Cindy Beall wrote this book with both honesty and experience and shared a story of pain and her journey to healing their marriage. Her story is raw and can be found more in detail in her first book "Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and Restoration".

"Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New" concentrates on how to fix your marriage and make it better than the first time around. She gives Bible references, life experience and questions/answers in workbook style so that you can work on your own marriage to improve it and heal it. Cindy's style is engaging and makes things attainable instead of feeling impossible like some other books I've read in the past.

If you want to fix a marriage that is having issues, give this book a try. I won't say it's going to be an easy fix or even successful, because you BOTH need to WANT to fix the problems in the marriage. This is something that both need to work on to attain success. There are no quick fixes, you'll experience lots of pain, but if you want your marriage to work, it will be worth it in the end. The best part about this book is that she has lived it and applied it, so it's not a book penned by someone who has theories. This one has worked, so with hard work and desire by both partners, you may see some amazing results!


I received a copy of this book from NetGalley courtesy of the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review, but instead, one that gives my honest opinion.

Cindy does an amazing job of letting us, her readers, into her private life enough to feel her pain, and know that we are not alone in our suffering. I found this book to be a balm easing the hurts, and providing hope. If you are willing to be strong enough to restore your relationship, with God's help, this book can be a great resource for you. For me, although I read it after my divorce was final, I found it also reassuring that for me, my ending was probably the correct one. Cindy gives you insights into her life that made me feel like she completely understood. She is very raw at times, and I found that helped me to resonate with her and also to move forward. If you have TWO people willing to work hard, I do believe you can save a marriage with God's help, after trust has been broken.