Q2 Katie Weldon: On A Whim

I’ve decided for my outside of reading book I’m going to read On a Whim, by Robin Jones Gunn. I read 37 pages this week. Jane Eyre was too long and I just don’t have the time to finish it. The book, On a Whim, is part of a very long story consisting of many different series such as Christy Miller, Sierra Jensen, Christy and Todd, and Glenbrook. In total there are about 35 books. The particular book is a part of the newest series, Katie Weldon. The story line starts out following Christy Miller as she moves from her small home town in Wisconsin, to Southern California. There she becomes friends with Katie and Todd. Later, on a trip to England she meets Sierra. At the beginning of the books, Christy is a freshman in high school and they continue until she is out of college and married to Todd. This particular book, On a Whim, from the Katie Weldon books, starts out with Katie and Christy making popcorn in Christy and Todd’s apartment. Katie burns it and starts the microwave on fire. Her boyfriend, Rick, lives in an apartment on a lower level of the same building. His roommate, Eli, smells the fire and come up to see if he can help. Katie from the start has not liked Eli and is not pleased to see he has come to the door. After the mess is cleaned up, Rick comes up and he and Christy tell Katie she must be more gracious towards Eli. Once Rick leaves, Katie spends some time telling Christy how she wants to do something out of the ordinary. When leaving Christy’s he car breaks down and who should show up but Eli. He offers her a ride and she is forced to accept. She finds out the he is going into the desert to watch a meteor shower. This seems crazy enough to her, and she is eager to be more patient with Eli so she decides to go with him. So far lots of little things have happened in this book and I’m excited to get further in the story to see where Katie’s spontaneous life will take her.