Adventurous, offbeat Becca Daniels will try almost anything--purple hair, skydiving, even her book club's crazy challenge. To prove she's not commi...
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May 01, 2010
Stephany
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I really enjoyed this book, mainly because it included non-Christian themes. The book was about a non-Christian girl named Becca who is in a book club with Christian women. After breaking her leg in a sky-diving accident, her friends challenge her that she can't date a man for more than 3 months (or 25 dates). She takes the challenge and meets a Christian guy at her work, who is also involved in missions. While he's not her first choice, she decides to date him.
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Jan 28, 2010
Clockstein
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Becca by the Book is the third book in the Getaway Girls series by Laura Jensen Walker. Becca in unusual in her book club; while the rest of the group is Christian, she's firmly noncommittal, and that doesn't just apply to religion. Becca can't seem to commit to a job, hobby, or guy, so her pals bet her that she can't date the same guy for the next three months or twenty-five dates. She can't pass up the dare and accepts an offer for coffee with cute Ben, who just happens to be a Christian and m
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Oct 11, 2010
chanceofbooks
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I don't read a lot of Christian fiction anymore, so I tend to be pretty picky about what I do read. This book was bit more "preachy" than I like with fairly stereotypical characters, although I do give the author credit for the entertaining glossary at the end of the book and for trying to break the mold a little. I was a bit disappointed by the ending as I wanted a bit more of a HEA for Becca, although that might be the fault of the blurb which billed it as more of a romance. I also t
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Feb 14, 2010
Karen
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Christian fiction - one of The Getaway Girls series. I have not read any other books in this series, but enjoyed this one. Becca is a 25 year old who still doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up. She breaks her ankle skydiving, and through a bet with her friends, ends up trying to sustain a 3 month dating relationship with the next guy who asked her out - who turns out to be Ben, a "churchy" young man who is definitely not Becca's type. I don't usually read anything ex
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Dec 27, 2011
Kelli
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This is a fluffy chick lit. It started out enjoyable to read but I do have one peeve--I don't like series books that keep introducing you to the past main characters in books. Its gets a bit stale and old for me.
Becca by the Book is an interesting take on writing a book about someone whose perspective of Christians, comes from the outside--the main character being a non-christ follower at the beginning of the story. While I like the concept, I felt that the author was being super More...
Becca by the Book is an interesting take on writing a book about someone whose perspective of Christians, comes from the outside--the main character being a non-christ follower at the beginning of the story. While I like the concept, I felt that the author was being super More...
Jan 04, 2011
Sarah
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I think this book should be required reading in churches. It is a really insightful book which shows how "outsiders" view the church. Plus, it has some great quotes:
"She knows better than to ask me to go to church. Not my thing. Too many rules and regs. And glitz. Some of those churches, especially those big ones, really creep me out. Too much Splenda razzle-dazzle...
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"She knows better than to ask me to go to church. Not my thing. Too many rules and regs. And glitz. Some of those churches, especially those big ones, really creep me out. Too much Splenda razzle-dazzle...
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Mar 25, 2010
Michelle
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This story made me a bit teary-eyed at the end. I liked Ben and his grandmother. I was surprised at the fact that it wasn't typical chick-lit, but I liked that at the same time. I also liked that the ending wasn't so predictable. Some of the Christense humor was funny (as were her definitions) and some great points were made about Christians not being perfect and how that can be a good thing when Christians show that they are fallible as long as they are sincere and not fake about it. That was a
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Feb 05, 2011
Mary
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Mar 07, 2011
Erin
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Wasn't really impressed by this book, the main characters constant snarky attitude was grating after a while. It was funny at first, but afterwards, it was as if she couldn't develop the character much. I don't know.
Jul 14, 2010
Diane
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This is a funny look at commitment. Of course it gets more serious as the book goes on but there are chuckles until the end. This is the third in a series of "Getaway Girls" book club. Good Christian Chick Lit.
Jan 28, 2010
Lori
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I liked this book - but I didn't love it. I had a hard time getting through the first few chapters. I couldn't relate to Becca at all - she is much younger than me (and when I was her age I was married and a mother) and she has little sense of responsibility. The sentence structure was choppy (to get across the way Becca thinks, but still, it bothered me) and there were way too many characters to keep track of (I had to keep going back to remember who everyone was). I did like the idea of th
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May 30, 2011
carabellisima
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Very cute book although I was disappointed with the ending. Wasn't the outcome I was expecting and perhaps that's the whole point. It's a realistic ending but kind of abrupt. Could have used another two or three chapters for full closure.
Jul 23, 2011
Sherry
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I kept waiting for this book to start. Nothing really happened - just an evolution of a changing attitude. No big happy ending. No real ending.
Jun 16, 2010
Saralyn
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I thought the ending was very interesting. Not particularly what I expected, but I was kind of glad.
May 27, 2010
The next installment in the Getaway Girls series focuses on Becca, a young single and one of the non-Christians in the group. When she breaks a leg and has to limit her adventures, the rest of the group challenges her to a bet to date the same guy longer than she normally does. Becca takes the bet and then wonders what she has gotten herself into when the next guy to ask her out turns out to be a Christian.
I liked how this book was realistic and didn't just have everything all work out in More...
I liked how this book was realistic and didn't just have everything all work out in More...
Jun 27, 2010
Leslie aka hugbandit7
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The 3rd in the Getaway Girls series. Love the series already and can't wait for the next one
Apr 08, 2010
Tricia
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I don't think this was as good as the others in the series, but I still liked it. I enjoyed the new characters that were introduced, especially Lucy, Ben, & Ben's grandmother. However, I felt Becca was too flighty and irresponsible. The ending felt too abrupt for me, like something was missing.
Jan 09, 2010
Carly
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Becca by the Book is the third book in the Getaway Girls series, a series I have enjoyed tremendously. Becca is the only non-Christian in the group which makes for a fun and entertaining story. I have to admit though; I initially did not care too much for Becca. She seemed a bit to sarcastic and negative, but as I kept reading about her, I started to understand why she is that way and I really started to like her and appreciate her quirky sense of humor. It was really nice to see Chloe, Paig
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