tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967121854282092094.post5135882709815615444..comments2023-09-09T04:46:59.156-07:00Comments on Book Reviews: Forever Friday by Timothy LewisBeth-Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144531499335750308noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967121854282092094.post-30657466363830141842013-12-25T08:50:53.315-08:002013-12-25T08:50:53.315-08:00Interesting that you didn't like that jumping ...Interesting that you didn't like that jumping back and forth in time, because that's one of the things I really liked about the book. :) I like books and movies that do that. I just finished it last night and haven't reviewed it yet.<br /><br />I loved the romance in the story and the way that Gabe was so intentional about keeping romance alive. He seemed to always be doing something sweet for Huck... He was very invested in their marriage and that's something I'm looking for. Someone who will serve me, whether in the big romantic gesture ways... like buying clothes just because or creating our own private beach... but more so in the small, everyday-life ways that Matthew serves you. I've learned that for a successful relationship both people have to be truly invested and "two hearts commanding love". It has to be a two-way street. One person serving the other all the time only goes so far. There was a quote in the book early on about "two hearts commanding love" that I'll have to find... I wasn't reading it on my Kindle so I didn't highlight it. It was the one about how he and his ex were more like "two hearts DEMANDING love". I just did a lot for Jonathan... and enjoyed serving him and I was blessed because of it... but to a great extent, that kind of service wasn't returned to me. And I think his lack of investment in me/ us probably is partly why he could choose his parents' feelings without regard to how it would affect us/ me... He just wasn't invested enough. That's only a small reason... there are WAY bigger issues at play here. :)<br /><br />Like you, I agree that it seemed to focus more on the romance and the excitement of love than on the deeper more lasting things. Timothy Lewis hit on it a few times, but the overall story wasn't in harmony with those few sentences about how it was their shared faith in God... I think he WANTED people to understand that it was hope and faith and all of that, but when it came to the actual story... he totally missed driving that point home.<br /><br />I liked the story though. :)Amber Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199352352192459434noreply@blogger.com