Ellie Lansing has her whole life planned out. She planned to
go to college with her long time boyfriend and then marry him. However that all
comes crashing down when Ellie learns that not only did her boyfriend cheat on
her, but her mother has cancer as well. Ellie begins to realize that she had
gotten so used to living for her boyfriend that when he is gone she is lost. Now,
Ellie must reevaluate her life and what God planned for her. She soon realizes
just how much she missed when her world was wrapped around her ex.
Worth the Wait is about finding yourself and overcoming
sadness, anger, and fear. We have all been in a situation where we have been so
wrapped up in emotions that the real world sometimes drops away and this book
takes us on a journey through a young girl’s life who is experiencing the same
thing. It deals with real life issues like cheating boyfriends, spiteful high
school girls, amazing best friends, How God works in your life, and boy best
friends who really hold your heart. That is what I love about this book, it is
a Christian fiction novel, but it does not preach at you. Some Christian
fiction novels can sound like they are preaching at you, but this book is not like
that at all. I loved that Laura wrote this book to be so real. It is about cheating
and how even the most faithful girl can turn again God out of anger or hurt,
and it really did teach me a lesson on how to handle situations like a cheating
boyfriend. I loved how the plot is not completely
centered on religion, but that it is centered on the struggles of a teenage Christian
girl. I will say that the heroine seemed a bit irritating at times in the book,
but we would react the same way if we were in her position. Worth the Wait is
not about getting over a long time boyfriend who cheated on you and moving on
to another one. It is about finding yourself and realizing that you need to
know yourself before you can start a relationship. I really loved this story
and I would definitely reread it if I get the chance. I gave it four out of
five stars.
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