These Boots Weren't Made for Walking

By Melody Carlson

Book Overview

RITA Award winner Melody Carlson's sassy tale highlights the healing influence of family, friends, faith-and unexpected love-on a 31-year-old single gal who's down but not out. The day she dons her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400073138
• ISBN13: 9781400073139
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Waterbrook Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

So Much Fun!

I loved the transformation the lead character, Cassidy, goes through in this book. I relished it. It's a charming and fun read, nothing heavy. Cassidy's days swing from one side of the pendulum to the other, making this a laugh-out-loud, "You go, Girl" kind of book.

A charming and encouraging story

Poor Cassie just got fired...and lost her boyfriend...and moved back home with her divorced mother...and still has to pay for those Valentino boots she splurged on! This series of disappointments plunge Cassie into a mega pity party as she crawls back to her childhood home to lick her wounds. Only home isn't quite what she remembers. Cassie is unable to heal because of increased feelings of jealousy and anger until she discovers that swallowing her pride and taking a few chances are necessary for her to move on. She even finds true love along the way. Melody Carlson's smooth style employs humor and sensitivity to educate the reader that when you've hit rock-bottom, there's no place to go but up! This is not a preachy novel, but rather a chronicle of real struggles that we all face at one time and how a real person feels about and deals with them.

Loved this book!

These Boots Weren't Made for Walking is a fantastic chick lit novel. I tried really hard to delay finishing it until closer to the release date in June, but I couldn't do it. I was too invested in the characters. Poor Cassie has everything go wrong in her life. Everything. And the way she deals with it at first is so realistic. The faith piece is a very light thread, but still there, unlike secular chick lit novels. However, the author does push the envelope a tad in some areas, but it wasn't overly done. I really enjoyed this whole story. The internal dialog is the best I've read to date. You can can tell this author is prolific in her writing. Her stuff is flawless, the voice is perfect, and the story can go for pages with no interaction between Cassie and another character, but her interior monologue is so well done that you don't even notice. The romantic element was also fabulous. I loved it! This is a book I'd read twice! Highly recommended.

Let me say I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book

I know that there will be quite a number of Christian readers who will not like this book. The book is quite edgy so I can understand if some conservative readers might be turned off after reading the first few chapters. However, this is one of the best books I've read this year and I enjoyed it so much, we might have some words if you don't agree with me. (j/k!) I absolutely adored Cassie, her boots, and her story. This is chick lit at its finest. I could not put this book down. You have a character who you grow to love in spite of her flaws. All the elements of a mainstream chick lit book are here plus the added benefit of what it means to be a Christian. Cassie grows and matures throughout the book. The reader goes along for the ride and it's sometimes painful (the gym scenes are torturous) and hilarious at the same time (cougars! and the bear costume!) I really liked Will, he seems like a really good guy, and he also sounds really cute because he's described as being very nice. I did not like Cassie's ex, I'm glad she dumped him, and I cheered when he did. He had a really bad reason for breaking up with her too. The writing in this book is top notch. It is very descriptive and you really get into what it's like to be Cassie and to travel back to her hometown. The first person narrative really gets you into the story. One thing I would mention is that Cassie does drink some alcohol in this book. However she is not drinking to get drunk and she does not even finish her beer. I bring this up because I had problems in another Christian chick lit book that involved drinking. In this book, I did not find the drinking offensive because no one pressures Cassie to drink. It's her choice and it does not become a huge factor that changes her life. Melody Carlson is one of the best authors out there. Her teen books are fantastic, her adult ones even more so enjoyable. This book is VERY HIGHLY recommended. If you love chick lit, I guarantee you will devour this book.

Melody Carlson at her best!

Cassidy Cantrell just bought her first pair of designer boots, which she knows will impress everyone. She's pretty sure they are going to get her the promotion she's been angling for as well. Little does she know how much her life is about to change. Job problems and boyfriends woes send Cassidy on a search to find herself. She heads home only to find that her normal run-of-the-mill mom has changed, too - and Cassidy's not sure it's for the better. Her desires, such as the boots, reflect the desires of girlie-girls everywhere and make the reader take a closer look at their priorities. At the center of it all is a young woman coming of age. Through Cassidy's struggles, the reader will learn the value of faith, friendship and fun. Melody Carlson weaves a light-hearted, entertaining tale about a young woman trying to find her place in the world. Carlson has written over 90 books ranging from childrens works to teen and adult literature. Chick lit fans will love this tale written especially for them.