Peas, Carrots and a Red Feather Boa

The Peas and Carrots Series, Book 2

By: Hannah Lynn

Narrated by: Rafe Beckley

Life in the country was supposed to be relaxing...

Eric Sibley's new life in the sleepy riverside village of Burlam is going pretty well, except for the fact his new house is falling down around his ears, he has committed himself to preparing a lavish Christmas Day feast for the extended family, his wife is stressed out and overworked, his new allotment neighbor is crazy and, if that wasn’t enough, his mother-in-law has come to stay. Apart from that, it is all going brilliantly.

Following on from Peas, Carrots and an Aston Martin, once again, Eric Sibley and his family navigate their way through the trials and tribulations of everyday life. With the edition of some wonderful new faces, get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind of uninspiring leeks, troublesome chickens, inappropriate plumbers, and various sinister interlopers, and they are all hell-bent on turning Eric’s life upside down.

©2019 Hannah Lynn (P)2019 Hannah Lynn

The ending will get ya

I received a free audio version of this book in exchange for a honest review. I would have liked to start at the beginning of the series but beggars cannot be choosers and all. I liked the characters and the story but the ending had me hooked...I had to find out what happened....luckily I received a free audio version of book 3 so I am starting that straight away.

Another great book

This is the second installment of the Peas and Carrots series and is just as fun and quirky as the first. This series has drawn me in and I am thoroughly enjoying it.
The narrator does a perfect job of reading this book.

Lies, misunderstandings and in-laws problems

This book is not as hysterical as book one it deals with serious family issues. I love most of the characters but there are a few I did not like for specific reasons. The storyline is very believable and well written. I love the different banter that goes on between characters. I received this book at my request and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of my own volition.

Beautiful and Broken

Ok...This series is great..and I mean really great. I find myself wanting to smack Eric for being such a dunderhead... He irritates me not opening his mouth when he should!! I love his wife Suzie..Lord what a beautiful patient woman. Suzie is interesting because she comes from a family of insanity..but she is so good and kind. Her Mom is s total whack job that eventually you really do like. The humor is gone though..it went from being a truly funny story to being a truly heart wrenching story. I still highly recommend. it!

Peas, carrots... and the story continues

Ah, country life... but things are not as simple as expected. Eric and Suzy make the best of things as they deal with unexpected situations and new people.

I’m really enjoying this series written by Hannah Lynn and narrated by Rafe Beckley.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

The saga continues, and boy is it a doozy !

Really enjoyed the second installment of this delightful series. Writing is superb, you easily feel enmeshed in the lives of the Sibleys, laughing along with the mishaps and feeling their angst, cheering Eric and Susie on to make it all work out in the end. I won't provide spoilers but be aware this is a SERIES of books so things are not neatly tied up at the end. Looking forward to the next installment. And I must add, the narration is excellent, too often a narrator is not skilled in switching between characters and setting the tone of the writing but this narration was done in a very engaging and professional style.

Eric is fun

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed the first book in the series a little bit more than this 1. There is a smile to this book and I do love the character Eric he is a good guy and I look forward to reading the next one in this series. Hannah has a great writing style. Make sure you check out her other books!

Another humorous installment in the series

This is book 2 of the series and while it could be read as a stand-a-lone, I recommend reading the first one to give insight into the characters. This story starts out at Christmas time a few months after Eric moves his family to a new town and involves issues with in-laws, Christmas, and much more including continuing upkeep of his garden allotment which he inherited. i enjoyed this book and the narration was great as in the first book. I look forward to continuing this series.

Great story

This is a great story and narration, 2nd one in series. It's helpful if you read in order. A story about a family and all that goes with it.

Great story!

Let me start by saying this story only got 4 stars because of the ending.

I listened to book 1 several months ago and loved it. At the time, I wasn’t sure how the author was going to make a book 2 with how the first one ended. Months later, the author was advertising books 2 and 3. “Yes, please!” Overall, I think the series has gotten better as it’s moved along. The characters are great, and Abbie has stuck out to me as a being one of my favorite characters. Eric is enjoyable as he's always trying to do his best for his family yet sometimes makes mistakes. Stories that have a lot of funnies, whether they’re meant to be comedic stories or not, are my favorites.

Like the books, I love the narrator as well. He does a great job and it’s always easy to tell who is talking. I do have to admit when Evette first showed up on their doorstep, when the narrator did her voice, I thought it was a drag queen. That was before it was revealed who the person was.

Questions/Comments:

I was wondering about Eric and all the cooking he did in this book. I don't remember him being into cooking in book 1 and am curious as to what changed. Yes, he has the allotment where he grows vegetables but still.

“At the minute…” I have never heard this phrase before. “At the moment” is the common version. It's strange considering at the moment means right now, as at the minute means… right now. Why change it?

I haven’t been a big fan of Suzy. Either she’s overreacting about something minor or she’s asking Eric what he did wrong. I think I said something in my book 1 review about how she seems like she's just waiting for him to mess up so she can leave him. I was under that impression with book 2 also. The fact that she was blaming Eric for Catrina’s brother coming to the house and destroying parts of it (not telling her about the random phone call he’d received) was too much.

I know a lot of people aren’t fans of cliffhangers because if you want to know what happens, you have to buy the next story. Most of the time, I don’t care. But the cliffhanger with book 2, I felt it was too big of a cliffhanger, if that makes sense. It’s like usually there’s a thread at the end that entices readers to move forward in the series, but it’s not a major necessity. With this ending… let me rephrase that, there isn’t a real ending. You HAVE to read book 3 if you care at all about any of the characters. Thankfully, I had book 3 to find out what happened to Susie.

I received a free audiobook code for this story in exchange for an honest review.