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Spring Fever
The New York Times bestselling author of Summer Rental delivers herdelicious newescapist novel about small towns, old flames, and deep secrets
Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They’ve been divorced for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. S...more
Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They’ve been divorced for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. S...more
Hardcover, 402 pages
Published
June 5th 2012
by St. Martin's Press
(first published June 1st 2012)
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3.5 stars
Spring Fever was so essentially... sweet. When I read the blurb, I thought it was going to be an explosive reuinion - exes arguing and rehashing the past to move on. I didn't expect it to be such a tentative, loving joining.
I think the characters were well-rounded through and through, with Annajane positively shining as a strong, dedicated heroine (despite ditching her marriage) and Mason being as honest as he was. Background characters tend to lack depth,...more
3.5 stars
Spring Fever was so essentially... sweet. When I read the blurb, I thought it was going to be an explosive reuinion - exes arguing and rehashing the past to move on. I didn't expect it to be such a tentative, loving joining.
I think the characters were well-rounded through and through, with Annajane positively shining as a strong, dedicated heroine (despite ditching her marriage) and Mason being as honest as he was. Background characters tend to lack depth,...more
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This is a MUST READ y'all. If you only read one MKA book, let it be this one - please!
I absolutely love MKA, and I think this is my favorite book of hers that I've read so far. She is such a talented writer and has such a beautiful way of captivating the reader's attention to a story. I love how she slowly and carefully weaves details and backstory for the characters throughout her books. I love that she constantly includes humerus southern-isms and names into the stories, which made them slight...more
I absolutely love MKA, and I think this is my favorite book of hers that I've read so far. She is such a talented writer and has such a beautiful way of captivating the reader's attention to a story. I love how she slowly and carefully weaves details and backstory for the characters throughout her books. I love that she constantly includes humerus southern-isms and names into the stories, which made them slight...more
I really liked this book from Andrews! It's my first read from this author and I will definitely give her other books a shot. She doesn't write anything that makes you think super deep or examine yourself but she writes a good, easy story that is fun to read.
The topic of this title is a familiar one. Boy and girl were in love and aren't anymore...or are they? Add in that boy's family alternates between liking and hating girl and you've got a story. Like I said, a familiar story line that Andrew...more
The topic of this title is a familiar one. Boy and girl were in love and aren't anymore...or are they? Add in that boy's family alternates between liking and hating girl and you've got a story. Like I said, a familiar story line that Andrew...more
Chick lit books. I have a love/hate relationship with these books. I love the familiarity of them, the comfort, and the mindless page turning. But they, like many genres, have a formula. And it almost always involves a happy and far-fetched ending. In the latest book I devoured, compliments of the public library, this was certainly the case once again. In "Spring Fever" by Mary Kay Andrews, our protagonist, Annajane Hudgens, believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason. Mason, of course, is good l...more
Annajane is finally ready to leave the small town she grew up in, and still lives and works. Her ex-husband is getting remarried and she feels comfortable enough that she attends the wedding and that’s when things start to fall apart. I had no clue what to expect with this book since it was a random pick off the shelf. I loved it! I think I’m a fan of chick-lit as long as it doesn’t get too romance, lovely-dovey. I especially loved Annajane. Finally a strong female character who is going after w...more
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews
This summer Anna Jane best friend, Pokey won't be going to the summer house as it's being sold and the grandmother are moving south.
Quicksie is a special brew that you add to water to have a nice refreshing drink. It's made local and her best girlfriend's father owns the place.
They have jobs this year, no more babysitting. Her friend never showed up but she's going to type in people's address into a database.
Lunch with Mr. Mason Bayless, Pokey's big brother but sh...more
This summer Anna Jane best friend, Pokey won't be going to the summer house as it's being sold and the grandmother are moving south.
Quicksie is a special brew that you add to water to have a nice refreshing drink. It's made local and her best girlfriend's father owns the place.
They have jobs this year, no more babysitting. Her friend never showed up but she's going to type in people's address into a database.
