Exceedingly Mundane

It’s time for another book-related post! I promised in a recent post to try and be better about blogging about the books I read. I’m going to cheat and take the easy way out, and post the quick blurbs I’ve been writing over at GoodReads about the last 3 books I read.

Two of the books (“Rematch” and “Match Point”, by Erynn Mangum) were part of a 3 book series, and I enjoyed this whole series immensely. If you like Christian chick-lit, then I’d recommend these books. The main character, Lauren Holbrook, is a committed Christian single girl who loves setting up her family and friends and playing matchmaker. She’s a fun character and the witty dialogue in these books really won me over 🙂

The other book is another Christian fiction one, albeit historical fiction, and I enjoyed it as well. I have read one other book by this author (I read “Courting Trouble” by Deeanne Gist earlier this year) and enjoyed it too. This one was called “A Bride Most Begrudging” and was about an earl’s daughter who ended up on a boat from England to the colonies in the 1600’s, as a “tobacco bride”. She is married off, thankfully, to a Godly Christian man and of course, they end up falling in love. I always love predictable books with happy endings 🙂 What I enjoyed most about this book was the description of life at this time, very harsh conditions, where the women had no say and the living incredibly primitive. I also had not heard of this concept of tobacco brides, so I enjoyed reading a little about that.

My reviews from GoodReads (although quite similar to what is above!) are on the extended page….

For the record, I’ve read 66 books so far this year, for a total of 21,880 pages. Up next, I’m trying to decide between a cozy mystery or the next Cedar Cove book by Debbie Macomber, 8 Sandpiper Way. I’ll probably read that one first, then a cozy, and then I might dive into another series of Christian fiction books. 🙂

Happy Reading!!!

Rematch: A Lauren Holbrook Novel by Erynn Mangum

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book as much as the first in the series, and look forward to the last one, Match Point. At the same time, I will be sad to see this series end. Very light, very enjoyable, Christian chick-lit. I like the characters, especially the main character of Lauren. She is very quick and witty and I love the dialogue.

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A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another good historical Christian fiction book from Deeanne Gist. I read and enjoyed “Courting Trouble” and this one is similar in its own way. A different setting, different characters, but nonetheless good Christian fiction.

This book is about the “tobacco brides” that were brought over from England in the 1600’s for the early colonists. This is a piece of history I knew nothing about, and although the book doesn’t go into great details, it is still pretty interesting. So are the random comments about everyday life in this time period – it makes me very thankful to be living in modern times!

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Match Point by Erynn Mangum

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this 3 book series by new author Erynn Mangum. It falls into the Christian chick-lit genre for me, and I enjoyed it as much as others I have read along the same lines. I really hated to see it end, as I really enjoyed the characters. It ended well, and happy, and that always cinches it for me 🙂 I’ll miss Lauren and her coffee addiction (tan, like me!), her idea of style (again, like mine, jeans and a tshirt!) and her witty dialogue with her two sisters and her boyfriend Ryan. Great characters, great books 🙂

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