A swoonworthy contemporary; that was my first thought upon finishing Magnolia. It had all of the elements I love in a good contemporary. The love and hate vibe, the flirting, the scary storm that pushes them closer together and traps them making them deal with either feelings. Basically the perfect example of what all contemporary lovers love in a book. I started it at 7am one day and finished it by 11pm that night even with running out and doing errands. It was that kind of book and I'm so happy to have read it. 
 Magnolia is the story of Jemma Cafferty and Ryder Marsden two teens that just so happen to be the same age and born into families that have been trying to unite as one for decades. Southern royalty is what they are referred to as. It has never worked out in the past but Jemma and Ryder are the chance to make everything perfect, to give their parents the dream they and their ancestors have dreamed of. Only problem is that Ryder and Jemma don't actually get along. At one time they did get along and were maybe, possibly, kind of, on the verge of something, but that is no longer the case. That is until life happens and a storm rips through Mississippi forcing Ryder and Jemma to make peace with their past and start thinking about a future and what that means for each other. 
 I'm a sucker for these kinds of books. I very rarely dislike a book that has a couple that "hate" each other as the main plot of the story. I know, it is an old and tired plot device, but I love it. It is like Joey and Pacey on Dawson's Creek and if you know me at all you know how I feel about Joey and Pacey. There is something about the fighting that brings out the chemistry between two characters and the chemistry was definitely there between Jemma and Ryder. I pretty much swooned through all 300+ pages of the book. Was there stuff in it that I thought was weird and just added for conflict sake, totally, but I still swooned. It was like an opposite Romeo and Juliet which was a ton of fun. 
 I don't know, there isn't really much to say about this book. It was well written and I had a blast reading it and enjoyed the characters a lot. It didn't have all that heavy of a plot which was nice. It was just a good book for the contemporary fan that I am. I would recommend it for sure if you are looking for some non-heavy lifting.