Monday, October 13, 2014

Promise Me This (Between Breaths, #4) by Christina Lee ~ Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway


Now available from Intermix

Source: Received eBook from publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

 
A new love will test the boundaries of passion between a privileged boy next door and the tattooed, blue-haired girl who helps him embrace his wild side...

Nate has developed quite a playboy reputation around campus. It's not that he doesn't respect or trust women; he doesn't trust himself. The men in Nate’s family are prone to abusive behavior—a dirty secret that Nate’s been running from his entire life—so Nate doesn't do relationships. But he can’t help himself around one girl…

Jessie is strong, independent, and works at a tattoo parlor. Nate can’t resist getting close to her, even if it’s strictly a friendship. But it doesn't take long for Nate to admit that what he wants with Jessie is more than just friendly.

With Jessie, he can be himself and explore what he’s always felt was a terrifying darkness inside him. Even when Nate begins to crave her in a way that both shocks and horrifies him, Jessie still wants to know every part of him. Testing their boundaries together will take a trust that could render them inseparable… or tear them apart.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22077246-promise-me-this

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Review...

I have loved this series so much.  Interesting situations that lead to different combinations than you might expect makes this one, oh so good.  It's New Adult at it's best.

Characters.  I love Nate.  From the outside, he looks like the privileged rich kid cruising through college.  Clean cut with an athletic build, he doesn't do relationships.  Why?  He grew up in an abusive home and he's greatest fear is to become his father.  He's so far from this father, it's not even funny but he's not so sure.  So he sticks with hook-ups.  Hook-ups where he holds himself in check with a set of rules that keep it impersonal and safe.  No getting close to girls.  The problem is Jessie.  She's a part of the group of friends he hangs with.  They are so not each others types so being around her should never be a problem, right.  You keep telling yourself that Nate.

Jessie is wonderful.  She's a tatted strong girl that likes the skinny tatted and pierced boy.  Nate's muscled arms and athletic build are not her type at all.  But when she catches Nate in a compromising position, she starts seeing him differently.  Her upbringing couldn't be more different than Nate's.  Her dad's wisdom has strengthened and molded her into a hard working and confident person.

The banter between these two is so fun.  She's Blue and he's Square.  They don't seem to go together at all.  His lack of tats and abundance of muscles to her pixie build and tats are light and dark.  His dark secrets to her healing stories from her father are dark and light.  And mixing them together was that unexpected combination that made a perfect fit.

Story.  What I adored about this story was the lack of misunderstanding/lying between the characters.  When other stories do this,  I often find them too contrived.  If someone would just speak up the issue would be fixed.  But with this story, these two don't misunderstand each other.  They aren't lying to each other.  In fact, once they spend time together, no one has gotten Nate better than Jessie.  They never saw each other as their type.  When they discover their chemistry, what keeps them apart is the personal battle that is waring inside Nate.  It feels more real. 

Writing. This author is so good at dealing with the New Adult years.  I connected with the characters and enjoyed the story unfold.  I read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down.

If you've loved the rest of this series, you should pick this one up too.  If you haven't tried this series, then give it a try.  New Adult at it's best.



About the Author...




Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son--her two favorite guys. She's addicted to lip gloss, salted caramel everything, and believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.






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1 comment:

  1. Completely agree with this review! I adored Nate and Jessie together mostly because they were so different and because they were honest with each other. Great review!

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