Amaizy Grace

I picked this book for the title: Faking Grace. Tamara Leigh has written several books Splitting Harriet and Perfecting Kate. Although I have not read either book, Tamara seems to write to the younger crowd.

I really enjoyed the antics of the main character Grace as she tries to fake being a Christian to get a job at Steeple Side Christian Resources.  Some of her thoughts about Christianity were so ridiculous that it was funny. In the first chapter she had a check list of things to do to look and sound like a Christian. Throughout the book, Maizy Grace, a part time reporter ties to hide her real identity by dropping her first name and going by Grace. In the parking lot before the interview, Grace meets handsome British Jack. He happens to notice her “Jesus is my Co-Pilot” bumper sticker (taped with scotch tape for easy removal) beginning to fall off and her fish (Icthyus) is on crooked with its nose in the air. The biggest laughs came from her efforts to hide her prime resource DBGC-Dumb Blondes Guide to Christianity. Truth be told the advice credited to the DBGC was pretty good. It was humorous to hear what some folks think of Christians. In the end Grace learns that Christians have the same temptations and problems as everyone else. It is not what you go through, but Who you go through it with! It was not a preachy book and did not present the plan of salvation. But it was good clean humor and an interesting read.

This book was given to me by Waterbrook Multnomah publishing for my review.