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Title: Opposites Attract
Author: Camilla Isley
Genre: Chick-lit
Rating: 4/5
# pages: Audiobook ~6hrs
Date read: May, 2024

Single mom Vivian has been burned by love once before, and her job as a divorce lawyer has presented enough evidence to convince her there are no good men left in New York City.

The worst offender is her new neighbor: Dr. Lucas Keller, a couple’s therapist whose piercing blue eyes and flawless dark hair are just as annoying as his bad temper.

But when Luke starts poaching Vivian’s clients by saving their marriages, she makes it her mission to force him out of the building to save her practice. But it’s Luke who gives her the perfect opportunity when he proposes an unexpected bet.

With their offices at stake, Vivian and Luke play the field of love in a fierce battle of wits that quickly turns hot and personal, especially when Vivian’s daughter gets involved. Now, taking down Luke has become more than business for Vivian. It’s become a pleasure—and soon, Vivian and Luke will realize how pointless it is to fight the laws of attraction.


Really cute story. A bit too run-of-the-mill to deserve 5 stars, but I enjoyed it a lot, and found myself listening to it at every chance I got.

Of course, it's one of those stories where you can guess the outcome from the very first page, and that requires absolutely nothing of the reader - but sometimes, that's just the kind of fluff I'm in the mood for, and I did feel that this delivered quite nicely without being too trite. And for once the third act breakup made sense ... even if I did think Vivian should have been able to guess the explanation without it having to be spelled out.

I loved Teagan, and loved the growing relationship between her and Luke :-)

The end wrapped up things nicely, without being too rushed. There was certain plot point I felt lacked a proper resolution, but there is an exclusive epilogue on the author's web page, which covers that quite nicely :)
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Title: Angry Conversations with God
Author: Susan E. Isaacs
Genre: Christian non-fiction, Memoir
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 252
Date read: June 2015, August 2021

Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40.... She took God to couples counseling.

In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty--from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home: Pentecostals, Slackers for Jesus, and the über-intellectuals who turned everything, including the weekly church announcements, into a three-point sermon. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, Susan faces her inner nag and the ridiculous expectations she put on God--some her own, and some from her "crazy in-laws" at church.


Very interesting and thought-provoking book. I love the idea of taking God to couple's counselling, because while at the end of the day, I'd be the one who had to change, hopefully - like Susan - my perception of God would have to change along the way.

And it brought up some really deep issues - do we expect everything to go our way, and that God will bless our every endeavour, just because we believe? How do we cope when God's every answer doesn't seem to be "yes and amen", but a door shut in our face? How can we see the big picture and trust Him when we're in the middle of the dark time of the soul? (I keep wanting to write "the dark tea-time of the soul" - darn you, Douglas Adams!)

Definitely a book that has given me a lot of food for thought. I found myself highlighting passages all over the place, so I'm glad I got it as an ebook!

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