I read the first two YaYa books many years ago- Little Altars Everywhere and the Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. I remember them as being a pretty fun read, but this book seemed to try to hard. It was almost like a really bad sequel that just didn't need to be made. The story jumped all over the place, giving the reader pieces of the 30's, the 60's, and the 90's. I walked away from the end of the book thinking, so what? I couldn't be bothered with the sloppy plot line.

This was a good book, I enjoyed the different stories told by the different characters. It was much more charming, sweet and sentimental than the last one which was rather dark and angry. I am happy however this is the final book in the series because honestly i’m Ya Ya’ed out!! Lol

I saw this book in a miscellaneous pile at the library and picked it up by chance. I had no idea where the book lay in the chronology of the series and was very excited to see that it was short story format, like Little Altars Everywhere. However, it was obvious within the first few paragraphs that this is a "new" book that tries (unsuccessfully) to tap into the "old" vibe.

As other readers have already commented, it really feels like an obligation to the publishers and/or public, and not at all a book that Rebecca Wells wanted to write. All of the crucial stories of Vivi and Sidda and most of the other Ya Yas have already been told, which leaves only space for random tales from the other kids' lives. Which is okay, but since we don't really know them (other than Sidda's perception of them), it's hard to care too much about them.

I didn't think this book was as terrible as some others have commented, but it certainly isn't the caliber and quality that is found in Wells's other books. It's a quick read and can be interesting at times. I'd suggest borrowing a copy before committing to purchasing your own.

Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood was an all time favorite of mine. I read that 10+ years ago or so. Reading this third in the series was like visiting old friends. A legacy of life long friendship, family bonds and a good dose of humor is good reading.

I liked this book best of all. I didn’t love the first two. This one had more heart.

A southern chick lit book, which is one of my favorites --if not my favorite--genres. I read this book quite a while after having read the author's Little Altars Everywhere. It's a good story, but I had to subtract a star when the author went into far too much detail on deer hunting, to the point that I had to skip over that part since I really didn't want to read about a deer being shot and felt it really added nothing to the story and just wondered why the author felt she needed to added these gross details of a deer hunt in a book that probably no men are going to read anyway. And yes, I know that is probably quibbling, but when you put something so disturbing in your book that I decide to skip over it, and I find that it really adds nothing to the overall story, then I'm going subtract some points. The story does make some interesting conjectures on Catholicism that, while I don't necessarily agree with the ideas, I can see how some people struggle with the Catholic beliefs. This was a good book to read around Christmas time, as the ending has all of them celebrating the holiday together.

Sadly lacked the charm of "Divine Secrets", which I reread this summer and really loved. I'm not sure why this one is so much worse.

Stumbled upon the first book in the series, Little Altars Everywhere and enjoyed it, so I felt compelled to read the rest of the series. Found the second book tiring and the third (this one) was more of a collection of short stories about the characters. I'm happy to be done with the Ya-Yas.

I plowed through this 3rd & final novel of the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood series. Such a good series - I’m kinda grieving over the fact that I’ve finished this amazing series. I’ll lend these books to anyone!

Fun follow up to Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. Endearing characters.

loved the inbetween stories of the kids growing up.

Delightful. A little maudlin at the end, but essentially a delight.