Editorial Review:

From the best-selling authors of Good Families Don't Just Happen, discover how this couple built a solid foundation and sustain their relationship while balancing the constant demands of their 10 boys, careers, individual and spousal needs. Build a loving, lasting, joy-filled relationship---marriage is the ultimate adventure! Featured in Oprah Winfrey Show, American Journal, Fox Family Channel.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Quite good but too long:

I found this book quite interesting and useful, but it was definitely rather long-winded. In every chapter, the authors each interject into the general advice with lengthy personal narratives about their own personal experiences. This starts out being helpful and interesting, but gets quite repetitive and overly long. It becomes difficult not to skip-and-skim through those sections.
What I took away from this book, rather than picking up a lot of unique advice or techniques, was more of a general sense... more info

This is a valuable read:

I'd recommend this book for any of my married friends. The Garcia-Prats have done an excellent job of writing a really engaging book. It makes you think about the importance of marriage, to not just the couple but the entire family and our society as a whole. So many families today are searching for answers. This is a place to get some. I can't say I agree with everything in the book, but it certainly made me think about my own marriage in a new light.

Too Preachy:

Instead of giving helpful advice, this book lectures. I'd rather read a book that helps my husband and I address our problems, than one that sets itself up on a pedestal. I'm sure the Garcia-Prats are a remarkable couple, but I'm not sure how they qualify as experts.

Nothing New:

I read the Garcia-Prats' first book, which was okay, but this one is simply a lot of recycled information. Some of the advice is amazingly impractical, i.e. when they talk about forgiveness. Mrs. Garcia-Prats cites a saint who forgave her daughter's rapist. In the framework of a marriage, this seems like a reach. Much of the rest of the book appears to consist of quotes and ideas taken from other "experts." This isn't the place to look for fresh, practical ideas. That said, they look like a nice family with... more info

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