A Stitch in Time

by Allison Bottke

In the course of one year Dee Decker . . . . . . has gastric bypass surgery and loses 150 pounds . . . separates from her husband . . . buys a whole new wardrobe . . . flourishes in her glamorous fundraiser job . . . and becomes a Christian. She's a new person inside and out, and the future looks bright. But then a job offer sends her life in a direction she hadn't expected. Her past and present are about to collide in a major way . . . and Dee didn't bring the right shoes!

Genres: Fiction, Chick Lit, Christian Fiction, Christian

368 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Jeanne Modisett · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first I wasn’t sure I would like this book. But I stuck with it. About halfway through I could not put it down.

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let me start by saying that I always jump to the end of the book to read the last chapter after I've read 1-3 of the first chapters. I know--a lot of readers hate that and think I'm crazy, but in this case it kept me reading the book. I was SO curious to know what happened between Dee and her family that they had the ending they had!

Unfortunately, I didn't really get to find out. I would have loved to cut half of the clothing references, details on how to set up and break ground on a nonprofit, and surgery references. If you love details, you'll love all of the info that's included here. I much prefer more character interactions, though--I wanted to see more happen between Dee and her family, not to mention Dee and her friends.

Overall, the writing's not bad, but there wasn't enough character development to really pull me into the story and keep me there. 2.5 stars.

Rated PG.

[Cheryl Licata · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping A Stitch in Time was going to be bout quilting or knitting. I wasn't even close. The only stitches in this book were surgical stitches used in main character Dee's surgeries. These were not life saving surgeries, unless you were Dee, who thought if she made her body perfect, her life would be perfect also. This book is inspirational fiction and spiritual wisdom is found throughout the book. Dee's knowledge as a professional fundraiser comes through when she tells the group wishing to build a museum devoted to Christian art, "We must pray like it all depends on God...and work like it all depends on us."

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not that great. It wasn't cut and dry (I didn't know how the story was going to play out while reading it), but it was written in first person. The main character was practically obsessed with fashion and brand names, and due to that, it feels like every other page has a paragraph detailing what one character or another is wearing. It gets very tiring and shallow (fitting with the character) to read.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok

[Akanke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the finer points of this book were lost in the constant references to designer labels and ‘high society’, but overall it was entertaining.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good “beach read” with some surprise twists but nothing too stressful.

[MIllynne Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

At first I couldn't really relate to this character, but only because I am not a typical female... I hate shopping for clothes, for instance. But once I read a bit further the character herself became interesting. She turned out to be someone quite different than who you thought she was in the beginning of the book ... a surprise to both the reader and the character I think.

For just light entertainment, this was a good read.

[Candace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dee was an overweight woman who chose surgery as a means to an end of her weight issues. She also struggles with the infidelity of her husband. Through it all she learns to trust God.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd say this is pretty similar to the Yada Yada Prayer Club or the Sisterchicks, just perhaps a bit more spunky.

[Janis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great Christian fiction dealing with the realities of modern life... plastic surgery, self-image, adultery, divorce... challenging subjects but a fun read!

[Myla O'Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find I'm enjoying audio books....I'm trying to keep one going in the car all the time, regardless of what I'm reading in book form.

[Sonja · Rating 5 out of 5]

I realized part way through that I'd read this one, but I had to read it again and remember what happened!

[Becki]

Cute. \nVery materialistic/holllywood obsessed