Review & #Giveaway – Wooing Cadie McCaffrey by Bethany Turner @SeeBethanyWrite #LSBBT #Romance #Comedy #ChristianFiction #Contemporary
Wooing Cadie McCaffrey
by
Bethany Turner
Genre: Christian Romance / Humor
Publisher: Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group
Date of Publication: May 21, 2019
Number of Pages: 352
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After four years with her boyfriend, Cadie McCaffrey is thinking of ending things. Convinced Will doesn’t love her in the “forever” way she loves him, Cadie believes it’s time for her to let him go before life passes her by. When a misunderstanding leads to a mistake, leaving her hurt, disappointed, and full of regret, she finally sends him packing.
But for Will, the end of their relationship is only the beginning of his quest to figure out how to be the man Cadie wanted him to be. With the dubious guidance of his former pro-athlete work friends and tactics drawn from Cadie’s favorite romantic comedies, Will attempts to win her back. It’s a foolproof plan. What could possibly go wrong?
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“Rising star Bethany Turner’s Wooing Cadie McCaffrey highlights the author’s oh-so-readable voice and engaging characters. One of the many things I love about Turner is the way she tackles tough subjects with candor yet writes with the right amount of discretion. Romantics everywhere will sigh happily at the perfect ending. Highly recommended!” — Colleen Coble, USA Today bestselling author of The House at Saltwater Point and the Rock Harbor series
Bethany Turner has done it again! Filled with wit and loaded with pop culture references, Wooing Cadie McCaffrey is sure to be an instant favorite among fans of Christian romance. I’ve found my new go-to author for rom-com with heart.” — Carla Laureano, RITA award–winning author of The Saturday Night Supper Club and Brunch at Bittersweet Café
The book fluctuates between past and present and I really liked the different chapter titles. Chapter 1 is Four Years later. To the Day., Chapter 2 is About Twenty-five minutes earlier., Chapter 3 – A Day or Two later. Three at the Most. and so forth. The fluctuations give us a peek into Will and Cadie’s dating life over the last four years – their expectations, adventures, and desires. We also see the issues that neither seems to be able to verbalize and I think that is the crux of their issues – lack of communication. It isn’t as if they don’t communicate, but they don’t talk about the important things like where they see their relationship heading, what they want out of life, and their faith and beliefs. Cadie is strong in her faith and beliefs, whereas with Will, we know he has beliefs but not sure exactly what they are or to what extent his faith extends.
Fast forward four years later (from the prologue to chapter 1) and it is Cadie’s birthday and their dating anniversary…remember, they met on her birthday. Anyhow, Will has an opportunity to springboard his career at work and this is the culmination of their conversation issues. The story really starts at this point and with unplanned sex. Nothing could ever go wrong there, right? Cadie and Will had agreed that they were waiting until marriage and considering that Cadie’s parents are church/faith leaders this puts a lot of pressure on her…basically like good ol’ Catholic guilt. Both Cadie and Will have a lot to learn from this experience and it takes some frank conversations with her parents and with each other before there can be any hope for them.
Will and Cadie have a great support system and it is ultimately what helps them through this crisis, along with some honest and frank conversations. There is a lot of humor that made me chuckle in various situations and then there are moments where I am holding my breath that all will work out for these two. One of the lines that I felt summed up the situation for Cadie was “it’s simply a matter of you deciding whether or not you want to spend your life with this man – and what it might take to do that.” After all that she had learned by this point was she willing to do what it takes? And was Will willing to do what it takes?
Overall a very enjoyable book. For a Christian romance, I was surprised that the faith portion was fairly light. There was a lot of focus on the one instance of sex (that is behind closed doors) and after a while, it started to overshadow what I think was the heart of the issue – communication.
We give it 4 paws up and look forward to what this author has in store next for us.
Bethany Turner is the award-winning author of The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck, which was a Christy Award finalist. When she’s not writing (and even when she is), she serves as the director of administration for Rock Springs Church in Southwest Colorado. She lives with her husband and their two sons in Colorado, where she writes for a new generation of readers who crave fiction that tackles the thorny issues of life with humor and insight.
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But then we wouldn’t have a book where we can yell at the characters to talk to each other (or whatever!)
Kristine Hall
Isn’t it so frustrating when if characters would just TALK to each other, their lives would be beautiful? But then we’d miss out on a great story. Thanks for the review!