Review | ‘We Take This Man’ by Candice Dow & Daaimah S. Poole

We Take This Man
Candice Dow & Daaimah S. Poole
Grand Central Publishing, January 2009
$14.99 US, ISBN 0446501832

Caught in the middle…

'We Take This Man'

Dwight Wilson has received a wonderful job promotion, one that will net him tens of thousands more per year in his annual salary.  There are two drawbacks, however.  First, his promotion requires a move to another city.  Secondly, his wife Tracey refuses to move because not only will it uproot her two young children, she will also have to give up her dream home which she has spent months decorating and getting just right.  Refusing to give up on this once in a lifetime opportunity, Dwight makes the move on his own.

Try as he might, the long distance marriage just isn’t working.  Unfortunately divorce from Tracey becomes a reality.  Determined to move on with his life, Dwight falls in love with his co-worker Alicia and they eventually marry.  Little does Dwight know, Tracey never filed the divorce papers which leaves Dwight facing an improbable situation.

When I saw the title, We Take This Man and read the synopsis of the story, I expected a book full of drama, such as cat-fighting, back-stabbing, and vindictive, jealous rages.  Instead, what I encountered was a timid read that progressed and ended in such a way that even I, “Ms. Non-controversy”, couldn’t imagine or allow if faced with such a predicament.

The plot was weak in that it never really exploded into the jaw dropping, “oh no they didn’t”, tumultuous storyline that it could have been.  The female characters came off as being petty and selfish instead of the in your face, finger waving, neck rolling and vindictive women you would expect in a scenario such as this.

Despite my misgivings with this book, it was a quick, easy read and I commend the authors for their collaborative efforts.

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Renee Williams, a freelance reviewer at All the Buzz , is the CEO of Literary Signature Services, an event planning business specializing in literary gifts and events for authors, as well as the promotional assistant forTheGRITS.com