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The Fixer Upper Book Review & Giveaway

July 31, 2010 By Rhoda 82 Comments

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{Giveaway is Closed}

Back at the beginning of 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting in Atlanta,  Mary Kay Andrews, the sassy Southern author of several witty and fun to read books.   Light-hearted reads and set in the South.  What’s not to love about that?

We met up again this year at the Eddie Ross event in Atlanta and had our pic made together.  She’s a fun lady!

I hate to admit that I had not actually read any of Mary Kay’s books until now, but they were on my list of books to check out soon.

So, when I got an email asking if I’d like to read and review her newest, The Fixer Upper, all about a young lawyer who finds herself embroiled in a scandal when her boss, a shady lobbyist, tries to pin the blame on her for a corrupt Congressman’s actions.  Upon getting fired, she gets out of DC and lands in a small town in South Georgia, where she has been recruitedby her dad to get his family’s run-down Southern mansion all fixed up for resale….well, of course I was all over that one.  Sounded like a good read to me and I’m always up for a good read.

It’s a really cute book.  The main character, Dempsey Killebrew, is a young 20’s big-city girl, who manages to learn some DIY skills along the way as she’s fixing up this old house in a small Southern town, falls in love, and tries to dodge the FBI.  Lots of fun characters and antics going on, it was a fun read.  The only teensy-tiny little thing that I didn’t like was the dropping of the F-bomb a few times.  I think any book could do without that and it wouldn’t change it a bit, but otherwise, I really enjoyed it.  That’s just my 2 cents 🙂

If you enjoy Sue Grafton’s books (Kinsey Milhone and A-Z!), which I do, you will probably enjoy Mary Kay’s.  I read on Mary Kay’s blog that Sue was one of the writers she considered a mentor in her early years of writing.

A few weeks ago, I shared about Mary Kay’s beach cottage at Tybee Island, when it was featured in Better Homes and Gardens.  I loved the article about Mary Kay and her family and her cottage, The Breeze Inn, is just adorable.

Another thing I love about Mary Kay is her love of junking.  Yes, maam, she loves it as much as I do.  I think we could have some fun junking together and I would love to do that sometime.  Just look at that spray painted aqua yardsale dresser.  She’s a girl after my own heart, for sure! 🙂

There’s also a sweepstakes going on over at Little Pink Tools and 25 books and pretty pink tools will be given away to 25 lucky winners!  All you have to do is go over there and sign up for it.   Oooooh, would you look at that pink cuteness!  I have a pink laptop and I’d love to have some pink tools too.

All you have to do to win a copy of the book here is leave a comment right here on this post.

Have you read any of Mary Kay’s books before?   Let me know that or just tell me that you’d love to read The Fixer Upper too!

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Don’t miss out on the Arise Shine giveaway, today’s the last day to sign up if you haven’t already!

Attn: Birmingham girls! I’m going to have another yardsale, maybe in September.  Let me know if you are interested and I’ll keep you all posted.  I’ve got to clean out my stash, once again.  🙂

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  1. lyn says

    August 2, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    i would love to read this new book! i have read a couple of her books in the past and they can make a “GRITS” lol

  2. Pinky says

    August 2, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    HI Rhoda!!!! I just got an e-mail telling me that I had won a macy’s gift card from YOUR blog giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am super excited!!!!! Thank you to YOU and Blogher!!!!! I have never won a giveaway so this is TERRIFIC!!!! Now, I want to read her books, they sound like my kind of easy read! Have a great week!!! XO, Pinky

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