Dateable: Are You? Are They?

Today I am doing the blog a little differently. I am the one who usually writes the book review however, I came across a 16 year old young lady who had done a review on the book Dateable: Are you? Are they? by Justin Lookadoo and Hayley DiMarco, and I thought what better way to get a point of view for the readers then from someone who is right there; ready to date, or about to be ready. Once you finish reading the insight on this book from this wonderful young woman check out Justin Lookadoo's Dateable Quiz.

Rachel Burton according to her blog profile is a Jesus Freak, a musician, a bookworm, and is in love with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! I read her review on her mother's blog, and with their permission I am sharing it with you here.

"A lot of what you read in these pages you’re not going to like,” Justin says. But it’s not about you.”

That is in the preface (or “the thing before the thing,” as the author puts it) for Dateable written by Justin Lookadoo (and a few insights from Hayley DiMarco), a book teaching both male and female teens how to date healthfully and in the way that God designed. However, Dateable is not written in a way to make it sound like an adult preaching to teens. Justin, formerly an award-winning probation officer, makes you feel like you’re just talking to another teenage guy. Yes, he is blunt. Yes, he speaks the truth with no mercy. Yes, he tells you what you don’t want to hear. But in the end he wraps it up with love, he’s funny, and he knows exactly what teens (both male and female) think during the dating process. Plus, he doodles all over the pages - another thing to make him seem just like your average teen guy. While I have not yet started dating, Dateable has already helped me a lot by teaching me what the opposite sex really thinks during certain situations (being a guy himself, Justin speaks from experience), and even why I, as a girl, think some of the things I do. It taught me situations to be wary of, how to have fun on dates without the temptation, and most importantly to realize that God is above all things, even your boyfriend or girlfriend. He is the One that should be getting more of your passion and love, not put on the back burner for your partner. In short, all teens will be able to relate to this book, whether they are dating or not. Justin’s points are head-on and any teen, no matter who he or she is, will be able to learn from this book. As a teen myself, I highly recommend it."


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