April Book Club Book

We had a great discussion on our "founding mothers" at book club last night. We came to the conclusion that we as modern women are not that different from the women of their day. We are also strong and are able to rise to the important and necessary tasks placed before us. We were able to put into words our gratitude for their contributions in forming our wonderful and free country. Thank you Susie (Margaret's friend and now ours as well !) for your insightful comments and visuals on the revolutionary days of your birth country, Peru. It was very interesting to hear the stories of your family. If you were not at book club, please know that we missed you and hope to see you next month.

Telarry will be hosting book club next month at her house on Wed. April 7th. Her pick is:


Telarry says the best place to get the book is to order it from Amazon as there are few to no copies available in Spokane. Sue Mitchell was able to find it at Deseret Book online for less than Amazon. Telary says it is a quick read so get your orders in or find a friend and share. Hope to see you next month.

Here is a review from a reader at Goodreads:

Awww! What a sweet book! I can definitely see why Spare Change won the Whitney for best Romance in 2008. Aubrey Mace has the cutest writing style. Her narrator, Riley, had the quirkiest little voice--but not annoying! In fact the girl had applaudable streaks of sarcasm that I could not do without.

The story is about a 23-year-old girl with a fantastic New Year's resolution: to save all her pennies and then donate them to Cancer Research. But a grumpy yet handsome banker and a secret admirer pepper this story with wonderfully romantic episodes. There were several times I laughed out loud, one of my favorites being at the end of her first date with the banker, Paul. Everyone knows how awkward that part of the date is, and author Aubrey Mace, I swear to you, related that awkwardness in the most perfect paragraph that could ever be written on the topic. I seriously felt like I was listening to a professional stand up comedian. But I cannot betray her secret lines, so you have to buy this book!

I also found the protagonist to be extremely relatable. I loved that she was terrible at sports, was addicted to ice cream, and was terrified of horses. She felt very real to me and I feel as though we could be friends--especially when she envied the "cool" looking girl on the motorcycle.

If you want a clean read with top of the class writing and several out loud laughing moments... (yes, I'll admit it, and I know my husband thinks I'm insane) then you need to read this book! Oh, and you'll love her quotes at the beginnings of every chapter! They were perfect!