Not my cuppa. As a southerner, nothing is more irksome to me that an over abundance of "southernisms" It borders on condescending. But that's just me and my opinion. I just couldn't form a connection with these characters. 
 I hate to be negative as SOOOOO many friends love this authors books. Maybe I just need to try another series? 
 *ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review