After Reading

By: Meradeth Houston on 9:52 AM

This morning I managed to sneak a few minutes to finish Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors. What a cute read! As I'd hoped, things did improve as the book went on, and after the slow start, I settled right in. It was a funny, charming book, that I would have loved as a teen. I really liked Katrina, and was rooting for her. Her change of heart, or realization that she didn't want to be some kind of damsel in distress was a bit of an about-face, but I liked the change.

The only thing that kind of irked me was the treatment of the "everyone has a talent" trope. Okay, I really actually don't have a problem with this concept, for the most part, but I hate that it's always used because, let's be honest here, it's not true. It kind of annoys the bejeebus out of me, as it makes people think that there really is something out there that they're going to excel at without any practice, etc. Not that I don't think people should search for something they enjoy doing, but it's extremely rare to find something to be innately talented at.

Anyhoot, rant over, and here's one of my favorite lines: "I don't know what laws of physics are involved, but if you fill a gym with teenagers and tell them to stare at one object, heat is actually produced. I half expected to spontaneously combust."