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Shanae Johnson

Autore di On His Bended Knee

35 opere 126 membri 6 recensioni

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Opere di Shanae Johnson

On His Bended Knee (2018) 42 copie
Hand Over His Heart (2018) 6 copie
Offering His Arm (2018) 4 copie
His Permanent Scar (2018) 3 copie
Having His Back (2019) 3 copie
In Over His Head (2019) 2 copie
Always On His Mind (2019) 2 copie
In His Good Hands (2019) 1 copia
Every Step He Takes (2019) 1 copia
Light Up His Life (2019) 1 copia

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I don't believe I have read any other books by this author. I actually liked the book for the most part and planned to rate it higher, but looking at other reviewers comments has me questioning that.

WARNING: SPOILERS MAY FOLLOW. READ MORE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
*****

Likes:
*I like the idea of a ranch designed to help injured veterans (and I think injured non-veterans also).

*I like that the ranch gave Dylan a purpose as well as a place to do his rehab. I like that it also gave other veterans a place to call home.

*I like Maggie's empathy to hurting creatures (animal and human) and her willingness to try to help the dogs she takes in to have better lives. (I didn't notice until later that some of the dogs's injuries paralleled those of the veterans who call the ranch home.)

*I like that the characters are not perfect. They have flaws and insecurities to overcome. Not all of them do in the pages of this book, but some do and if the series continues, I suspect we will see others do so as well.

*the dogs!! (As I said above, it took me a while to realize that the dogs's injuries often matched those of one of the veterans who lived on the ranch. I do wonder if that dog (or another animal) will be instrumental in the healing for that person.

Dislikes:
*I'm not sure I agree with Pastor Patel's idea of arranged marriages. Yes, if it works as this book claims--that you are close enough with your parents that they know what you want in a spouse--then it might, but I am not sure that all arranged marriages work out that way.

*I understand the idea of a marriage of convenience. But Biblically, marriage is a covenant. I'd have to consider if this arrangement met the idea of that covenant--of course this is fiction, and they grow to truly love each other--but real life isn't fiction and in real life, things don't always work out in the way that they do when a writer directs the flow of the story. I'd hate someone to think this is how all marriages of convenience work.

Things that didn't seem to make sense:
*Maggie is a vet tech. When we first meet her, she is doing surgery on a dog. First the dog needs amputations, then it's going to be put down, then she just wraps it up and carries it out to her car to take home. Can a vet tech do surgery? It seems the doctor of the clinic is present--and is the one pushing for putting the dog to sleep--so why is he not doing the surgery? How can he be seeing a client's cat and be all smiles while his vet tech is doing a serious surgery on a dog--a surgery of which he apparently doesn't approve? Also, the dog seems to wake up rather quickly from the anesthesia if it's woofing as she's carrying it out to her car.

*The zoning of the ranch area seems to come up late in the process. (and at a rather convenient time). Didn't they know what the ranch land was zoned prior to this point? Who is making the big stink about it being zoned for family not commercial use? Is it the owners? Do they not want to sell? Is it the neighbors doing a NIMBY? To my mind, there should be other ways out of the problem than one of the veteran's needing to get married in a hurry. In this day and age, family gets interpreted in ways other than married with kids, so this shouldn't have been an issue and it seems a bit contrived to get the main characters together.

*How does Dylan end up with an infection from diving into the water and the dog (who was in the water longer) doesn't? Also, Dylan loses his prosthesis in the water. Does he just leave it there an get another one? Does someone else try to fish it out of the water for him to see if it can be saved? How does Dylan get back to the house with only one leg?
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JenniferRobb | 2 altre recensioni | Apr 4, 2021 |
Disabled vets are living on a rescue ranch, but the only way they can keep it is to get married
 
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nancynova | 2 altre recensioni | Mar 17, 2021 |
This was a great short read. I really wish it was longer since it was so good. The story was cute, the characters easy to love and a story that could be so true. Since I work in an elementary school, part of the storyline was about standardized testing and that’s exactly what is going on in the Florida school’s right now. I was laughing at that part as well as thinking the author had this exactly right. This story is about a divorce mom, Kylee returning to her hometown with her daughter. Meanwhile, her best friend since elementary school, Ron, is still at the same hometown but now has moved up to be the principal of the town’s elementary school. Kylee and Ron run into each other and hearts are tingling. They have grown up and now just being friends may not be just okay. Great story, great characters and great read.… (altro)
 
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brenczkowski | 1 altra recensione | Apr 11, 2019 |
Mommy Loves the Rockstar (Mommy's Little Matchmakers Book 5) by Shanae Johnson, Janae Ronniesha  
 
Growing up is hard to do. Especially when you have a stunted social life, a frazzled mom and a phone that's on it's last leg. What's a girl to do, when it feels like the end of the world, is fast approaching? Of course at twelve, everything seems like the end of the world, but Camille has a plan. Mommy Loves the Rockstar is a reminder of teenage crushes and boy band music. Johnson and Ronniesha take a stroll down memory lane with this sweetheart, mother and daughter. Camille is a pre-teen with a precocious attitude and mischievous heart. Kiara is a working mom in need of a little fun. The answer to their prayers comes in the form of Jett Anderson, a music teacher with a not so hidden past. A childhood crush could become adult reality. Heartwarming fun.… (altro)
 
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Lashea677 | Mar 28, 2019 |

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Opere
35
Utenti
126
Popolarità
#159,216
Voto
½ 3.3
Recensioni
6
ISBN
27
Lingue
1

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