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Book DescriptionReview “Rather than instructing mindfulness to readers…[Mindful Day] exemplifies how a day may be experienced when mindfulness is organically embedded within it.” ―Kirkus Reviews Read more About the Author Deborah Hopkinson is an award-winning author of more than fifty books for young readers, including Under the Bodhi Tree, a biography of the Buddha. She has a master’s degree in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai?i at Manoa. Her favorite mindful moments include walking in the woods with her dogs and working in the garden. Deborah lives in Portland, Oregon. For more, visit deborahhopkinson.com. Shirley Ng-Benitez is an award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children. She’s worked as an illustrator and graphic designer with clients in the technology, medical, toy, and publishing industries. Her favorite mindful moments include early morning walks in the park, settling into a new watercolor painting, and the smell of a fresh cup of hot-pressed coffee. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more, visit shirleyngbenitez.com. Read more Customers Review: Very beautiful illustrations and heartfelt texts. | |
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11 reviews [PDF] Download Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino | Free EBOOK PDF English
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Book DescriptionAmazon.com Review Usually, when we read history, we at least have a cursory knowledge of the subject at hand. Sometimes, however, a book comes along that just surprises. How did we not know about this before? we ask ourselves. Wilmington’s Lie is such a book. After the Civil War, Wilmington, North Carolina prospered. It was the state’s largest city, with a busy port and a mixed race community that featured a burgeoning black middle class. But in 1898, a group of white supremacists decided to do something to turn back the page. David Zucchino’s well-researched book delivers an account of one of the few times a group of people has violently overthrown the government in this country. Although the violence that swept over Wilmington’s black community was later covered up as “a race riot,” this was a blatant act of racism, a brutal stab for power. We did not have to wait long for the first great history book of the new decade. —Chris Schluep Read more Review Praise for Wilmington’s Lie:“Brilliant…Zucchino, a contributing writer for the New York Times, does not overwrite the scenes. His moral judgement stands at a distance. He simply describes what happened and the lies told to justify it all…The details contained in the last part of the book are heart-wrenching. With economy and a cinematic touch, Zucchino recounts the brutal assault on black Wilmington.”―New York Times “In Wilmington’s Lie, David Zucchino, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has covered conflicts around the world, punctures the myths surrounding the insurrection and provides a dynamic and detailed account of the lives of perpetrators and victims…Deeply researched and profoundly relevant, Wilmington’s Lie explains how [the coup] happened and suggests how much work remains to be done to come to terms with what took place.”―Washington Post“This is an amazing story.”―Dave Davies, NPR’s Fresh Air “David Zucchino offers a gripping account of one of the most disturbing, though virtually unknown, political events in American history…Thanks to Mr. Zucchino’s unflinching account, we now have the full, appalling story. As befits a serious journalist, he avoids polemics and lets events speak for themselves. Wilmington’s Lie joins a growing shelf of works that unpeel the brutal realities of the post-Civil War South…it is books such as these, not least Wilmington’s Lie, that have redeemed the truth of post-Civil War history from the tenacious mythology of racism.”―Wall Street Journal “Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Zucchino cuts through a century of propaganda, myth, and big white lies to unmask the stunning history of the Wilmington coup, its origins in the political climate of the era, and its far-reaching implications for North Carolina and the rest of the resurgent Confederacy in the decades that followed.”―New York Journal of Books “Wilmington’s Lie is a riveting and mesmerizing page turner, with lessons about racial violence that echo loudly today.”―BookPage “Usually, when we read history, we at least have a cursory knowledge of the subject at hand. Sometimes, however, a book comes along that just surprises. How did we not know about this before? we ask ourselves. Wilmington’s Lie is such a book…We did not have to wait long for the first great history book of the new decade.” ―Chris Schluep, Amazon “Best of January” Selection “Pierces layers of myth and invented history . . . Wilmington’s Lie reconstructs the only violent overthrow of an elected government in U.S. history, tying the white supremacist bloodshed to political goals that are still relevant today.”―Shelf Awareness “Extremely compelling and convincing…Even astute readers of history and civil rights will be alarmed by this story, which is why it should be read. For fans of American history, politics, and civil rights.”