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When Lauren's foolproof plan begins to unravel, she learns that a simple introduction between friends can bring about complicated results.
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Lauren Holbrook has found her life's calling: matchmaking for the romantically challenged. And with the eclectic cast of characters in her world, there's tons of potential to play "connect the friends."
Lauren sets out to introduce Nick, her carefree singles' pastor, to Ruby, her neurotic coworker who plans every second of every day. What could possibly go wrong? Just about everything.
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Miss Match
ISBN-13:
9781600060953
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Cover: Paperback
368
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$14.99
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Trying hard to be Christan-y chick lit
Lauren sets her matchmaking skills to work on just about everyone she knows, getting her into funny, borderline disastrous situations. She learns that even her best intentions are no match for matches made in heaven (including her own!).
A fast read, the first book in the Lauren Holbrook series is conversational at its best, rambling at its worst; sometimes witty and charming, sometimes dragging. Like the coffee-worship--it was cute at first, but after a while it just got tired.
Miss Match was a fun read, but didn't get me completely hooked. If secular chick lit's titillating scenes make you uncomfortable, here the overdose of religious symbols will (e.g. Bible study scenes, Scripture passages quotes). Too obvious and too set-up, they jarred me whenever I started to get absorbed in the story.
At the end, the insights-and-lessons-learned conclusion stuck out like they were planted there for a meaningful, punchy ending (which is a sure way to fail at giving a meaningful, punchy ending).
I would recommend it to pre-teens looking for an alternative to the typical young adult fiction. It may have more value in terms of biblical values and spiritual reminders, but not much more in novel reading quality.
Posted by
Molly P
on
11/24/2010 5:16:59 PM
Miss Match
Twenty-three year old Lauren Holbrook is single, lives with her dad and couldn’t be happier, but one of her favorite hobbies is matchmaking. Lauren never wants to get married, but she loves to see her friends find true love, especially when she has something to do with it. Her latest project is trying to match her coworker Ruby together with her Bible study teacher Nick. This proves to be a challenge, not only to Lauren, but to Ruby and Nick as well. Adding to this challenge is Lauren’s new found confusion about her plan to never get married.
Life has been a little stressful for me lately and I have found that I have not been enjoying heavy or serious stories much and I was looking for something light and more importantly, funny. Miss Match was the answer. I was absolutely delighted by this story, and especially by Lauren. Her character was such a treat and so very likeable. At first, I found her a bit annoying, but the more I got to know her, the more I wanted to read.
One of this book’s strongest points is the dialogue, especially the dialogue between Lauren and her best friend Brandon. They were very good friends, but their teasing was funny and natural. Lauren is sassy and funny and adorable.
Miss Match is the first book in the Lauren Holbrook series and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series one of these days. I think Erynn Mangum is a writer whose books I will seek out in the future. I really enjoyed Miss Match and I strongly recommend it if your life needs a little comic relief.
Posted by
Carly Kendall
on
3/14/2010 10:22:49 AM
Not Just for Twentysomethings
Any novel that features a coffee cup on the cover draws my attention. Erynn Mangum knows how to to entice the coffee-lover into the world of Lauren Holbrook, star of Miss Match.
Lauren's career in photography brings her in contact with families, business people, and singles from all walks of life. But her real devotion surfaces as she matches her friends with prospective mates. Just like Yente from Fiddler on the Roof, Lauren discovers that our assumptions about the perfect match are often wrong.
Mangum uses peripheral characters to emphasize Lauren's quest. The reader discovers that Lauren wants what all women want - true love.
While Miss Match and sequels, Rematch and Matchpoint, are geared toward twentysomething readers, this fortysomething reader enjoyed the lighthearted style of each story. The protagonist reminds me of Jane Austen's Emma, innocently compassionate in her intentions to see her dearest friends happily married. Ah, to be young again.
After comsuming the Lauren Holbrook trifecta, you will be happy to know that Erynn Mangum offers a new series, also with coffee on the cover, the first entitled Cool Beans to be released next month.
Posted by
Casey Pitts
on
3/1/2010 1:03:52 PM
matchmaking!
Miss Match is quite hilarious. I like a good story about romantic mischief and coffee… and chocolate… a definite winner in my books! lol Miss Match is a bit of a coming of age as you watch Laren mature from a goofy girl to a little more mature goofy girl – realizing that when love happens it happens, even to her! As a Christian girl the attitude and the vocabulary was very much like I remember lol. She was easy to relate to and loveable. Quotes of famous books are thrown in there, like the Princess Bride had me rolling not to mention some Pride and Prejudice… and worst part about it is that I remember doing that with the “English accent” as well.
Posted by
amydeanne
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1/14/2010 12:53:14 PM
matchmaking!
Miss Match is quite hilarious. I like a good story about romantic mischief and coffee… and chocolate… a definite winner in my books! lol Miss Match is a bit of a coming of age as you watch Laren mature from a goofy girl to a little more mature goofy girl – realizing that when love happens it happens, even to her! As a Christian girl the attitude and the vocabulary was very much like I remember lol. She was easy to relate to and loveable. Quotes of famous books are thrown in there, like the Princess Bride had me rolling not to mention some Pride and Prejudice… and worst part about it is that I remember doing that with the “English accent” as well.
Posted by
amydeanne
on
1/14/2010 12:53:00 PM
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