“Despite her valiant efforts, Paige Alder seems stuck in chaos. Her new job as youth intern keeps her hopping from coffee shop to coffee shop all summer long, but at least she's loving the one-on-one time she gets to spend with the girls. The unfortunate side-effect is that now, four weeks of laundry fills her apartment. Plus, she barely has time to help her sister and best friend with their weddings! And even worse? Something is definitely wrong between her and Tyler. She apologized for what he thought he saw happen with Luke. Can't they move past it? Or could there be something he's not telling her--something that could change everything?”
Series: Book #3 in the “Paige Alder” series. (Review of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here!)
Spiritual Content- Many Scriptures are mentioned, read, remembered, discussed, & thought over; Lots of Prayers & Blessings over food; Lots of Bible reading & Devotions; Lots of Church going, Bible studies, sermons & lessons; Many talks about God, forgiveness, & sin; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Paige works as a church counselor/intern; Many mentions of God, Jesus, forgiveness, & sins; Many, many mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, & blessings over food; Many mentions of churches, church going, pastors, sermons, lessons, pastors, hymns/songs, & youth groups; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & devotionals; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of witnessing to others & wanting them to be saved; Mentions of Christians & non-Christians; A few mentions of Heaven & a miracle; A couple mentions of Christian camps & mission trips; A mention of sharing a testimony; A mention of blessings; A mention of a charismatic church; A mention of Mother Teresa; A mention of the Puritans;
*Note: The phrase ‘for Pete’s sake’ is used three times; A mention of Satanism; A mention that a place on a Friday can be comparable to Hell; A mention of the road to Hell; A mention of the fiery pit; A mention of aliens.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: Minor cussing including: a ‘dang’, a 'darn’, a ‘duh’, an ‘idiot’, a ‘stinking’, a ‘suck it up’, two ‘oh my gosh’s, two forms of ‘screw up’, two forms of ‘stupid’, two forms of ‘ticked off’, six ‘gosh’s, seven forms of ‘crap’; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Mentions of murders, possible murders, & a show talking about finding a body (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of divorces; Mentions of tattoos; A few mentions of jail & prison; A few mentions of robbers/burglars & break-ins; A few mentions of drugs, marijuana & alcohol; A few mentions of injuries & bleeding; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of throwing up; A few mentions of rumors; A few mentions of a car crash that happened because an animal went across the road; A few mentions of a dog having an allergic reaction; A few mentions of dead turtles & the smell; A couple mentions of the possibility of a bus blowing up; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of peeing; A mention of substance abuse; A mention of a recovering addict; A mention of a pound that kills (no details); A mention of a man with a nose piercing;
*Note: Going to & Many mentions of Starbucks; Many mentions of brand names & items (Visa cards, Ken dolls, Krispy Kreme, Blue Bell ice cream, Lisa Frank, Nike, Doc Martens, Lego, Silly Putty, Oreos, Nutter Butter, Kong, Claritin, Lunchables, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Pyrex, Windex, CrossFit, Harley, Suzuki, M&Ms, Swiss Miss, Folgers, Jell-O, Tupperware, Gap, People magazine, Sperry shoes, LG electronics, Photoshop, Velcro, iPod, & Crisco); Many mentions of movies, TV shows, TV channels, characters, & books (The Lion King, High School Musical, Remember the Titans, 27 Dresses, Speed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Zoolander, My Fair Wedding, The Princess Bride, Mary Poppins, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Twister, Pride and Prejudice, Ratatouille, American Idol, NCIS, Bones, Friends, Kitchen Cousins, Gilligan’s Island, Mr. Rodgers, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Psych, the Emmys, Disney, Disney Channel, Discovery Channel, HGTV, Style Network, Pixar, & Anne of Green Gables); Mentions of celebrities, actors/actresses, songs, & singers (Katherine Heigl, Vera Wang, Sydney Bristow, Keira Knightley, Will Smith, Zac Efron, Jillian Michaels, Vanna White, the Rockettes, Princess Kate, The Righteous Brothers, *NSYNC, Taylor Swift, & Keith Urban); Mentions of restaurants, stores, & places (Jamba Juice, Panda Express, Panera, Cheesecake Factory, Sonic, In-N-Out, Dairy Queen, Cracker Barrel, McDonald’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Target, Costco, Goodwill, Crate & Barrel, Hobby Lobby, & Six Flags); A few mentions of car brands; A few mentions of social media sites (Pinterest & Facebook); A few mentions of Girl Scouts & cookies; A couple mentions of the Pioneer Woman blog; A mention of a sport team.
Sexual Content- Four cheek kisses and a barely-above-not-detailed kiss; Touches, Embraces, Hand Holding, Shivers, Tingles, & Butterflies (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes; Noticing & Smelling; A bit of jealousy; Two ‘baby’s and three ‘babe’s; Many mentions of dating, crushes, boyfriends, girlfriends, breakups, & exes; Mentions of sexual sin, going too far, & big mistakes (no details); Mentions of kisses, touches/embraces, & hand holding; Mentions of seeing other couples kiss & hold hands (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of a boyfriend wanting to stay the night with his girlfriend, but she firmly said no; A few mentions of sexual temptation (no details); A few mention of honeymoon advice (no details); A few mentions of flirting, blushes, & winks; A couple mention of Abraham sleeping with Hagar and a sermon that not everyone’s doing it; A mention of Paige’s parents fighting and her being the result of their making up; A mention of a rule growing up not to be alone with a boy because “sex leads to babies out of wedlock and terrible diseases”; A mention of someone who did things backwards (in terms of having a child then getting married); A mention of a dad wanting his daughter just to live with a guy rather than get married so he doesn’t have to pay for a wedding; A mention of a 12 year old boy liking girls (his mother is concerned that it’s too soon); Love, falling in love & the emotions;
*Note: Mentions of nursing & a mother’s milk; A few mentions of extreme makeover shows that possibly change someone’s appearance into the opposite gender (Paige is concerned that a guy was formally a female, but then scratches that idea because the guy looks too good); A few mentions of bras & bra straps; A couple mentions of strapless & low-cut wedding dresses; A couple mentions of shaving; A couple mentions of menopause; A mention of PMSing; A mention of tampons; A mention of testosterone; A mention of puberty; A mention of a rule growing up that shorts had come to your middle finger; A mention of tearing in labor; A mention of a butt feeling numb; A mention of a cushion forming to a butt.
1st person P.O.V. of Paige
286 pages
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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