―Library Journal“Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Zucchino delivers a searing chronicle of the November 1898 white supremacist uprising in Wilmington, N.C., that overthrew the municipal government…Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Zucchino paints a disturbing portrait of the massacre and how it was covered up by being described as a “race riot” sparked by African-Americans. This masterful account reveals a shameful chapter in American history.”―Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Zucchino shines his reporter’s spotlight on what he aptly calls a murderous coup as well as exploring its background and longterm consequences…The result is both a page-turner and a sobering reminder of democracy’s fragility.”―Booklist “A searing and still-relevant tale of racial injustice at the turn of the 20th century… A book that does history a service by uncovering a shameful episode, one that resonates strongly today.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “One of the great journalists of our time has placed his discerning eye on the steaming cauldron of our shared racial history. The result is this extraordinary book written with the superb quality and journalistic excellence that is Zucchino’s trademark.” ―James McBride, National Book Award–winning author of The Good Lord Bird “David Zucchino is one of the finest foreign correspondents I have ever worked with in 40 years of journalism. Now imagine you take someone with David’s reporting skills and transport him back in history to 1898 and Wilmington, North Carolina. And you tell him to tell us the story of the only violent overthrow of an elected government in American history. It was perpetrated by white supremacists seeking to reverse the remarkable advances in racial pluralism in Wilmington of that day―a positive example that was primed to spread throughout the state, and beyond. What you end up with is a gripping, cannot-put-down book that is both history and a distant mirror on just how much can go wrong in this great country of ours when populist politicians play the race card without restraint.”―Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times columnist“A staggeringly great book, both thrilling and tragic, shining light on a dark passage of American history.” ―Tim Weiner, National Book Award–winning author of Legacy of Ashes “Wilmington’s Lie is riveting and meticulously reported and powerfully written. It is also scalding and revelatory. As David Zucchino shows with relentless drama, the end of the Civil War was not the end of slavery but the beginning of a period more terrifying, the unchecked rise of white supremacy that culminated in a day of unparalleled blood in a North Carolina coastal town. It is a forgotten chapter in American history. Zucchino has now made it an unforgettable one.” ―Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night LightsPraise for David Zucchino: “Even a very short, victorious shooting war against a disorganized, dispirited, vastly outnumbered and underequipped enemy is hell. That is the central message that Los Angeles Times correspondent Zucchino brings home startlingly well in this riveting account of the American military’s lightning capture of Baghdad in April 2003…[A] high-quality example of in-depth and evocative war reporting.”―Publishers Weekly, on Thunder Run “Zucchino does not obscure the ugliness―including welfare recipients who embrace dependence―that surrounds them, but what stands out is the resilience of these women in the face of events that would be insurmountable tragedies for most middle- and upper-class Americans. It is unlikely this book will engender new and widespread respect for welfare mothers, for the ‘welfare queen’ myth draws its strength from what people want to believe, not misperceptions of reality. But by setting aside presuppositions and moral judgments to simply describe what he finds, Zucchino offers a substantive image of life on welfare.”―Kirkus Reviews, on Myth of the Welfare Queen Read more About the Author David Zucchino is a contributing writer for The New York Times. He has covered wars and civil conflicts in more than three dozen countries. Zucchino was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his dispatches from apartheid South Africa and is a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for his reporting from Iraq, Lebanon, Africa, and inner-city Philadelphia. He is the author of Thunder Run and Myth of the Welfare Queen. Read more Customers Review: This is a highly researched chronicle of the years immediately following the Civil War, specifically the resistance mounted by Democrats who refused to recognize and respect the freemen status of former slaves. What initially begins to emerge is a gripping story of the network the Democrats quietly built out and eventually created to tragically undermine the rules set forth following their defeat in the war, and their refusal to abide by the new federal laws that had been put in place.As riveting as this five-star subject matter is, however, the author, unfortunately, lacks the honed skill set of a writer such as David McCollough, for instance, whose writing about history rises to the level of the subject matter and keeps the reader utterly glued to the material. When I first started