Helpful Score: 1
I liked this book very much. But just a couple of complaints. I am not a fan of infidelity so it took some effort to get passed that(even though they were estranged). My next complaint would be that the ending would have been better for me if the hero would have recalled a certain something about the heroine that being drunk had made him forget(I can't say exactly what without spoiling anything). It just took the impact out of it when she had to tell him at the end of the book. I don't know, I just thought it would have had more meaning if he remembered it himself.
A highly emotional tale. Alexi was very angry with Elysse throughout most of the story as he blamed her for death of his best friend. Great story telling at first, but I felt Alexi's anger was drawn out way too long, which became frustrating. He was also deliberately cruel to Elysse. He didn't earn any high points with me by being unfaithful during his marriage especially since Elysse refused to take a lover. Her intense pain and loneliness caused by his abandonment is very apparent. Alexi was too much of a stubborn blockhead for me, and their relationship was needlessly volatile. Even the last minute abduction scenario at the end--the author's attempt for the couple to realize how much they meant to each other as well as to showcase Alexi's promise to always protect Elysse--seemed rather a forced way to wrap up the story. 3.2 stars
Mary R. (greatdanelover) reviewed The Promise (de Warenne Dynasty, Bk 11) on + 131 more book reviews
I could not put this book down until I found out how the H/H would resolve the strife they had created in their lives. I loved it.
Wonderfully romantic. Was hard to put down.
