thereader1991

Every once in awhile, I pick up a book not expecting much from the story and end up being suprised to add a new great book to my favorite books bookcase. This was the case in A Place Called Blessing.

THe main character, Josh, has had an extremely hard life. Orphaned at a young age, he must track through the U.S. foster system, which he finds to be an unstable place. As a foster child, he is by no means perfect and makes many mistakes including one that he comes to regret for years to come and that removes him from the closest place he’s ever thought of as home. As a result, his self-esteem is shot. He thinks he’s not deserving of love and finds it hard to trust anyone.

When he turns 18, he enters the real world and gets a job working construction. But he soon finds a home and his past mistake is brought back up.

I don’t want to give away the story because I hope that if you are reading this you will pick up this book and find out for yourself how great this story is. This book is simply written, but it brings out so many emotions. I am glad that I stumbled upon this book and I hope that others will experience the story as I did.

For the most part, I really enjoy reading classic novels that challenge me intelluctually and make me think. But there comes times when I need a break, not just in the sense of relaxing, but also in the sense that I need to read an easy book that is still interesting. Dating Mr. December is just that. It’s a novel that holds your attention, but it doesn’t challenge you or suprise you. It is a simple love story where everything works out in the end.

The main character’s name is Emma. She has had a hard break up that results in her losing her job so she moves from London to the countryside where she meets Will, who she thinks is just another player trying to get in her pants. But as every love story turns out, Will is really a nice guy and they fall in love cue happy music.

Like I said at the beginning, this book doesn’t hold any suprises, but I still would suggest reading it to de-stress. So grab Dating Mr. December, find a pool and relax as you enter this love story.