Miss Match by Erynn Mangum

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." Inspired by the recent success of matching her sister and new husband, 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. When Lauren's foolproof plan begins to unravel, she learns that a simple introduction between friends can bring about complicated results. And as she reconsiders her new role as Cupid (as well as her vow to stay single forever), will Lauren finally decide that God's plan is always good enough?

I found this book on Amazon and really wanted to buy it, it looked like a fun light read and the fact that the cover has a big cup of coffee on it only added to me wanting to read it. But, if I bought every book I wanted to read, my bank account would soon be empty, so I held off from buying it for awhile. However, about two weeks ago I saw that it had decreased to only $5, and it was to good of a deal to pass up so I bought it.

I'm so glad I did buy this book, because I absolutely LOVED it. I can't even count the times I burst out laughing throughout this entire book. I love books with good humor, but I come across them so rarely that it's always a real treat when I find a good one.

The main character in this book, Lauren, was so fun and interesting. She loved so many things I love: God, Coffee, Chocolate, Romantic Movies, Pride & Prejudice, etc. And she was so random that I kept waiting to see what she would do next. One thing I especially loved about her was that she knew exactly who she was. Even though she was always shocking people with her somewhat crazy behavior, she didn't let that effect her, and instead just let people accept her for who she was.

Another thing I really liked was Lauren's relationship with her best friend Brandon. Usually, whenever a woman has a best friend who is a guy, they fall in love. And while I have to admit I do enjoy those kind of books, it was refreshing that they just stayed best friends. Also, their the conversations together were just hilarious, and reminded me a lot of how my brother and I act when we are together.

I could go on and on about this book, like how much I loved Ryan and the conversations between Lauren and him, how I loved the fact that Lauren and Hannah went from disliking each other to becoming friends, how much fun all the matchmaking antics were, and how...well you get the picture, there was a lot more I could say and a lot more I want to say, but I won't because I don't want to spoil this book for anyone. So, in other words, if you are looking for a clean light read to pass the afternoon away, go and buy this book right away, you won't regret it.