Anyone who went to college back when dorms (the ALL female) ones were locked down at 11 on weekends--even earlier on weekdays will find this book refreshingly reminiscent of times gone by. Those that were lucky enough to go when the dorms were co-ed--well you are in for a great story and both will get a couple of laughs. Following the 4 Freshman girls through their first year of mishaps, looking for love in mostly the wrong places, and needing to get fake ID because you had to be 21 in order to drink--and trying to find an art thief---all while trying to get your friends through lifes little mishaps and dealing with parents. The twists and turns are various and many.
I am definitely going to continue reading this series--hey I want to know what happens in their sophomore year!!
It’s ’86, the era of Pop Rocks, Jelly shoes, and big hair rock bands. Rachael O'Brien's freshman plan seems simple: Attend a southern college, earn a degree, party, and meet cute guys—hopefully acing the latter two.
But being threatened by a jealous She-Devil, avoiding the advances of a thirty-something redneck, and discovering an art fraud scheme thwart her “to do” list. On top of her troubles at school, Rachael finds herself forging a new relationship with her emotionally shaken father after Mom abandons the family to pursue a psychic calling.
Bad decision-making, law-bending behavior, and surprise romances make freshman year memorable in Paisley Ray’s DEEP FRIED AND PICKLED.
"I often get asked by readers what order THE RACHAEL O'BRIEN CHRONICLES books should be read in. Each book can be read without any prior knowledge of any of the others. That said, some readers do want to follow a chronological list of events in Rachael's southern fried, 80's college life antics so here it is".....
DEEP FRIED AND PICKLED
SUMMER FLAMBÉ
SHELLED AND SHUCKED
TOAD IN THE HOLE
JOHNNY CAKES
SWAMP CABBAGE
PRAISE THE LARD
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"Being a Southern girl and child of the 80s myself, I enjoyed the characters, the setting and the period references. Good plot without being too serious or watered down."
"This fun and quirky mystery was very nostalgic for me as I got to relive the eighties through Rachael."
"An entertaining read. Fresh new characters and some zany plot twists kept me reading late into the night."
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Born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, Paisley Ray, a steelworker's daughter spent summer breaks with relatives on the Carolina shores. It didn't take long for a love of southern to become rooted in her veins, and years later, yield the setting for her novels. Most days, Paisley can be found crafting the antics for the newest book in THE RACHAEL O'BRIEN CHRONICLES.
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