reading this book, I couldn’t wait to get home and pick up reading where I left off, but it didn’t take long until picking up the book started to feel like a chore, and this subject matter surely deserves much more than that. History is anything but boring, so I have a hard time with authors who make it so.In any case, at some point I started skimming rather than reading the book, eventually reaching the Epilogue, where the author jumps to the present with huge omissions of the kinds of events and heavily-researched facts he favored in the rest of the book. He neglects to offer anywhere near the same type of thoroughness in his epilogue as he does in the Wilmington chapters, which made it seem as though the epilogue was a tacked-on codicil designed to quickly vindicate Democrats as a whole for the incalculable damage done by the coup in Wilmington and the tragic repercussions that followed for decades. Vindication for something like that is a tough sell, so if that was the point of the epilogue, it failed to work for me. If that wasn’t the point of the epilogue, I’m not sure why it was even there… at least in its present form.This is an extremely important and tragic chapter in our nation’s history, so I wish the author had rendered a more readably engaging account of it. I think more people would read this book if he had.Five stars for the subject matter. | |
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Book DescriptionReview “This book is packed with truth bombs and relatable stories that we don’t talk about, but should. I loved peering into Stacy’s life and know this will spark many conversations among friends.” – Heather Brooker, KNBC reporter and host of Motherhood in Hollywood podcast”We talk a lot about vulnerability. What it is. How to leverage it for personal growth. We romanticize how vulnerability is found through courage. But, through this book and the telling of her story, Stacy actually does it. She challenges any possibility of higher penalties that could potentially hold her back from telling her story – and it is told in the most captivating of ways with a rare form of curious authenticity. I was laughing by page 4 and crying by page 7. Whether you are a survivor (of any hardship, really), want to be inspired, or are simply curious to read about how someone’s life unapologetically plays out…this is a book worth reading!” – Kim Thomas, LMSW”…Stacy shares her truths without any pretense or apologies. A great read for anyone who might need to broaden their perspective on life, or to try to look at one human’s story with less judgment or comparison. I am honored that she trusted herself enough to believe that her story matters. It does. And it reminded me that while all of our lives can look so different, we all want many of the same things…love, acceptance, and hope!” – Dena Jansen, Author and Speaker at Dena Speaks”Couldn’t put it down. Thank you, Stacy, for being so brave, for sharing your story, for showing so many people the strength that comes from our scars. It was beautiful. Captivating. Honest. Real. Funny. Devastating. Heartbreaking. Inspiring. Hopeful. Thank you for giving others permission to survive their shame by sharing how you’ve done so in your life.” – Dr. Dee Frayne, Holistic Coach Read more About the Author Stacy Bernal is a speaker, coach, and disruptor at See Stacy Speak LLC. Her debut book, “The Things We Don’t Talk About,” is a humorous and heartfelt look at hardships, healing, and hope. A self-proclaimed Ambassador of Badassery, Stacy’s motto is: “I see the Badass in you and I help you see it, too.” Stacy has spoken nationally at places like AAA, Wells Fargo, Fidelity Investments, Pocatello School District, Stevens-Henager College, and Boys and Girls Club. Her message resonates with many diverse audiences, from teens to women in business to recovering drug addicts to corporations. Stacy feels passionate about helping people find their own triumph through their trials. She has been featured in Scary Mommy, Autism Parenting Magazine, HER Magazine, and Thrive Global. She will give her first TEDx talk in June 2020. Stacy is an eight-time marathoner, ultra-marathoner, triathlete, autism mom, nonprofit founder, champion for the underdog, and creator of ripple effects. She is one, small voice capable of making a lot of noise. In June of 2019, she joined the global organization, KeyNote Women Speakers, whose mission is to empower more women speakers to the stage, as a North America Chapter Founding Member. A proud Weber State University alumna, she serves on her Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. She is an ambassador for the Ogden Marathon, a member of Leadership Northern Utah, and founder of Awesome Autistic Ogden, an autism appreciation event. Stacy lives happily and actively with her hubby, sons, and fur babies in Ogden, Utah. A portion of her book sales and speaking gigs goes toward her family’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Bernal Badassery Foundation, which serves families and individuals, both off and on the autism spectrum, who are working to improve their lives and need a helping hand along the way. They are “Badassery in Progress.” Read more Customers Review: We talk a lot about vulnerability. What it is. How to leverage it for personal growth. We romanticize how vulnerability is found through courage. But, through this book and the telling of her story, Stacy actually does it. She challenges any possibility of higher penalties that could potentially hold her back from telling her story – and it is told in the most captivating of ways with a rare form of curious authenticity. I was laughing by page 4 and crying by page 7. Whether you are a survivor (of any hardship, really), want to be inspired, or are simply curious to read about how someone’s life unapologetically plays out…this is a book worth reading! | |
