Review Rewind: If The Shoe Fits by Marilynn Griffith

Have Glass Slipper, Need Prince...

If The Shoe Fits is the second book in the Sassy Sistahood Novels. The first in the series was Made of Honor (Steeple Hill, Jan. 2006).

In all my thirty-five years, I, shoe designer Rochelle Gardner, have never had so many men interested in me! My teen son's dad is back in my life after suffering from amnesia (yes, really). The church deacon has had his eye on me for years (and never said a word). And the young waiter (from the restaurant I've visited for singles' events) is trying to steal my heart. I've been struggling with my faith, trying to figure out which man God has chosen for me and wondering if I have the courage to step forward, on my not-so-pretty feet, to accept love. It's almost too much for the Sassy Sistahood to handle, but my girlfriends always have my back!


If The Shoe Fits is a laugh-out-loud example of Isaiah 43:19,"Behold, I do a new thing."

When God takes the time to declare," BEHOLD," watch out, something monumental is to follow. And so it is with Rochelle Gardner whose life radically changes, seemingly overnight. Change can hurt. Change can be uncomfortable. But it is needed. Hey, we pray to God for our situations to to different. But as the preachers say, "It's going to get tight before it gets right." This story shows that wonderfully.

I wish I had the time to run my mouth, uh, fingers a while, but I don’t . This story packs a lot of punch in a few pages. A lot of issues are covered. Restoration. Forgiveness. Broken generational curse. Debunked stereotypes (I absolutely loved Jericho!), the list goes on.

Great for book clubs! You’ll never stop talking or laughing.

My only quibble is how Rochelle chose her mate. Seemed more like the process of elimination rather than God’s will. I would have like to see Rochelle rely more on prayer and less on her feelings. .

OH. And. About. Laughter.

Warning: Raucous Laughter Alert: Do not read while eating. You may propel food across the table.

I’m not going to say what pages, but that good, cleansing, VERY LOUD, and LONG laughing spell I had is worth the splurge of her back list. I have to get more.

First posted on January 27, 2007.