Dear Henry, Love Edith. Becca Kinzer. 2023. 373 pages. [Source: Library] [Contemporary Christian Romance]
First sentence: Henry grimaced, not sure which irritated him more--the persistent ache in his knee or the relentless voice in his ear.
Dear Henry, Love Edith is a premise driven contemporary romance. Is it merely clean or is it distinctively Christian? It is published by Tyndale, a Christian publisher, but I think it falls into merely clean. (I do enjoy reading clean romance novels. It's a GOOD thing, but, from a Christian publisher I expect a slight bit more. Again, nothing wrong with the novel as is. So what is the premise of this premise-driven novel? Edith is coming to stay with a stranger; she thinks he's an older gent, being the uncle of one of her acquaintances (online perhaps?). Henry reluctantly has agreed to play host at the behest of his niece; he thinks the woman, Edith, is an elderly widow. They meet early on but don't exchange names. He thinks she looks like Goldie Hawn, I believe. She thinks he looks like Paul Newman, I believe. There's instant attraction but they don't know each other or even how to get to know one another. At the house, these two don't meet for quite a long time. They don't keep the same hours. They just write chatty notes back and forth. (Each thinking the other is elderly and that there is a BIG age gap between them).
Of course there is conflict in this one...which allows for some pretending and such.
I definitely enjoyed this one. I would say I loved the beginning, enjoyed the middle, and was indifferent to the end. The last fifty pages or so was a bit of a let down--personally. But I definitely enjoyed almost all of this one.
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