The Good, The Bad, and The Grace of God

Author: Jep and Jessica Robertson

One-sentence summary: Jep and Jessica tell the story of their young adult lives, including mistakes they made and how they met and got married.

B.A.D. Girls Book Rating: 6

Our favorite thing about it: For viewers of the show (Duck Dynasty), the book has some interesting details.

Our least favorite thing about it: For most of us, it was kind of boring.

Main Topics of Discussion: Relationships, Marriage, Conversion, Life Revelations, Duck Dynasty

Our favorite quote: “Deep down, I know I’m not in control, so it does no good to worry.”

Notes: Overall, this was not a bad book. Most of us just did not enjoy it that much. We felt that it wasn’t that interesting. We felt there was imbalance in the details too…some things would have too many details and then other things seemed glossed over and left you wondering. If you watch Duck Dynasty then it’s possible that the book will be more interesting to you. Most of us do not watch. Even those of us that do or have, still thought the book a bit boring.

While there were moments of change and conversion in the book, one of the reasons it wasn’t that interesting was because it lacked a revelation or over-arching theme. We did appreciate the honesty and openness of sharing past mistakes and current struggles. That is always helpful for those sharing and those reading. We felt like some of the struggles were mentioned and then dropped, making you wonder what happened…like Jessica’s eating disorder, for example.

For all that, the book was relatively brief and we didn’t hate it. That’s a pretty good summary of our feelings!

Memorable Meeting Moments: This was our Thanksgiving potluck meeting. We all brought dishes to share. Christina: cauliflower casserole (or cauliflower au gratin), Rachel: creamed corn, Stephanie: green bean casserole, Lindsay: dressing, gravy, and corn bread, Amberly: turkey, cranberry salsa, and banana pudding, Dara: pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream.

What We Ate: See above! We all agreed that this might have been our best Thanksgiving meeting yet…all the dishes were really good!