Promise Me You by Marina Adair Review!

Synopsis:

A heartening romance of friendship, second chances, and the healing power of love…

Mackenzie Hart has made a career out of writing about eternal love, so when she finds her perfect match in Hunter Kane, she decides to put it all on the line. Irresistibly charming and drenched in alpha-male swagger, Hunter isn’t just the catch of the town—he’s Mackenzie’s best friend. Only someone beats her to the altar. After a fresh start and three years to recover, the last thing Mackenzie expects is for her old life to come knocking…

Recently divorced, musician Hunter Kane wants to reconnect with the woman he left behind. Admitting his biggest mistake comes first. What comes next is up to Mackenzie. He hopes she’ll give him a second chance. He may have been the one to break her heart, but he knows he can also be the one to mend it.

As a tenuous friendship turns into something more, Hunter’s life on the road beckons once again. Will love be enough to keep them together, or will their wildly different worlds be too much for them to overcome?

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Review:

Promise Me You by Marina Adair was a highly emotional read.

When I first started reading this novel, I thought it was going to be a stereotypical second chance rock star romance. Well, I was certainly wrong. This novel was unlike any musical book I have read in the past. It had emotional depth, and twists I have never read about in a book of this form before.

Mackenzie is such a complex character, who has been through some incredibly rough phases in her life. It’s as if Mackenzie keeps getting hit with worse news each and every day. What I admired about Mackenzie was how, no matter what bad news she received, she kept pushing forward. She took this news, and made the best of it.

Hunter Kane was such an amazing guy. You could tell how much he truly cared about Mackenzie, and was willing to do anything to make sure that she was taken care of, and had the support she needed to keep going. It also helps that Hunter was a genuinely good guy, and not only wanted the best for his family, friends, and Mackenzie, but also his band mates. To me, it was as if Hunter cared more about everyone else but himself.

For me, the downsides to this novel, was the overall relationship and development. I would have like for more character development, and build-up of the relationship between Mackenzie and Hunter. I understand that they have known each other for years; however, they were apart for almost ten years, before they reconnected. Then, all of a sudden, it only took a couple songs, and they were right back together where they were before. In addition, the ending felt very rushed to me. It was though everything was okay, without anyone every really talking things out.

3.5/5 Stars!

*Thanks to Thomas Allen for providing me with a review copy*