Lunch with Mr. Mason Bayless, Pokey's big brother but sh...more
Mary Kay Andrews is a splendid author and her latest novel, Spring Fever, is one of her best written books to date! The novel is set in the fictional town of Pascoe, NC. The entire town's livelihood is based on the Quixie cherry soda plant that is a local family owned business. The main characters are all tied to Quixie in some fashion and the book opens as one of the owners of Quixie, Mason, is about to get hitched. In the congregation his first wife, Annajane, (who is an employee of Quixie and...more
The BEST!!! I have read all Mary Kay Andrews; books and this was awesome! Loved the setting in Passcoe, NC with Quixie Cherry Soda (which were fictitious names for (Salisbury, NC and Cheerwine). Having spent a great deal of my childhood in Salisbury, NC and LakeHideaway - brought back a lot of fun memories. Started and completed it over the weekend as you cannot put it down! A must read..
The New York Times bestselling author of Summer Rental (which I also loved set in Tybee Island, SC) delivers...more
The New York Times bestselling author of Summer Rental (which I also loved set in Tybee Island, SC) delivers...more
Mary Kay Andrews does it again! She never disappoints! Spring Fever is a great read that keeps the pages turning. Who couldn't love a story based on Cheerwine? :)I love that Ms. Andrews seems knowledgeable about the inner workings of a bottling company and doesn't leave you asking questions. The characters are light and enjoyable to read about and the ending is quite the twist I, for once, was not expecting. I became a personal cheerleader for the main characters and even though the ending wasn'...more
"Spring Fever" by Mary Kay Andrews will not disappoint this author's fans. This book is full of great characters, an interesting plot, misunderstandings galore, romance and a requisite number of shady (and sleazy) characters.
The story begins when Annajane Hudgens attends her ex-husband's wedding. While the bride-to-be is walking up the aisle, the groom's daughter falls ill and the wedding is postponed. That event is enough to start Annajane, the protagonist, thinking about the reason her marriag...more
The story begins when Annajane Hudgens attends her ex-husband's wedding. While the bride-to-be is walking up the aisle, the groom's daughter falls ill and the wedding is postponed. That event is enough to start Annajane, the protagonist, thinking about the reason her marriag...more
This is the 3rd book in the last few weeks that I've read by Andrews. In fact, it was a review of this book that caused me to read the other ones because the older books were available at the library while I waited (i.e., name placed on the wait list).
In some ways, in an uncertain world where people's real stories often turn out horribly, it's nice to read some books where the ending is happy but plausible. This book falls in this category. Sometimes that bad things that people do catch up with...more
In some ways, in an uncertain world where people's real stories often turn out horribly, it's nice to read some books where the ending is happy but plausible. This book falls in this category. Sometimes that bad things that people do catch up with...more
I was so excited to receive this galley from NetGalley. I love Mary Kay Andrews, her books are always so entertaining with great characters, and of course the setting in the south - a weakness.
Annajane had been madly in love with Mason for it seems her whole life. She stays clear of him for five years, after a short attempt at a marriage. But when she attends his wedding to Celia, a business wonder, she realizes she is definitely not over Mason, although she herself is engaged. Thankfully, Mason...more
Annajane had been madly in love with Mason for it seems her whole life. She stays clear of him for five years, after a short attempt at a marriage. But when she attends his wedding to Celia, a business wonder, she realizes she is definitely not over Mason, although she herself is engaged. Thankfully, Mason...more
What a delightful surprise! This read has been languishing in my audiopile, and I really didn't think I was up for a chick-lit. The narrator, Kathleen McInerney, plus the genuine characters, soap opera drama, and setting just draw you in.
It's my first listen to Kathleen McInerney, and her voice and intonation for the characters bring them to life. Of course Mary Kay Andrews came up with characters as evocative as their names: Annajane Hudgens, Mason Bayless, Pokey, Quixie-the-taste-of-Dixie cola...more
Spring Fever is most definitely Andrews' best work, to date (though I can't quite reconcile the title to the story. I suppose if everyone was at as much of a loss when attempting to come up with another title as I seem to be, it's fitting enough. Still...)
I could not put this one down, and enjoyed every minute of it. The classic tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry, small-town drama (gossip), long lost love, people who are not at all what they seem to be...
My husband kept interrupting me, ask...more
I could not put this one down, and enjoyed every minute of it. The classic tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry, small-town drama (gossip), long lost love, people who are not at all what they seem to be...
My husband kept interrupting me, ask...more
The kinds of book we enjoy really are matter of personal taste. I downloaded this audiobook and actually listened to the entire book, being to lazy to download another.
