Friday, June 20, 2008

I Heart Bloomberg


This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

I Heart Bloomberg

David C. Cook (April 1, 2008)

by

Melody Carlson




MY THOUGHTS:
I liked Melody Carlson's book, These Boots Weren't Made for Walking, so I was excited to read another of her novels.

I really enjoyed this book. It is really all about relationships and personal growth, and Melody Carlson has created four realistic, flawed characters. These four meet and become roommates in a somewhat unconventional manner, and they have a rocky start. Each woman is distinct and their characters are well developed.

It is enjoyable to watch the group dynamics and the personal perceptions of actions that are meant well but come out all wrong. I'm really looking forward to future books in this series. Silly as it sounds, I feel wrapped up in their lives and I can't wait to see how certain situations play out!

Stay tuned for another blog about her newest book, A Mile In My Flip-Flops on July 1!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


Melody Carlson is the best-selling author of more than 100 books for adults, children, and teens, including three of her latest, These Boots Weren't Made For Walking, A Mile In My Flip-Flops, and Mixed Bags. She and her husband, the parents of two grown sons, make their home near the Cascade Mountains in Central Oregon. Melody is a full-time writer as well as an avid gardener, biker, skier, and hiker.

Favorite Bible verse: John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." It’s the “whosoever” part that gets me. That’s who I write for – “whosoever” and to me that means everyone and anyone.

Carlson, author of more than 100 books, begins her 86 Bloomberg Place series with I Heart Bloomberg that functions mostly to set up future storylines. Three women rent rooms at 86Bloomberg Place:


ABOUT THE BOOK

Kendall's managed to wrangle her grandmother's house-free and clear-except for the rules. No male roommates. But that's ok, with the right ad she'll pull in some girls, their rent and if she's lucky, she won't have to go to work any time soon.

For their part, Anna, Lelani, and Megan all have their reasons for wanting to move in: Anna has got to get out from under her overprotective parents; Lelani can't take another day in her aunt's tiny crackerbox house overflowing with toddlers and Megan needs a place free of her current roommate from Hades.

Though they come with assorted extra baggage filled with broken hearts and dreams, they will discover they also have a vast array of hidden strengths. And they struggle to become the women they want to be, they'll find new hope and maybe even Kendall will learn a thing or two about life, love and the true meaning of friendship.

If you would like to read the first chapter, go HERE

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