Twenty-first challenge finish of the year.
Seemed to take a long time to get through this one. Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis' relationship going from US/UK correspondence to eventual marriage. It seemed to be well researched, and a subject the author cared about. However I couldn't quite get invested in the characters.
Twenty-second challenge finish of the year.
This falls under the old adage of 'don't judge a book by its cover.' This cover art is one which is in the trend that I hold a particular dislike for. To me it kind of screams CHICK LIT which is not my favorite genre. But this was my book club's selection for this month so I figured I should make an effort.
The club meets at my house this Friday. My house is not ready for company (for reasons I will probably post about later), so I looked everywhere I could think of for a way to borrow the audiobook, but all options had long wait lists. I finally resorted to using one of my Audible credits to purchase it, and I listened to it while I did other things around the house.
The 'castle' setting was one of the gilded-age mansions built in Rhode Island which was the wedding venue; it was the closest I could come to getting it to fit into one of the prompts. It IS chick lit, but wasn't mind-numbing pap. The characters were likable and their development was pretty good. I didn't love it, but it was better than I expected, and I feel good about getting it done so I can take part in the discussion.
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