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in the Middle by Virginia Smith is the story of Joan Sanderson and her boring, goingnowhere life.
She's been dumped by her long time boyfriend, Roger the Rat, her older sister is pregnant, and her beautiful younger sister has a terrific job.
Joan lives with her mother and grandmother, who is becoming increasingly fragile, When a hunky doctor moves in next door, Joan sees what she's been missing, but little sister Tori also wants him.
This book is far more than just chicklit, Joan feels alienated from everyone around her, Her father left her as a young teen, and she resents her mother for his departure, She can't relate to God, because she doesn't feel like He is reaching out to her, but when she hears a missionary speak at her church, she feels the need to know God personally.
Joan is a Christian like so many she believes in God and has faith she attends church regularly and does all the right things.
But she's not connected to Him and hasn't experienced His wonder, until some chocolate ice cream shows up at just the right moment.
Joan realizes that she can't get things right with her mother, sisters, or even the cute doctor, until she makes things right with God, and that means examining things in her past.
Joan is believable and sympathetic, her heartache shows on every page as she struggles to do what's right without really knowing what that is.
Very often our relationship with God has been influenced by our relationship with our earthly father, and this book is an excellent lesson on how to break free from the bonds of the past and security to find God.

I found myself loving this book, . can't wait to find book, . i read this on my kindle, . Normallyfrom me means, "Wow, This is among the best books I've read, " But that's not necessarily true for this book, Theactually mean, "Wow, this is the best book I could have read right now, " The writing was nothing special, The plot was pretty mundane, But what I loved about this book is that it did not shy away from the Christian principles it was clearly trying to get across.
In the end, the book was about how God affects our daily lives, and I think that's the most important way He can make an appearance.
Is He capable of the grand miracles we read about in the Scriptures Of course, But He is also capable of making my life better through simple means, The book ends with the following, "But even if she couldn't remember the exact words, deep in her heart she clung to the promise of the verse.
Her life was no longer stuck, Her Father had plans for her, " Read my full review here: sitelink gl/vNM ed by Jill Hart

Joan, Boring name for a boring life, Or so Joan believes until she meets her new next door neighbor, The handsome doctor her age make Joan realize that there may be more to life than settling for living at home, getting up every morning to go to an unfulfilling career and wishing she was living her one of her sisters' lives.
But, Joan knows she can't make a change because no one would be there to care for her aging grandmother a job that she has taken upon herself, but truly enjoys.
Not to mention, the doctor may be adorable, but he's also a Christian, And

To read the rest of this review and more!, please visit sitelinkTrashionista I added this to my kindle because.
it was a free book, and, it seemed like it would be cute, thought this was going to be a typical little quick read with some romance, It started out interesting enough, but I wasn't expecting it to turn so religious, . . and for someone who is not religious in the least, the story became slightly farfetched and annoying.
I don't mind a little mention of faith here and there, . . but ayear old girl complaining that, . . God visits poor children in Afghanistan and not her, . . I mean, really! Grow the hell up! And still having issues with your mom for kicking her dad outyears ago.
. . I'm sorry, the main character just seemed to grow more petty and petulant by the page, I'm aboutthrough the book and I'm not sure if it's worth reading through to the end.


However, if you're into God and all that and like stories of self realization and family.
. . this might be for you, It just wasn't for me! I did really enjoy the scene where Tori and Joan are at dinner and both flirting with Ken.
. . poor guy!! I downloaded this for free for my ereader,

Joan is the middle child, While Allie is married about about to have a baby, little sister Tori is focused on her career.
Joan just got out of a messy relationship, and still lives at home with her mother and grandmother.
Then a sexy doctor moves in next door, causing competition for Tori and Joan, until Tori decides Ken's way too religious for her tastes.


Despite the fact that this book is a Christian book, it read heavily as chicklit, especially for the first half.
I hate chicklit books, mostly because they're too fluffy for my taste, Throughout this book, I kept wondering what the point was, There doesn't seem to be much of a plot and not a lot happens, No action to speak of, Joan throws tantrums about the possibility of her grandmother moving into an assisted living facility, competes with Tori over the same guy by following Allie's flirting advice and buying expensive clothes, and just comes across as completely clueless.
I had to keep reminding myself that she's twentyfive, because she acts like a sixteenyearold, After realizing that religion is very important to Ken, she decides it's important to her, too, Something good does come out of this when Joan decides to create a Christian singles group and help clean up the community.


Other reviewers complained that this book was too preachy, but that aspect didn't really bother me.
I've read books that have been much preachier, What bothered me was Joan's constant 'poor me' attitude, her refusal to act her age, and the lack of a plot.
When I got to

the end of the book, I couldn't believe it was the end, because nothing actually seemed to happen.
For the most part, a huge waste of time, Joan Sanderson is the middle daughter, She works in a furniture store and lives at home with her mother and grandmother, She wishes she could move away but because of her grandmother's health issues she'd decided to move back home to help.

Her father left many years ago and Joan still misses him, She holds a grudge against her mother for letting him go,
One fine day, her world suddenly becomes more interesting when a doctor moves next to her house.

Ken Fletcher is starting a new practice and his sister decided he needed a dog, which he named Trigger.
Thanks to the mutt he meets Joan and strikes up a conversation,
Joan's grandmother invites him to dinner and when Joan's younger sister meets him, she decides she may want him for herself.
Some sibling rivalry ensues. Joan knows her younger sister is beautiful and successful, She is a marketing analyst,
Joan starts doubting herself, How can she compete with her baby sister
We also meet Allie who is Joan's older sister.
She is pregnant and happily married, Probably my favorite character. She is funny and inventive,
This is a Christian Lit,
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