This was better than I expected. I liked that even though Christianity and religion was woven through this, it wasn't preachy. I did find it predictable and in fact I lost half of my interest as soon as I guessed that the cool new love interest that the heroine ran into was going to turn out to be a preacher. I felt like there were a couple of missing scenes that should have been included at the end to make the whole thing more satisfying. For example such a big big deal had been made out of the fact that the heroine's mother was someone who used constant attendance at several churches as a crutch and that the heroine had no patience with her fanaticism I felt that this issue should have been discussed between the heroine and the hero. I also felt that the scene where the heroine apologizes to the hero for turning away from him when he admitted that he was a preacher was short changed. There needed to be a lot more discussion between someone who was so anti established religion and someone who led a church when they were considering marriage.

Still it was a fairly interesting read. ( )

Delightfully predictable chick-lit! Great for a quick escape from reality. ( )

I just loved the sound of this book, and it comes highly recommended (by Janet Evanovich among others!) so ordered it from Amazon for $6.09. Hope to get around to reading it soon! I did read it and loved it. It is quite similar in theme to a memoir I read some time ago, Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? - about a girl raised in a Christian home, who is Christian and yet resists a lot of the cultural and family baggage that goes with that; her husband divorces her because she can't have children - and he's already found a replacement. She returns home where there are a lot of unresolved issues and new problems between her parents (financial), her sister (having to have a baby and put it up for adoption), and her brother (gay). There's a new guy, a really good guy, too-good-to-be-true guy, who has a major secret. I found a great deal in this book rang true to life and my own observations and experiences, so that might be one reason I liked it so much. ( )

My second experience being duped into what feels like Christian lit under the guise of Chick lit.

Good Lord. ( )

Fluffy, predictable, but thoroughly enjoyable. ( )