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Consider Lily: A Novel

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Lily Traywick is the daughter of the owners of huge and famous department store in San Francisco. She is poised to inherit it in the future. However, Lily does not want to continue life working with clothes. She spends time with her two best friends and tries to figure out why she's not able to get a boyfriend. After a makeover she meets Sam, another employee at the store. Soon they begin to date, and Lily starts to really enjoy life. Then Sam's friend Delia comes to town, wrecking havoc into their relationship. Lily jots all these events in her blog, writing about everything that's happened with Sam, her friends, her parents, anyone she's come into contact with. When her blog's secrets become public to those who are in it, it'll take a miracle for her to recover.

I thought this was a fun and cool read. I really like this new Chick-lit genre and this book definitely fits in it. My favorite scene in the book would have to be the hockey game where she has to wear that shark head. I just about died laughing. I know how Lily feels about being one of the guys. It happened to me too, they are so used to hanging out with you that they don't realize you're actually a girl. I'm glad Lily kept rejecting Sam when he tried to come back to her after leaving Delia. He needed to suffer after what he had put her through. To be honest, if I had been in Lily's shoes at that point, I would have been severely depressed. Everyone had turned on her even though she had just been telling the truth about them. To be fair though, I don't know why Lily just hadn't used code names when writing in her blog. If you plan on spilling out details of your life, you can't use real names because you never know who will be reading about it. I did enjoy them though. (Although do you realize that fictional characters always get more hits than real people do?) I also appreciated how Lily is a Christian that is strong about her beliefs (she wouldn't date Sam at first because she wasn't sure) and wants her friends to become believers, yet she is not the pushy overbearing stereotypical Christian like other characters in the book.

Excellent book, one I would recommend anyone (Christian or non-Christian) to read. This is a fun read that everyone can enjoy because everyone know how it feels to be in Lily's shoes.

I've been eagerly awaiting Dayton and Vanderbilts' latest book ,Consider Lily. Witty and fun with real life Christian dilemmas being faced by Lily. I read the entire book in one fun filled weekend. It's even better than the first book Emily Ever After. I hope there is a sequel coming soon. These authors are terrific!,

In the tradition of chick lit,Lily Traywick obsesses over almost every aspect of her life,from her social life (or lack of it) to her unsatisfying job at Traywicks,the family department store and the fact that at her advanced age of 20something, she still lives with her parents.In an effort to do something positive about her situation,she follows the advice of a friend and changes her hair and the way she dresses.She attracts the attention of Sam,a hot co-worker. Just when it appears that Lily can't be any more self-absorbed or self-centered, and the reader is ready to write off Lily, the pace of the story picks up, particularly when one of Sam's old female friends makes an appearance and Lily discovers her best friend, who also works at Traywick's is stealing from the company. Lily's life implodes: Sam breaks off with her and her previously anonymous blog becomes public, causing all of Lily's nearest and dearest's to become angry with her. What makes this story unusual is that Lily identifies herself as a Christian and makes frequent references to church groups and activities. But when she realizes how she has hurt her friends and family, she needs to put her Christian faith into practice and seek forgiveness from those whom she has inadvertently betrayed. A fun read that will have readers rooting for Lily.

I loved EMILY EVER AFTER the debut chick-lit novel of these two steady and easy to take Christian novelists! They rate at the top of my list! I read all kinds of books - not even fiction mostly? but I was enthralled by Anne Dayton's and May Vanderbilt's newest and easy to listen and read NOT preachy love story. One grows up with the characters and learns about LIFE but not JESUS in totally inappropriate ways as some Christian novelists tend to do with their evangelical works. I applaud Anne and May once again in their writing about to be a true "Christian?" One lives the life and not yells it from the roof-tops! Top of my list of to read summer books. Or any season books actually!

"Consider Lily" is a clever surprise of a novel! Often I lean more towards reading historical Christian fiction rather than modern, simply because Christian novels set in modern-day are usually filled with flat characters that lack vibrancy, in an effort to make them seem like "good Christians". I was thrilled to find that this novel manages to accurately and entertainingly portray a modern Christian woman who is spunky, funny, relatable, AND is grounded in her faith.
The descriptions of Lily's church friends and singles group were hilariously true-to-life, her family and friends were flawed and loveable, and the struggles they dealt with were heart-felt and realistic.
This book is certainly funny enough, culturally relevant enough, and un-preachy enough to share with non-Christians; however I think a third of the humor will lost on a reader who hasn't spent a lot of time in church. It's not a terribly deep or theologically challenging story, but overall, it's a great, light read that is sure to make you laugh.

Grade: A-

Since Im a fashion freak, I was really excited to read this novel about a girl who comes from a family that dines and wines with designers such as Versace and Ralph Lauren.

Unfortunately, the book falls flat. The characters, the plot, even the fashion . . . they all fall flat. At times I found myself so bored that I had to put it down.

Also, even though Lily got this so called makeover from one of her best friends, she was still very much a fashion victim. It's like where did these authors get their fashion advice? They should have consulted with magazines such as Vogue or Bazaar because a fashion diva will not be caught dead wearing a pink mini skirt with a lime green top. That screams trashy not flashy!

My point is that everything about this novel is just not believable and some parts are absolutely boring.

Other than that, read at your own risk.