[PDF] Download Setting True Boundaries: How to Create Respect, Safety and Freedom in Relationships by Dave Jetson | Free EBOOK PDF English
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Book DescriptionAbout the Author DAVE JETSON is a licensed professional counselor. Since earning his MS in counseling in 2003 at South Dakota University, he has provided individual therapy and facilitated groups and workshops. Dave works with clients individually, provides relationship and family counseling, and offers experiential group therapy and workshops.He is a pioneer in offering both individual and group experiential therapy via Internet video conferencing. An international speaker, Dave’s work has been featured in Self magazine and The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness, and he has been cited in The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of Finding Emotional Freedom and Setting Read more Customers Review:Dave Jetson’s new book Setting True Boundaries is the kind of book everyone can benefit from. Life can be very messy when we let other people run our lives for us, when we do not learn to say no, when we spend our time worrying about others’ feelings or seeking to fulfill their wants, and when we give all our time to their needs or let them mistreat and take advantage of us. Unfortunately, most of us learn the hard way that not having boundaries results in a messy and usually not very happy life.Jetson begins this book by using an example of a basketball game that has no rules or boundaries. The result is chaos for everyone involved. Even the fans have to move to the higher bleachers for safety. Without boundaries (the rules of the game), a game of basketball is truly impossible.The same is true of our lives. Without boundaries, no one is happy. Even teenagers will tell you, as Jetson notes, that they want their parents to set boundaries so it’s clear what is expected of them and so they can feel safe knowing what the rules are.Boundary-setting, however, is not easy. Jetson knows many people fear to set boundaries because they don’t want to upset other people. However, while boundary setting creates some initial discomfort, in the long run, it benefits everyone involved.Jetson explains first what true boundaries are. They have three components: limits, consequences, and consistent enforcement and follow-through. He provides numerous examples to explain these components, dedicating a chapter to each one. We see how boundary setting then enhances marriages, improves relationships between children and parents, and even helps the workplace function more smoothly.Jetson also explains what boundaries are not. Too often, people try to set boundaries but fail because they do not understand all three components of boundary setting. They mistake a threat or an ultimatum for a boundary, or they only set a limit without providing a consequence or following through. For example, a parent might set a limit by telling a child if she forgets to bring her homework to school again, she will have to get a zero rather than have the parent bring it to school. However, if the parent then brings the homework to school the next time the child forgets it, the child will not learn to respect the boundary.Jetson explains that people often overreact when setting boundaries, doing so to punish rather than to create a boundary everyone can benefit from. We have to show respect to the person we are setting the boundary with. We cannot control someone with a boundary, but we can give that person a choice. As Jetson explains, “When you create true boundaries, you are not controlling others or their behavior. You are allowing them to choose either the positive or negative consequence by the behavior they choose to act out.”It is also important to be emotionally neutral when setting boundaries. Jetson says this emotional neutrality is often called “detachment with love.” For example, when someone violates a limit, the boundary setter chooses not to take the action personally and does not follow through with the consequences in a punitive way depending on their emotional state. For example, if reacting from an emotional state, a parent might send the following message to a child: “If I’m in a bad mood, I might punish you; if I’m in a good mood, I might not.” Instead, if a boundary is properly set, then the consequences have been specified and they can be carried out without emotion. As Jetson says, “The boundary setter might feel some sadness or hurt if the other person doesn’t respect a limit, and yet the deep emotions do not get triggered or escalated.”Besides showing us how to set true boundaries, Jetson analyzes why we have had issues with boundary setting