Found it a bit patronising and not super interesting, but there are good bits in here and the authors clearly love each other.

I greatly enjoyed reading this book. It was a fairly quick and easy read, but it packed several punches. Mr. Merrill and his wife, Susan Merrill, both have blogs where they write posts meant to encourage and challenge folks to improve their marriages and their families. In developing these books, they took their most popular posts and, using modern internet analytics and user comments, further developed these lists into these handy books. These "listicles" are easy to read, take only about 10 minutes to read, and would be excellent to read together with one's spouse, prompting great discussions. Nothing terribly profound here, just lots of really good, practical Biblical wisdom. I appreciated the Scripture references, the brief self-evaluations, and the practical application steps. These books would be excellent presents for newlyweds or for those who have been married for decades. Truth never goes out of style, and it's always good to be reminded of the basics of excellent marriages. Thank you, Merrills, for writing these books!

I gratefully received these books as eARCs from the authors, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands is a companion book to Lists to Love By for Busy Wives. It presents practical dos and don'ts along with step-by-step advice for husbands who want to improve their marriage. It contains real-life answers and recommendations from a Christian perspective.

Each Lists to Love By book contains thirty lists. I like the way these books have been designed. I like the idea of reading and applying a chapter a day for a month,

The text of both books are generally the same. I think there should be a special if you buy both of them. Each book is written from the viewpoint of the spouse so there is some content that is specific to each gender. For example there is a chapter on pornography for men and a chapter on hardening your heart for women.


Some of the topics I found the most useful were:
The texts to send your spouse.
What he really means when he says this...
Things you should never say to you wife.
How to affair proof your marriage.
They recommend knowing the love language of your spouse which I have found helpful.
It is a fast easy read. You can read it with your spouse to see what resonates with them even if they are not willing to read it. There are questions that you can ask each other to discuss further and learn more about each other, again even if your spouse doesn’t want to read the book they man participate in the questions and discussion.
I received this book from NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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A series of lists for men to consider in terms of becoming better husbands.

The author provides 30 short, easy-to-read lists on various themes to explore: how to be more understanding, how to be flirty, and so on and so forth. Each list also has some reflections and questions in terms of how to apply them to the relationship.

Nothing terribly earth-shattering in here that can't be found in other books on relationships, but if you're looking for basic, short, and easily implemented, it's good.