Why one star? I was not able to relate to the dysfunctional characters and the illogical story line. I kept asking myself questions about the plot. For example, what exactly makes Anna Jean so important to the company? She apparently sat on her butt in her office for five years, feeling sorry for herself, watching sales decline a...more
Why one star? I was not able to relate to the dysfunctional characters and the illogical story line. I kept asking myself questions about the plot. For example, what exactly makes Anna Jean so important to the company? She apparently sat on her butt in her office for five years, feeling sorry for herself, watching sales decline a...more
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Annajane was well aware how unusual it was that she was still working in her husband's family business five years after she had become his "ex" wife. Things were heating up, however, with his upcoming nuptials to Celia. Annajane was moving on also since she had become engaged to a musician living in Atlanta and had taken a job there. When her ex's little girl Sophie colapses at the wedding and needs emergency surgery Annajane steps in to lend a hand. She is very attached to Sophie and hates to b...more
“Spring Fever” by Mary Kay Andrews, published by St. Martin’s Press.
Category – Fiction/Literature
This is the time of year that the call goes out for Beach Reads and Chick Lit. One of my all time favorite authors for these types of books is Mary Kay Andrews. She fits the category like a glove and never disappoints.
In a small town in North Carolina a bottler of soda pop has been in the family for generations and they are faced with some serious business problems, not to mention some even more seri...more
Category – Fiction/Literature
This is the time of year that the call goes out for Beach Reads and Chick Lit. One of my all time favorite authors for these types of books is Mary Kay Andrews. She fits the category like a glove and never disappoints.
In a small town in North Carolina a bottler of soda pop has been in the family for generations and they are faced with some serious business problems, not to mention some even more seri...more
Welcome to Passcoe, NC ... a southern small town that is the home to the Bayless family business, Quixie Beverage Company since 1922. There's nothing better than a little southern hospitality served with Quixie cherry soda pop, gossip, sizzling passion and family secrets!
Annajane Hudgens had a crush on Mason Bayless her whole life, and she knew she fell in love with him while working at his family's beverage company during the summer when she was 15 and he was 19 years old. Four years later they...more
Annajane Hudgens had a crush on Mason Bayless her whole life, and she knew she fell in love with him while working at his family's beverage company during the summer when she was 15 and he was 19 years old. Four years later they...more
Spring Fever was a very "cute" story, for lack of a better word. The main characters were well-rounded and Andrews even managed to make the children, especially Sophie (so funny), likable, with which other authors struggle. Annajane was strong-minded and capable, despite the little divot causing her divorce, and Mason was amazing, but conveniently flawed enough to still feel realistic. I actually hated Celia as though she were a real person, so Andrews did an awesome job of making her big charac...more
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Sping Fever is your typical Mary Kay Andrews novel. Fun, fluffy, set in the South, and everything you have come to expect from a Beach Read. I really enjoyed Annajane as a character. And as someone who had unresolved issues with an ex (I married mine, but I can't tell you what happens to Annajane) I could really relate with her character. Ceila, on the other hand, was your stereotypical evil bitch. Her character was very cliche, but that did not stop me fr...more
Sping Fever is your typical Mary Kay Andrews novel. Fun, fluffy, set in the South, and everything you have come to expect from a Beach Read. I really enjoyed Annajane as a character. And as someone who had unresolved issues with an ex (I married mine, but I can't tell you what happens to Annajane) I could really relate with her character. Ceila, on the other hand, was your stereotypical evil bitch. Her character was very cliche, but that did not stop me fr...more
I've enjoyed each of Mary Kay Andrews's books, and this one is no exception. Her books are light reading, but like the best of the "chick lit" category, they have some heft and bite to them with characters that are well-formed and not generally caricatures and plots that are predictable with some surprises along the way. These books are also distinctly southern and really give a nice flavor of the region. This particular story follows a couple, married for two years and divorced for five, and th...more
So, this book was pure romance, not great literature. Anyone looking for the next profound fiction should be looking elsewhere. (This should be evident by the cover, of course!) However, for it's genre, this was a really fun, fast read. I am thrilled that I was able to read it in one day. The story was gripping and even the surprises were not exactly shocking due to the foreshadowing if you were paying attention.
