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Tag: love
Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – The Love Labyrinth by Pamela D. Beverly
Title: The Love Labyrinth
Author: Pamela D. Beverly
Print Length: 201 pages
Publisher: Pamela D. Beverly (March 12, 2017)
Publication Date: March 12, 2017
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B06XKGFQ5R
When Noelle Harrison meets Clark Johnson on her way out the church doors, she immediately discerns his kindness is inappropriate for a married woman. Already we can see Noelle struggling. Should she go out to lunch with the young, fine Clark? He claims he just wants to be friends. Is that possible? Can a married woman be friends with another man without romance being involved? Can you be friends with someone who wants more than friendship with you? These are the question I asked myself as Clark and Noelle made plans for lunch.
The plot thickens as we discover that Mr. Wayne Harrison is a workaholic who is always away on business. In fact, he is so busy that he practically ignores Noelle’s cries for attention and is not as helpful with their two sons as he should be. Frustrated with being ignored, Noelle continues to go on lunch dates with Clark while struggling to hold onto her integrity. Clark wants Noelle, and he wants her bad. She has taken over his mind and is now all he thinks about. Noelle has no idea the kind of life-altering decision a simple lunch date can be.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. For me, it has a mixture of everything. Of course, there’s the serious question of fidelity and married life, but there’s also drama and laughs (Clark’s a bit of a crybaby. I am sure that’s him smiling on the cover.) When things got deep, my heart broke for each main character at different points in the story. It reminded me of how precious marriage is and how important it is not to play around with someone’s heart. The Love Labyrinth is a smooth read, not too fast and not too slow, with some well-developed characters.
Ratings:
Plot Movement / Strength: 5/5
Entertainment Factor: 4/5
Characterization: 5/5
Authenticity / Believable: 4/5
Thought Provoking: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
The Love Labyrinth is Available Now on Amazon
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Throwback Thursday Jam 00s – In My Mind, Heather Headley
Y’all was sleep on Heather lol. Favorite Line: “They say if you lost something you’ve got to let it go. And if it comes back then it means so much more. But if it never does, at least you will know that it was something you had to go through to grow.” < Can be applied to life in general, not just relationships.
Truth
Truth is not debatable
for integrity defends itself
it is not held captive to the dogma of religion
or held bondage within the framework of theology
it is not trapped inside the walls of College classrooms,
or oppressed by the lips of Baptist ministers,
It wears no stars of David
Sings no Islamic melodies
Truth is not religious
And yet is no atheist
Truth has always been
And always will be
It is neither canonized
nor done away with
not stolen away
or traded amidst the bowels of slave ships
truth is not lynched,
nor shackled against the cages of fear
it refuses to shake hands with deception,
and will never embrace the arms of uncertainty
because truth is always certain
It is sure to be like nothing you can ever imagine
but be everything you’ve ever hoped for
Truth is limitless
And humble
Needs no acknowledgement
And yet wears a crown
Truth needs no confirmations
and yet rules
wears no flowing garments
Is lowly
and yet royal
accepted by the faithful
and resisted by those who are afraid.
To All Those Women
This is the most real post I’ve read in a long time! Men are not always appreciated as much as women are and no one says anything about it.
Throwback Thursday Jam – Deniece Williams – Silly
Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – To Thee I’m Wed by Deborah Dykeman
Title: To Thee I’m Wed
Author: Deborah Dykeman
Print Length: 239 pages
Publication Date: December 29, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B019YT5NC2
They were in total bliss when Jason and Kathy Miller married in June 1985. Like any young couple, they are happy, giddy, and excited to start their lives together. A little too happy for things to be all peaches and cream.
Twenty years and three children later and the fire dies. Once happy-go-lucky, Kathy is starting to feel unfulfilled. The life of a housewife is now her duty where it had once been so much more. It had once been fun. Now that the children are older, Kathy seeks work to rekindle the excitement in her life, but her husband is not pleased.
Jason can’t understand why his wife is so discontent and is unsure of Kathy’s love for him. After revealing that she’d like to start work, Jason is unhappy but leaves it to Kathy to decide. She decides to work, and though it makes her feel like she has a purpose, things do not improve.
When Kathy meets the owner of Giordano’s restaurant where she works, everything she feels she is missing in Jason is handed to her on a gorgeous silver platter. Kathy is feeling Antonio Giordano, and as hard as she tries to fight it, she begins to change, and so does her marriage.
I like how the author lets us into the not-so-good parts of marriage and the realness of Jason and Kathy’s feelings concerning their responsibility in the relationship. The author developed the characters’ persona well so that it is easy to see them as real people. I enjoyed knowing what each person was thinking, how they were wrong about the other, and ways in which they were right.
Kathy is representative of many women who feel differently after children, especially if they are stay-at-home moms and have focused so many years on raising children and taking care of husbands that they forget how important their self-care is.
Jason is representative of many men who also get comfortable in the relationship. Too caught up with work that they don’t realize how they are neglecting their wives in ways they might not be consciously aware of.
Ratings:
Plot Movement / Strength: 4/5
Entertainment Factor: 4/5
Characterization: 5/5
Authenticity / Believable: 5/5
Thought Provoking: 5/5
Overall Rating: 5 / 5
To Thee I’m Wed is Available Now on Amazon
(Isn’t this cover beautiful? I love all Deborah’s covers!)
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