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A review by gemmalaszlo
Promise Me Today by Lori Copeland
3.0
This book was written before the author switched to inspirational (Christian) romance. So if you are a fan of her later works, don't read this expected a "clean" romance. While it's not a lust-soaked book, there are sex scenes in it (and not in the context of marriage).
PROMISE ME TODAY is part of a trilogy. It's obvious from the very beginning that Abigail's two sisters, Amelia and Anne-Marie, have their own stories, seperate from this book.
One thing that was irritating was how similar the sister's names were. Abigail, Amelia and Anne-Marie. I felt like I needed a cheat sheet to keep them all straight. I had a hard time remember which one was the heroine of this book until the sisters were seperated, each rescued by a different man.
The interactions between the hero and heroine were lively and funny. I loved watching the sparks fly between these two. Both of them were liars, and I should have hated them, yet for some reason, I didn't. I found myself cheering for both of them, even though they were very flawed. The heroine, especially, has made a life of conning innocent people. I should have hated her, but the author made me want to see her happy. Not many writers can accomplish that, so I applaud the author for a job well done.
My big complaint with this book is that there is no ending! All the plot threads are just left dangling, presumably to be tied up in the other books of the trilogy. No happily ever after, no commitment between hero and heroine (the hero is just starting to think about settling down with her when the book abruptly ends), no "I love you"s spoken! Argh! I read romance for the happily ever after and the "I love you", and it never came! Not only that, but everything else was left as loose ends. What would happen to the baby they'd rescued along the way? Would Abigail be reunited with her sisters? Would Barrett continue working as a Confederate spy? Nothing was answered! While I don't mind series books, I like each book to be able to stand on its own. I felt cheated that I'd read the whole book, but didn't get a whole story. And I wasn't satisfied enough with this book to bother spending my money seeking out the others in the trilogy.
Near to the end of the book, I felt that the hero's behaviour changed. He started out fine, but got more childish and selfish as the story went on. The way he acted toward the heroine got on my nerves after a while. The woman nurses him through a raging fever, and he never says a word of thanks. He won't offer her a commitment, yet he acts like a spoiled child when any other man even says hello to her. The first time the hero and heroine make love dances very close to the line of rape. It's not quite by force, as the heroine stops resisting from the first kiss, however, it did make me a bit uncomfortable. Some readers would call it "forced seduction". However, if you are sensitive to that sort of thing, I would recommend you pass this one by.
PROMISE ME TODAY is part of a trilogy. It's obvious from the very beginning that Abigail's two sisters, Amelia and Anne-Marie, have their own stories, seperate from this book.
One thing that was irritating was how similar the sister's names were. Abigail, Amelia and Anne-Marie. I felt like I needed a cheat sheet to keep them all straight. I had a hard time remember which one was the heroine of this book until the sisters were seperated, each rescued by a different man.
The interactions between the hero and heroine were lively and funny. I loved watching the sparks fly between these two. Both of them were liars, and I should have hated them, yet for some reason, I didn't. I found myself cheering for both of them, even though they were very flawed. The heroine, especially, has made a life of conning innocent people. I should have hated her, but the author made me want to see her happy. Not many writers can accomplish that, so I applaud the author for a job well done.
My big complaint with this book is that there is no ending! All the plot threads are just left dangling, presumably to be tied up in the other books of the trilogy. No happily ever after, no commitment between hero and heroine (the hero is just starting to think about settling down with her when the book abruptly ends), no "I love you"s spoken! Argh! I read romance for the happily ever after and the "I love you", and it never came! Not only that, but everything else was left as loose ends. What would happen to the baby they'd rescued along the way? Would Abigail be reunited with her sisters? Would Barrett continue working as a Confederate spy? Nothing was answered! While I don't mind series books, I like each book to be able to stand on its own. I felt cheated that I'd read the whole book, but didn't get a whole story. And I wasn't satisfied enough with this book to bother spending my money seeking out the others in the trilogy.
Near to the end of the book, I felt that the hero's behaviour changed. He started out fine, but got more childish and selfish as the story went on. The way he acted toward the heroine got on my nerves after a while. The woman nurses him through a raging fever, and he never says a word of thanks. He won't offer her a commitment, yet he acts like a spoiled child when any other man even says hello to her. The first time the hero and heroine make love dances very close to the line of rape. It's not quite by force, as the heroine stops resisting from the first kiss, however, it did make me a bit uncomfortable. Some readers would call it "forced seduction". However, if you are sensitive to that sort of thing, I would recommend you pass this one by.