Books: Halos by Kristen Heitzman

[fullygoldy]

I'm almost embarassed to admit I read this book.  See, I was invited to join a ladies' bookclub by a co-worker whom I like alot, and today is the first meeting I'll attend, and this is the first book I'll have read with them.  Unfortunately, my reaction is that this book is totally useless for me personally.  It's more like a YA book, with the 21 yr-old, fabulously tall, blonde & beautiful female lead, who struggles through 3 weeks of misfortune at xmas time, and ends up affianced to the crotchety older (30!) male lead, and thus all is well with the world.  All against a continual backdrop of "jesus loves me, this i know."

If this book is any indication of the group's normal taste, I won't be going back. cause seriously, dude, there was *no gay porn*!  Or puppet!porn (more on *that* later).  Actually, no porn of any kind.  And also, the 30 yr-old formerly engaged guy was a virgin?  Puh-leeze.  Where's my spork?!  And if there isn't going to be porn, at least the resolution of the "mystery" could have been less blatantly broadcast, I can dig a puzzle. (The poor bad guy wasn't really bad, he was just mentally traumatized, and now that he's been caught for grand-theft auto, assault, and attempted murder, he can get real help, and jesus will save him *again*).

Co-worker says we'll spend 5 min talking about the book and the rest of the time sipping wine and socializing.  So maybe there is hope.  Or maybe I should rec some Terry Pratchet for next month.