Catching Fireflies
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4.3 • 171 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series!
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods
When bullying threatens to destroy a teen’s life, painful memories resurface for dedicated high school teacher Laura Reed and pediatrician J. C. Fullerton. With the support of the Sweet Magnolias, they bring the town together to ensure that a promising student’s future isn’t ruined. And to establish once and for all that bullying has no place in Serenity, South Carolina.
Both J.C.’s and Laura’s passion for the cause is deeply personal, and their growing feelings for each other are just as strong. But with so many secret hurts to overcome, can these two vulnerable lovers find the strength to believe in happily ever after?
Read the Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods:
Book One: Stealing Home
Book Two: A Slice of Heaven
Book Three: Feels Like Family
Book Four: Welcome to Serenity
Book Five: Home in Carolina
Book Six: Sweet Tea at Sunrise
Book Seven: Honeysuckle Summer
Book Eight: Midnight Promises
Book Nine: Catching Fireflies
Book Ten: Where Azaleas Bloom
Book Eleven: Swan Point
Bonus: The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A teacher and a pediatrician have an obvious professional overlap, and making children a central concern was no doubt Woods's intent in creating such a pairing. Unfortunately, that focus turns the ninth Sweet Magnolias novel (after Midnight Promises) into an issue book rather than a romance. English teacher Laura Reed and doctor J.C. Fullerton slowly figure out that a student's unhappiness is due to bullying. Fully two-thirds of the book is given over to the circumstances of the abuse, the victim's experiences, and the ways the teens involved interact (or refuse to) with adults. Woods conscientiously ticks the boxes that are so familiar from relentless media coverage: online attacks, symptomatic behaviors, refusal to confront. This leaves little time for the protagonists, both experience-hardened avoiders of love, to overcome their reticence and develop a relationship. Woods's well-intentioned attempt to jump on the antibullying bandwagon leaves romance in the dust.
Customer Reviews
I have loved all of the Sweet Magnolia books
I never pass up a chance to buy any of the books in the Sweet Magnolia series. It’s like visiting with old friends that I haven’t seen in a while.
Chasing Fireflies
The subject is one that needed this attention. Well done!
Good, but needs a new editor
I have become a huge Sweet Magnolias fan. I was unhappy a few books back that one of the character’s personalities seemed to take a hike for that book. But she’s back in character now. I really liked and appreciated the anti-bullying story in this book. BUT... note to editor...twice in the books Raylene referred to her sisters-in-law as stepdaughters, which they are not. Please edit more carefully as errors like that pull you out of the story.