Typical Christian chick-lit. At worst, a rip off of material better written by Jane Austen, at best, pedantic and stilting, this is not a recommendation of mine.

Lauren's character reads more like a 14-year-old than a woman in her mid-twenties. Her (possibly autobiographical for the author?) upbringing and lack of any sort of ambition and lackadaisical approach to adulthood make her irritating and her complete cluelessness about real life make her unbelievable. Also, I don't know any young Christian women whose main concerns are making brownies for their singles Bible study and letting men know what great wives their friends would make.

Perhaps Erynn will grow into a more mature voice with time, but this reads like my notebooks from high school, not reality. To quote the Princess Bride, "Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to sell you something." My advice to this young author is - don't try to pass off petty trials as true pain. Wait until you actually know what pain is.