In Front of God and Everybody: Confessions of April Grace by K.D. McCrite details highlights from 11-year old April Grace’s summer vacation, told from the often-hilarious perspective of April Grace herself.
April Grace seems older than her 11 years in her thoughts and observations. The book is geared toward Tweens, but as an adult, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading April Grace’s musings and antics!
I did feel that at times the author tried a little bit too hard to make April Grace funny, but there were also quite a few parts where I laughed out loud. April Grace says (or thinks) what everyone else is thinking, but is too polite to say!
The story line was quite enjoyable. April Grace deals with snooty new neighbors, an older sister who things she is Queen Bee and her beloved Grandma trying to impress the new man in her life.
The new neighbors are as rude as can be, yet April Grace’s parents do the Christian thing (for entirely too long in my opinion) and take them in. I thought the author did a good job of slowly allowing those two characters to grow and develop. And, of course, it took April Grace telling it like it is for part of that to happen.
April Grace’s sister worships the new neighbors, and takes emulating Isabel St. James a little too far. I did like the irony that her sister wants to be seen as fashionable, proper and elegant … while being saddled with the decidedly country name of Myra Sue.
April Grace can’t wrap her head around her grandma dating, wearing makeup or … gasp … kissing her boyfriend, which makes for a very amusing subplot of the story. Not to mention, this man is extremely loud, extremely obnoxious and seems to be hiding something – which April Grace picks up on, but no one believes her. I really liked the mystery woven into the latter half of the story.
All in all, an enjoyable book I would recommend to others!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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