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Renovating Becky Miller (2007)

by Sharon Hinck(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Hinck Ink

series

Becky Miller

review 1: Hinck's sequel to The Secret Life of Becky Miller is Christian mommy-lit, and a quick, enjoyable, don't-have-to-think-too-hard read. But I find myself thinking a lot about what Hinck was trying to accomplish with the character of Becky Miller. Becky is someone I could easily identify with--a woman of faith, a working mom who carries on despite exhaustion, a wife who tries hard to please her husband (as well as the rest of the world), a woman who thinks she can fix everyone and everything. Recovering from a leg injury from a car accident in the first book, Becky finds it difficult to get up and down the stairs of her new country home--a fixer upper that needs more work than she and her husband expected. That house symbolizes so much about Becky, myself, and women and mother... mores in general; something always needs to be fixed, and we think we have all the answers. In Renovating Becky Miller, Becky encounters a few situations she can't fix--her husband's abusive childhood and her best friend's depression--and it forces her to constantly remember that God is in control, God is the ultimate repairman. One interesting thing about Becky is her vivid daydreams, with each chapter opening with an action scene from a well-known movie and Becky fantasizing about being in the lead role. I definitely can identify with Becky here, drifting into a dream world where she is strong, invincible, able to conquer the world--a far cry from the ordinary woman she thinks she is. I'd like to think we all have a little bit of superhero strength within us.
review 2: This book is a sequel to, "The Secret Life of Becky Miller".I enjoyed this book very much. Though my kids are grown, I so remember how crazy things could get. Becky is trying to juggle three kids, a job, husband and a sick mother inlaw. She wonders why she is tired? She thinks she has to fix everyone and every thing. In the process her marriage suffers, her kids suffers, and frankly she suffers. When she has had enough, and realize's God never meant for her to try and fix everyone and every thing, that is His job. And when she gives God back the controls, she then becomes a more peaceful person, and begins to enjoy life, instead of trying to juggle it. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have. less

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