Review: Interesting, but also somewhat shallow and annoying
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2014
In Waiting for Rachel by Kimberly Rae Jordan, Damian is... doing just that. Waiting and waiting and waiting to see if Rachel will have him. Of course, he does more than wait, as assistant pastor at their local church, he is kept busy tending to people's needs and arranging church functions. But not too busy to stay away from Rachel, who he faithfully bugs every single week... and has for the past 6 months.What I appreciated about this book was the depth in dealing with past guilt and shame and self-condemnation. I appreciated how the book corrected the main character's misconceptions about God (why is God punishing me over and over for past sins?). I appreciated the author showing the real pain that people who can't have kids experience. And the desires adopted children have for relations.What I did NOT care for... was the fact that because Damian felt like God had told him that Rachel was the one, then he kept bugging and bugging her to go out with him because "God meant it to be so". Hmmm... this can give girls the wrong idea: that it is okay to tolerate harassment from "godly" guys.Then, after waiting and waiting and waiting, suddenly the relationship went WAY TOO FAST at the end. When Rachel finally gives in to Damian's pushing, he immediately proposes and sets the date for a couple weeks down the road. I mean, come on, Dude! The girl doesn't really even know you, and you are already trying to get her in bed as fast as possible without building more of a relationship?All-in-all, the story was very interesting and kept me turning the pages, even if the main characters were somewhat frustrating and annoying. I'm still glad I read it :)