Review of Promise Me You by Marina Adair
Mackenzie's dream of a future with Hunter, her friend and up and coming musician, have been dashed now that he's marrying Hadley. Add that to the diagnosis she just received, and Mackenzie's determined she no longer has a place in Hunter's life, so she bolts during his rehearsal dinner. 3 years later, Hunter is divorced and having trouble finding a connection with a songwriter. He wants the duo he's been receiving songs from, but he wants a FACE TO FACE. Unfortunately for him, Brody, Hunter's agent and friend, who also represents the songwriting duo in question, refuses to allow Hunter a face to face. And then he walks into Brody's office and sees a ghost. A ghost he hasn't seen in 3 years. A ghost he's missed like crazy, but couldn't find since she walked out of his life 3 years ago.
Now, all Hunter has to do is convince Mackenzie to agree to going into the studio with him and his band so they can write their next big album. Now that Hunter's found Mackenzie again, he's not letting her go, her newly changed circumstances don't matter, he still loves her, and wants her, so have her he shall. If only Mackenzie would agree.
And this is part of the problem I had with Promise Me You. Hunter is extremely selfish, all he sees is what he wants, Mackenzie's wants and needs come in a distant second to his own, and he never realizes it until the very end when Brody throws it in his face. I mean come on! But Hunter isn't the only problem I had with Promise Me You. My main problem is that it's extremely shallow. I never once felt the connection between Hunter and Mackenzie. I didn't believe in it, I didn't feel it, and to be quite frank, they bored me to tears. What could have been an extremely heartfelt, sexy second chance fell flat and fizzed out as soon as Mackenzie walked out of Hunter's rehearsal dinner. Neither Hunter nor Mackenzie was very interesting or likable, and their connection was weak. So 2.5 stars is about all I can muster up for this one, I'm afraid.
ARC via NetGalley.
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Mackenzie's dream of a future with Hunter, her friend and up and coming musician, have been dashed now that he's marrying Hadley. Add that to the diagnosis she just received, and Mackenzie's determined she no longer has a place in Hunter's life, so she bolts during his rehearsal dinner. 3 years later, Hunter is divorced and having trouble finding a connection with a songwriter. He wants the duo he's been receiving songs from, but he wants a FACE TO FACE. Unfortunately for him, Brody, Hunter's agent and friend, who also represents the songwriting duo in question, refuses to allow Hunter a face to face. And then he walks into Brody's office and sees a ghost. A ghost he hasn't seen in 3 years. A ghost he's missed like crazy, but couldn't find since she walked out of his life 3 years ago.
Now, all Hunter has to do is convince Mackenzie to agree to going into the studio with him and his band so they can write their next big album. Now that Hunter's found Mackenzie again, he's not letting her go, her newly changed circumstances don't matter, he still loves her, and wants her, so have her he shall. If only Mackenzie would agree.
And this is part of the problem I had with Promise Me You. Hunter is extremely selfish, all he sees is what he wants, Mackenzie's wants and needs come in a distant second to his own, and he never realizes it until the very end when Brody throws it in his face. I mean come on! But Hunter isn't the only problem I had with Promise Me You. My main problem is that it's extremely shallow. I never once felt the connection between Hunter and Mackenzie. I didn't believe in it, I didn't feel it, and to be quite frank, they bored me to tears. What could have been an extremely heartfelt, sexy second chance fell flat and fizzed out as soon as Mackenzie walked out of Hunter's rehearsal dinner. Neither Hunter nor Mackenzie was very interesting or likable, and their connection was weak. So 2.5 stars is about all I can muster up for this one, I'm afraid.
ARC via NetGalley.
#bookreview #PromiseMeYou #MarinaAdair #contemporaryromance #musician #NetGalley #ARC
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