The small town itself is almost like another character, and the way the history of the town is tied to the Quixie company and the Bayless family made for a charming, familiar world to get lost in for a few hours. I liked the novel’s secondary characters, particularly Annajane’s best friend, Pokey, a fiesty pregnant woman who is endlessly loyal to Annajane. Annajane is a strong female character, although she has a very sentimental side.

Once I got everyone straight, I started to enjoy the novel more. I found the beginning a bit confusing, as many characters are introduced at the outset, and they all have pretty original (i.e. Spring Fever is a fun, touching beach read that features interesting characters in a small town Southern setting. I wasn’t disappointed, as it provided exactly the kind of read I was looking for. I had read an earlier book by Mary Kay Andrews, Savannah Blues, so when I saw this new book available as a review copy on NetGalley, I snapped it up. And Annajane may be the only one who knows and loves him well enough to save him from making one big mistake. What further proof does she need that she is over Mason, the eldest Bayless son, than the fact that she is attending his wedding to new wife-to-be Celia, a tiny goddess who is sure to be successful where Annajane herself failed five years earlier?Įxcept that Mason doesn’t look as radiant as his bride in fact, he looks sick. She’s leaving behind her complicated history with the Quixie soda company and its owners, the Bayless family. After a life spent in her hometown in North Carolina, she’s engaged to a new man and on her way to a new job in Atlanta.

Spring fever by mary kay andrews