Thursday, August 25, 2011

Book Review: Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen



Yes, it is exactly what the title sounds like: Southern chick lit. And I’m okay with that, especially after reading a heavy duty book like The Judas Field. Who doesn’t need a little bit of contemporary southern melodrama after an intense, grizzly book about the Civil War?


Susan Gregg Gilmore's Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen is an old story. The preacher’s daughter can’t wait to get out of her tiny home town. Catherine Grace and her sister lost their mother to a drowning accident when they were little girls, and she has always missed her mother terribly. Her father was a great dad, and her next-door neighbor filled lots of motherly jobs, but there is still an emptiness.

As soon as the Catherine Grace graduates from high school, she moves away to the big city of Atlanta. Her boyfriend back home moves on, but she has no intention of ever returning, so that’s OK.

Eventually, things happen that force her to return to her tiny hometown.


Yes, you’ve probably heard that same story line before, but all stories are based on the same basic themes, right? I liked this one. It was fun, a little sappy, and a little surprising.


If you need a great light read, especially after something that takes a lot of concentration, this is a great choice.

2 comments:

BookGal said...

I read this a number of years ago. You're right. It was a fun, light read. The author spoke at my local bookstore. She was quite entertaining.

Beckie B. said...

Thanks for the review. I have had this on my shelf for a while. Sounds like I need to read it.