I would definitely recommend this book. It was a fun beach read. The language was ac...more
I would definitely recommend this book. It was a fun beach read. The language was ac...more
This book starts out with a wedding in North Carolina. It is intriguing right from the beginning when Annajane is present to see her ex-husband Mason marry again. He and his siblings, along with their slightly snobby mother, own a soft drink company called Quixie. Annajane and Mason's new bride both work at Quixie, so you can see how this gets quite interesting very quickly.
I really liked this one a lot and initially gave it 5 stars before changing my mind. The story is completely engaging, and...more
I really liked this one a lot and initially gave it 5 stars before changing my mind. The story is completely engaging, and...more
Annajane grew up in a small town centred around a legendary beverage company, and the book follows the same trail.
In "Spring Fever", Annajane explores past loves, life long friendships, current flames and the mystery of what the future holds.
If you like Mary Kay Andrews' other books, you'll surely love this one as well. If you've never read anything by Andrews, this is a great book to start with; it shows how well she can write a romantic story with drama and mystery while tugging at your hea...more
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Mason Bayless and Celia Wakefield's aborted wedding, due to a family emergency, serves as the catalyst for both Mason and his ex-wife, Annajane Hudgens, daring to dream of a second chance for the two of them. Before they can get to that, though, there are the machinations of a world-class manipulator to thwart, the Bayless family business, the Quixie Beverage Company, to save, and secrets to be revealed that may tear the Bayless family apart. All that plus Mason and Annajane both have some growi...more
Blah, somehow Amazon gave me a romance novel as a suggestion based on some books I've bought previously (I'm not sure if they classify this as chick lit or romance, but it felt pretty formulaic and romancey to me). Anyway, I feel kind of bad giving this such a low rating - it was decently entertaining - but so dumb and the author tried to make this book into everything -- romance, intrigue and then a possible murder/mysterious death and questionable paternity plot line thrown in right at the end...more
This book was absolutely amazing!!! Fabulous! This author had a wonderful sence of humor, it just
worked so well with the story. It had a lot of twists and turns, you didn't see coming. Kept you in-
trested all the way through. My only complaint about this book was the twins in the story, felt they
didn't really add a whole lot to the story. Not sure why the author even bothered mentioning them.
I was a little nervous with this one for the mere fact that this book had a love triangle in it, but
for...more
worked so well with the story. It had a lot of twists and turns, you didn't see coming. Kept you in-
trested all the way through. My only complaint about this book was the twins in the story, felt they
didn't really add a whole lot to the story. Not sure why the author even bothered mentioning them.
I was a little nervous with this one for the mere fact that this book had a love triangle in it, but
for...more
This is another winner for Mary Kay Andrews. The story concerns a small town with a small family owned soft drink company. Annajane has married into and divorced from the family, but still mainains close contacts with most fo the family. In her case, she divorced the current chief and works at the company, as do most of the characters in the book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was light but substantive. I wondered early on about the plot, and how well it would turn out to be, but it shapped...more
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Just imagine living in the same town and working for the same company as your ex-husband, a man you have been in love with since your teens. Never in your wildest dreams did you think your marriage would end after a few years and somehow, despite the hurt, you are co-existing. And then he goes and gets engaged to a beautiful woman who has usurped your job at the company. Oh wait, he also fathered a child during your separation who you have falle...more
Just imagine living in the same town and working for the same company as your ex-husband, a man you have been in love with since your teens. Never in your wildest dreams did you think your marriage would end after a few years and somehow, despite the hurt, you are co-existing. And then he goes and gets engaged to a beautiful woman who has usurped your job at the company. Oh wait, he also fathered a child during your separation who you have falle...more
Another hit from one of my favorite authors. When I started reading I wasn't sure this was going to become on of my favorite MKA books, but by Chapter 3 it was well on it's way to the top. Annajane Hudgens is completely likeable. She's not perfect, which makes her likeable. She makes a few bad choices, which makes her likeable. She even has the opportunity to be a tremendous beeotch and doesn't take it, which probably makes her far more than just likeable, but she wins you over pretty quick. Thi...more
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Andrews has a B.A. in newspaper journalism from The University of Georgia. She is a former reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. While a reporter in Savannah, GA, she covered the real-life murder trials which were the basis of the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
She also publishes under the name Kathy Hogan Trocheck.
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She also publishes under the name Kathy Hogan Trocheck.
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