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Fun Reads Friday: Giant Pumpkin Suite by Melanie Heuiser Hill

Victoria Kimble
July 5, 2019
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I think I’ve found the magic formula for finding a book that speaks to your soul. It goes like this:

A main character that makes you say, “me too!” + the things that you’re into (like music, or horses, or dancing, or sports, etc.)

And BOOM…you have a story you can’t put down and that you want to tell everyone about. It’s the ultimate dream for us writers—to create a story that connects with someone on a deep level, so much so that they maybe accidentally stay up too late reading it, and then they can’t shut up about it to their friends.

One of the most recent books that did this for me was Giant Pumpkin Suite by Melanie Heuiser Hill. This book featured Rose, a girl who loves lists and schedules (like me!) and her love of music, specifically her cello music (oh, how I wish I could play the cello!) Toss in the wonder of an actual giant pumpkin, and BOOM…amazing story. This book is filled with so many delicious nuggets and such a rich cast of characters. It is meant to be devoured quickly and savored at the same time.

Any books captured you this way lately? What combination of characters plus things you like would make a book magic for you? An only child who loves science? A story about sisters and cooking? A funny guy who wants to be a detective? Hit the comments and let me know! And don’t forget…any comment on any July post enters you in our July giveaway!

Victoria Kimble

Victoria is a wife, a mom to three girls, a full-fledged homebody, a so-so housekeeper, a mediocre musician and has dreamed of writing her whole life. She lives at the foot of the Rockies in Littleton, Colorado and she will never take that for granted. She has spent most of her life living in Colorado, with a brief six-year hiatus to live in Nebraska to attend college and get married. She is mostly a stay-at-home mom, but dabbles in a variety of other odd jobs, such as doing admin work and crocheting beard hats in the winter. She loves meat and potatoes, superhero TV shows and movies, and when the weather stays between 70 and 80 degrees. She could probably love the beach if she ever spent any time there.

Victoria spent her childhood reading and making friends with the characters in her favorite books. She never grew out of that. After many years of wondering, she decided it was time to write the stories she had always dreamed of writing. She hopes that her stories model an active Christian lifestyle, while feeding the insatiable sense of wonder and adventure that everyone has deep inside.

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