in the past. He discusses topics ranging from fear to manipulation and codependency. Codependency is ultimately the underlying problem to all boundary setting issues. Jetson describes codependency as “a false belief that we must put other people’s emotions, needs, and wants ahead of our own. We have some resentment about this, and we continue to act as if our own feelings and needs are secondary because we have been taught that we don’t matter.” He further clarifies: “Believing we need to live life in such a way that we don’t upset anyone is actually another way to describe codependency.” Through learning how to set true boundaries, we can start to break the cycle of codependency that often afflicts our families.Parents will especially appreciate the examples Jetson includes of how children can learn to set boundaries with other adults as well as with other children, including their siblings. The example he provides of a student being picked on by a teacher is one that teaches true respect for both people involved in the situation and will show children how to be assertive rather than bullied by others.Each chapter of Setting True Boundaries ends with exercise questions to help readers examine their own relationships where boundaries may need to be set, and then to practice what they have learned by actually setting those boundaries.Setting True Boundaries is a phenomenal guide to creating better relationships with everyone in your life. I know because I have used many of the techniques in this book myself as a recovering codependent. My life is calmer, happier, more productive, and more relaxing as a result of setting boundaries; therefore, I cannot recommend this book enough. It’s time for you to enjoy a peaceful life and meaningful relationships as well. | |
Selasa, 28 Juli 2020
[PDF] Download Mercy for Today: A Daily Prayer from Psalm 51 by Jonathan Parnell | Free EBOOK PDF English
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Book DescriptionAbout the Author Jonathan Parnell is the lead pastor of Cities Church in Minneapolis-St.Paul, a church he and his team planted in 2015. He is the Send Network’s City Missionary in the Twin Cities, where he also serves as a church-planting trainer. He is the author of Never Settle for Normal: The Proven Path to Significance and Happiness (2017) and coauthor of How to Stay Christian in Seminary (2014). He and his wife, Melissa, live in the Twin Cities with their eight children. Read more Customers Review: Jonathan Parnell provides a scholarly and insightful view into God’s mercy and greatness by walking us step by step through Psalms 51. Jonathan’s life story is amazing, as a teenager he miraculously survived a terrible car accident. His writing style is heartfelt yet extremely intelligent. The book is small but Jonathan’s message is huge. It is very hard to stop reading once you start. Highly recommended! | |
[PDF] Download Bright in the Night by Lena Sjöberg | Free EBOOK PDF English
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Book DescriptionReview “An illuminating look at the dark’s wonders, both informative and atmospheric.” – Kirkus Reviews“The invitingly open layouts are perfect for browsers…the thoughtful critical thinking questions about the future of manufactured and natural light will get kids thinking… Beautiful and enlightening.” – Booklist Read more About the Author Lena Sjöberg is an award-winning author, illustrator, and visual artist. She has published numerous books for children, and was awarded the Elsa Beskow plaque for her book What If. Read more Customers Review: Ask three different people what Bright in the Night is about, and you’ll get three different answers. T will tell you it’s about spooky stories. Different guests would have told you that it’s about different life forms that create light, and I am telling you that it’s an inspiration to explore the nighttime world. None of us is wrong. There are a couple legends about ghosts/mysterious lights. Bioluminescence in the plant and animal world is explained with myriad examples. T, his friends, and I all want to find and see different plants, insects, or animals featured in the book. If not for the pack of coyotes howling in the woods last night, I’d be sorely tempted to take T on a nighttime hike to see what tapetum lucidum we could discover with our flashlights. (I’m pleased to have learned the term for when critters’ eyes shine back at you – tapetum lucidum is the “special reflecting layer at the back of their eyes.”)The content is interesting; the language accessible to readers of all ages. The illustrations are appealing; bright lights shine out from a dark page. The text, however, is challenging to read. The pages are dark, and the text is small and not much lighter than the page. Several guests to the house have commented on this when their children or T have asked to be read Bright in the Night. If it were easier to see the words, I would recommend it unreservedly. If you have trouble reading fine print or low-contrast, you might consider the use of a magnifying glass.Son’s Review(Age: 4)On what he liked:I like learning about the spooky lights. I wanna see another spooky part.On what it’s about:Glowing lights. The Lantern Man. It’s about spooky stories and lights. It has some beliefs [legends].Note: Thames and Hudson provided a review copy in exchange for an honest review.Also posted on my blog: Glass of Wine, Glass of MIlk
