Exceedingly Mundane

I finished another book last night, in rather record time, even for me. I had some time to read in the car going to and from my dad’s house on Saturday, and then some Sunday night. Tim watched “Hoot” on HBO and I decided to skip it and read. Anyway, I finished this one pretty quick and did enjoy it. It is a book I picked up a month or so ago by Christian author Lori Wick, entitled “White Chocolate Moments”. I like reading a lot of Christian fiction because it’s clean, usually pretty predictable, and mostly, because it keeps my mind and heart on the right things. I had not read the greatest things about this book, so my expectations were not high. However, I did enjoy this book. In fact, I’d compare it to “Sophie’s Heart” and “The Princess”, two similar books by Lori Wick. If you liked those books, you would like this one.

I was a little surprised in this book, in that Wick didn’t immediately introduce characters that are already Christians. In this book, I was nearly half way into it before she mentioned God or religion, which is a bit of a change of pace from the other books I’ve read by Lori Wick. This book follows beautiful young Arcineh Bryant on her life, loves and relationships with family and friends for nearly 12 years. I like novels that allow characters to grow, and find their faith, and see where life leads this. This was a great example of that kind of plot that I enjoy.

Anyway, for the record, that makes 28 books read so far this year, with a total of 9,120 pages read. Up next is a library book I picked up over the weekend. I have been experimenting with our online reservation system, and have placed myself on the waiting list for 4 books, all new releases or bestsellers. The first one came available and I ran down to pick it up. It’s the new Shopaholic book by Sophie Kinsella, “Shopaholic & Baby”. I’m looking forward to it. I’ve enjoyed every book by this author, and I do believe I’ve read them all! 🙂