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Remember when I said I checked out 20 books from the library? Well, I've read two so far.(I also had to return the latest John Grisham because it was way overdue. I've read all his other legal mysteries, but this one was just too slow-going for me to finish. And I hardly ever don't finish a book! But I'm not reviewing that book.)
One of the two books I've finished is The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter. I learned about this author on her blog, Girls Write Out, a collaboration of four Christian fiction writers. I'd never read her and was hoping that her books were the good kind - interesting and entertaining, but clean with a good message. You know, the good kind of Christian fiction!
Based on those criteria, this book was a winner. It was entertaining - I read it in one night (yes, it's true - I certainly did not get enough sleep that night!). I always enjoy a story where two opposites are thrown into an odd situation and end up falling in love. (Really, who doesn't like that?) But what I found interesting was that it didn't have an overt spiritual theme, and it protrayed an honest (not whitewashed) relationship between two people who luuuuv each other.
I haven't decided how I feel about this kind of Christian fiction. I like the honesty and real-life-ness of the characters. And it's not that I prefer the sappy, in your face, here's five steps to get saved message some books throw at readers. It was just different. And I think I liked it.
I recommend it.