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[PDF] Download Love Her or Lose Her: A Novel (Hot and Hammered) by Tessa Bailey | Free EBOOK PDF English
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Book DescriptionReview “Books by Tessa Bailey are an insta-buy for me.” (Sally Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine)“Bailey writes banter and rom-com scenarios with aplomb, but for those who like their romance on the spicier side, she’s also the Michelangelo of dirty talk. She wields filth like Da Vinci does a paintbrush, and there’s a lot to be said for an author who can fill such exchanges with all the requisite heat, enthusiastic consent, and yes, even humor, of such a scenario without veering into corny territory…” (Entertainment Weekly on Fix Her Up)”Bailey loads the story with humor and chemistry while still tackling heavy emotions. Sensual sex scenes and irresistible characters will draw readers in to this sweet romance.” (Publishers Weekly)”Bailey once again hits it out of the park in this companion novel to Fix Her Up… From no sex to phone sex to a striptease to an orgy in the woods, Bailey is an expert in those lusty, sexually powered scenes. Perfect for fans looking for a sexy romp with a side of heart.” (Booklist)”a juicy rom-com” (Marie Claire (The Most Anticipated Books of 2020))”Bailey crafts an emotionally wrenching and compelling story of a marriage and how the spouses’ different love languages cause them to miss each other’s signals… a powerful story of a marriage in trouble.” (Kirkus Reviews) Read more About the Author New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans, and laptop, and drove cross-country to New York City in under four days. Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend, and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband and daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love. Read more Customers Review: A marriage in trouble story is basically the most serious of second chance romances, which we all know I have a love/hate relationship with. But Rosie and Dom loved each other so much, and you were pulling for them the entire time. I loved this story.Rosie and Dominic Vega had a picture perfect relationship, until they didn’t. How did it happen? Rosie doesn’t know, she just knows she can’t live like this anymore. Rosie has always wanted to open her own restaurant, but she’s shelved her dreams for a long time, never thinking it was the right time to act on them. Dom has gotten so quiet in the years since he came home from deployment, and Rosie doesn’t know what to do when he just doesn’t talk to her anymore. He just works and comes home, and things never change. They’ve been dancing around their issues for years, and when things boil over, they’re both left not knowing how to move forward. When Rosie finally decides to leave her husband, her love, her childhood sweetheart, she thinks there’s no going back. But Dom isn’t willing to give her up without a fight. He agrees to do WHATEVER it takes to make her come home, and when she proposes last resort marriage counseling, he doesn’t bat an eye.Their marriage counselor was hysterical: a pothead hippie, with office decor straight out of the 1960s. But, he certainly knew his stuff, and he helped them realize they weren’t speaking the same love language. As an aside, I learned about the 5 Love Languages in my pre-marital counseling class. And thank god for that, because my hubs’ language and mine are VERY different. In fact, they are the same as our hero and heroine. Dom (and my own husband) shows his love with acts of service, and Rosie (and me!) with words of affirmation. This struggle resonated so strongly with me, as we’ve had to learn to interpret each other’s languages over the years, and its not easy. Watching them struggle to understand each other just really hit home in my heart. And Dom’s letter to Rosie? *Swoons Forever*Rosie and Dom had flaming physical chemistry like whoa, but their emotional intimacy had been sorely depleted. Watching them find their way back to each other’s hearts was painful, and beautiful, and I just loved their love so much. They both had gotten so bogged down in the day-to-day, that things were totally out of control before they knew it. I’m sure everyone can relate to that in some way. But they both compounded the issue by not communicating, and not sharing their feelings, along with other important truths, and it just made everything worse.Rosie and Dom’s friend group is truly outstanding, and seeing all their interactions were as enjoyable as they were in book 1 (which I also loved with my whole heart!). Having a new face added, in Wes, and seeing his spark with hilarious Bethany was so great, and I can’t wait for their book up next!This book had my emotions on a yo-yo the whole time, but always, I was pulling for Rosie and Dom. Hoping they could each get out of their own way, and make the changes they needed to make to be all they could for each other, and for themselves. They both learned how to support each other, while letting the other person fly, and it was so satisfying. I highly recommend this story. | |