christian-fiction - DNF

I stopped reading at chapter 10 because 1. I am not a fan of Christian fiction and had no idea until I started listening and 2. I disliked Julia's personality. Knowing that in the end she would end up married to Michael, I didn't care to continue, all the while thinking nothing about her personality would make this a good match.

Julie comes across as one of those Christians you never want to be around because they look down their nose at you and question everything about your actions, appearance and home, because they believe it needs to follow teachings of God, and god-forbid you tell them you will not live your life by someone else's teachings, then you are judged even harsher.

Case in point, Julia doesn't want to be judged for being a woman pursuing a medical degree, yet she walks into Michael's sister's home and automatically judges them for the lack of spirituality she sees in the home. She looks around the rooms and considers it over cluttered and not something she would ever have in her house...it's not your house dear. Then she claims that they are only interested in material things. All judgements based SOLELY on what was inside the home, not on the people. Just because they wish to showcase their wealth doesn't mean they are bad people. The family was rebuilding their name so if, in that time, showcasing their wealth was a way to show they are back in good standing, who was she to judge?

Another reviewer summed up my thoughts succinctly, she wrote:

"...she is someone who lacks empathy, isn’t humble, way too blunt, brash, like a bulldozer demolishing anyone who is in the path of her goal. She is arrogant and the way she discusses God with Michael is very abrasive. Here is an example from the book, “A furrow deepened his brow. “Are you certain this is God’s calling? How can you know that for sure?” “Do you doubt the existence of God, or my ability to discern His will for my life?” Rather than answering his question kindly, she attacks him and accuses him of not believing in God just because he is not quick to jump on the bandwagon of supporting her ambitions. Also, she doesn’t respect his boundaries. She asks if she can take a look at his wound to make sure it’s healing nicely and he politely refuses and yet she still persists in doing things her way. She doesn’t think before she speaks. She practically forces him to give into her demands. And the part in the book that really angered me was this line, “Above all, she was intrigued by Michael himself. He had flatly refused to discuss spiritual matters. His underlying anger relating to the subject was unmistakable. Could she somehow reach him and turn him to God? To win a soul would be more important than anything else she could do. It might also be the tougher challenge, but she would welcome it.” This is absolutely ludicrous. It’s not our job as women to save men. Not our job to win unsaved men. Trying to save men especially unsaved ones creates more heartache in the end. I’m so sick of sappy, unrealistic romance that gives a false portrayal of what romance is like. Also the constant interlude is what Julia is thinking every five minutes is extremely annoying! And the way she preaches at everyone is a huge turn off to Christianity. Being a Christian is not about shoving the Bible down people’s throats. Also, categorizing people and judging them merely after one interaction is unfair to that person and reeks of a self-conceited self absorbed prideful individual."

I will further add, it is not your job to save anyone just because they do not follow the same teachings you do.

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