The first thing I noticed when I got the book was that it was part of a series, the Katie Weldon series. I don't know about you, but I'd never heard of that series (or Gunn's other series, the Christy Miller series) before so I was intrigued. I'm a sucker for a good series so I was pretty excited when I first started reading the book.And I was still excited the next day when I got to the last page of the book and Gunn left the ending somewhat open, like there will be another book in this series. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but if it is, I'll definitely pick it up.Coming Attractions is about Katie Weldon. She's a senior in college, has great friends, the perfect boyfriend, and everything all laid out in straight lines to where she eventually wants to go. The problem is that Katie doesn't really like straight lines, she likes wavy ones. With the help of God and a boyfriend a little too eager to get married when he learns about her large inheritance, Katie figures out how to get back to the life she wants to lead instead of the one she thought she was supposed to.Gunn's writing is easy to understand and read, her characters are extremely relatable (who hasn't wished their life were more spontaneous and less planned out), and the story moves along quickly. The only part of the book that could have been improved for me was that the plot was fairly predictable, but it ends happy, which I couldn't complain about. I knew what was going to happen from reading the back cover and the first chapter of the book.With all of its positives and negatives, this is a good read if you have even a little bit of free time. Nothing ground-breaking, but a good positive story to help remind you to follow your heart even if it doesn't seem like the best decision to everyone else. I started reading the first Christy Miller book my freshman year. I decided to stretch the entire series out my entire high school season. Looking back on this plan, I think it was more of a "God-thing" then it was me! Every time I've picked up one of these books, I have been blessed beyond what I can imagine! I just finished the third Katie Weldon book today! I laughed through the entire book (except for chapters 8-10) and cried at the end. Now that I have finished the series, it's like a season of my life is finally closing...I'm ready to see what God has in store for me in the future! I am so blessed to have been able to get my hands on these books! God is good and I am more than blessed to be a "victim of His grace"!Awesome books, incredible author, and an amazing God who always has an unique/cool/surprising blessing around every corner of my life!
What do You think about Coming Attractions (2009)?
