anticipation when you travel this dark tale of one girl's struggle to save a community in this Bible Belt town!
Southern Comfort Andrea Smith 9781533590473 Books
**THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE** That being said its so worth the read even though it creeped me out more times than I care to admit. No, its not a thriller or about a serial killer. Its about a preacher who preys on vulnerable women and whose 17 year old step daughter makes it her life mission to bring his injustices out into the open.The author chose to tell this story from both the 17 year old Sunshine Gardner's POV and the Minister, Avery Dawson POV. Yes, you get a front row seat to his sick twisted mind.
This mainly is Sunny's story from being an unhappy 17 year old high schooler who no longer gets along with her mom since she married her 3rd husband. She cannot stand Avery and when he tries to start imposing strict rules on her things get even worse at home for her. He also gives her the creeps and she has a feeling he isnt who he pretends to be.
There are a few shocking twist towards the end that leads up to one heck of a confrontation.
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Southern Comfort Andrea Smith 9781533590473 Books Reviews
She did indeed did it again! Awesome story. It's a departure from what Andrea has written in the past but still fantastic! I don't want to give anything away about the story but the synopsis tells you a broad view of the story. I love a strong female lead. She is young but still very rational. You will love it! Exciting read!
Wow just wow. I can't get over this book. This book is nothing like the rest of Andrea's book. What can I say about this book that won't give it away. Let's see. When you pick it up you won't want to put it down. All of the mystery and twist in this book will have you on the edge of your sit. Just loved it this book. One of my favourite books. Thank you Andrea for writing this amazing book.
I loved this story, it was a nice change of pace from other books. There were a few inconsistencies in the story that I caught. I saw the twist coming at about 50% way through. As a social worker, I really enjoyed reading Avery's POV, it was interesting to step into the mind of a "crazy person" and see how sick they are and how they are able to rationalize it all- just fascinating. Look forward to reading more of Andrea Smith books.
Andrea Smith did a great job of portraying the Southern Baptist in 1979. It reminded me of my upbringing and how the the folks going to church thought they were above moral standing. Now mind you not all people who go to church and worship are like this. This story is about righting the wrongs, being able to forgive and moving on. Sunny's journey to finding the truth keeps you turning the pages. Andrea Smith did a great job of displaying Avery's grooming of the women in his congregation and claiming it is counselling. He was very self satisfying. I loved this book and in my opinion it is worth reading.
I first read this author with her Baby Love series. It is OFF THE CHARTS good. Trey and Tyler's story was AMAZING and the way Andrea writes it is phenomenal. Because of this experience I was more than eager to pick up Southern Comfort. OMG this book and storyline is unique and will blow your mind. Its the kind of book you read and then days later you are still staying WOW that was intense and sooooooo good. If you haven't read her Baby Love series. BUY IT NOW there is nothing like it and the experience you will have with it. Also read Southern Comfort and get more writing and storyline that is amazing. You will be glad you did.
This book is so different from what Andrea Smith has written before and it is marvelous! I hated to take a second away from it. From the first page I was enthralled with the characters and their lives. I needed to know what was going to happen next. At one point I did have to stop reading and take a shower and even then I was thinking about the storyline. It was then I had an 'AHHHHAA' moment. I had to hurry my shower up and all of my other daily chores so I could get back to my book wondering I were right. ) I was by the way. haha ... Honestly this book was such a nice, refreshing change from all the books I had been reading lately. It had such a depth about it that I was evidently missing. Loved it!!
Southern Comfort by Andrea Smith
5 stars!!
“Standing alone proved fruitless when fighting the righteous Southern Baptists of Layton, Alabama.”
So finally, Andrea Smith gets a well-earned five stars from me. This was one of those books I went into totally blind, I didn’t even read the synopsis and actually I was glad I didn’t. This book totally side swiped me. Having been a seasoned Andrea Smith reader for many many years, I just read because I know that I am more than likely to like/love it, no matter what she turns her hand to. However, this was not the Andrea Smith I know and love, she delivered so much more and way out her normal box and I applaud her for doing so. I can easily say that this is my favourite Andrea Smith book thus far.
“I had a bad feeling about Avery Dawson-and it just kept getting worse.”
Southern Comfort is set in the small town of Layton Alabama, in the seventies, where everyone knows everyone and the community is brought together predominantly through church, Layton is literally bible belt country. Sunshine or Sunny as she is known is a teenage girl wanting to live a teenage life, she is sixteen going on seventeen and lives with her mum and step-father. Her mum, Donna is a bit of a doormat to be honest and after two failed marriages is determined to make sure this one survives. Being married to a minister, she has changed her whole personality befitting that of a minister’s wife even if it means to the detriment of her relationship with her daughter. This was a mother that put her husband before her daughter and I could have honestly slapped her for it, but at least Sunny had her brother even though he did live thousands of miles away.
“Because you see, Mama, I’m a daughter worth having. At least that’s what he thinks.”
Avery Dawson is the Baptist minister. Reverend Dawson was as evil as they come. Hiding behind the bible and twisting passages for his own personal warped gain. He was a fantastic villain and Andrea Smith penned him perfectly. He was the man that you instantly hated with a passion yet I found myself frantically awaiting his next point of view. How sick am I? This book is taboo, it covers abuse of power under the ruse of “counselling” and has every small time mum eating out of Avery’s sick and twisted palms. Yet every scene of “counselling” contained Andrea Smith’s trademark hot, intense sex scenes that you should hate, you should feel sick, you shouldn’t feel anything…right?
Avery was a very complex character, he was charismatic, charming and totally beguiling in his own vile, seedy way. He could pull the wool over anybody’s eyes and had done so easily to a lot of the population in Layton. He was an expert at manipulation, Machiavellian, deceitful, unscrupulous, narcissistic yet for some reason he was totally addictive. Avery may have pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes, including his wife, but Sunny was a totally different kettle of fish.
Sunny was an adorable character and her relationship with her best friend added some much needed humour to this story. Sunny was resilient though, she had been let down by most people in her life yet she hadn’t let it define her. She was inherently strong, intelligent and perceptive and in the beginning was the only person that could see Avery for the man he was and not who he was perceived to be.
“…we hatched out a plan that would not only save her marriage with Eddie, but take Avery down in the community. Little did I know the ramifications would be farther reaching than that for me.”
Sunny was determined to “out” Avery for the vile human that he was, but at what cost? Andrea Smith penned a story that will have you frantically turning the pages, angst, tension, suspense is prevalent throughout and only adds to the addictiveness that is Southern Comfort. Where small minded folk pull together to save themselves rather than face the truth, where hypocrisy is rife and the life of a teenager is inconsequential. Will the see the light or will Sunny be forced to live in the dark? I cannot recommend this read highly enough, while religion for some may be off-putting this is so much more than that. Yes, it plays its part, but the suspenseful ride is what carries this story and one that I won’t be forgetting for a while.
“…I hope you remember this for a long time to come. You may preach chapter and verse of the Bible, but by God, I’ve not seen many of you living it!”
**THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE** That being said its so worth the read even though it creeped me out more times than I care to admit. No, its not a thriller or about a serial killer. Its about a preacher who preys on vulnerable women and whose 17 year old step daughter makes it her life mission to bring his injustices out into the open.
The author chose to tell this story from both the 17 year old Sunshine Gardner's POV and the Minister, Avery Dawson POV. Yes, you get a front row seat to his sick twisted mind.
This mainly is Sunny's story from being an unhappy 17 year old high schooler who no longer gets along with her mom since she married her 3rd husband. She cannot stand Avery and when he tries to start imposing strict rules on her things get even worse at home for her. He also gives her the creeps and she has a feeling he isnt who he pretends to be.
There are a few shocking twist towards the end that leads up to one heck of a confrontation.
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