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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Felt icky. Could feel some bad vibes settling in. Felt like One Day and that book depressed me a whole lot even before that big thing at the end.
I have to admit that I was skeptical about this book's potential quality when I picked it up. Not because of the cover, but because the books and movies that I've come across with this kind of plot have not always been that great in my opinion. This book most definitely surprised me; it was beautiful, heart-wrenching, and heartwarming. You could feel the emotions radiating off the page, whether they were sadness or happiness, hate or love. Great book and though I'm not sure I want to read it again (I rarely want to reread books that pull at my heartstrings as this one did), I'm extremely glad I read it.
Gift a star for Linden!
"You've always been more than a friend to me, Steph. Always."
I really liked the beginning, but I hoped more... I don't know :/
The epilogue was so cute and I loved how things ended up.
"You've always been more than a friend to me, Steph. Always."
I really liked the beginning, but I hoped more... I don't know :/
The epilogue was so cute and I loved how things ended up.
It was ok. I think reading the second book first kinda influenced me.
It's been a while since I've read an adult book. But this is probably my favorite in the adult genre.
Linden. Sometimes I think he's too perfect. I mean...can a sex god like him exist? But yeah, he was a funny lad but he can be quite soft. Examples would be him letting Nadine move in with him and him giving up Stephanie, of course. But how can you not love him? And god, that helicopter crash sounded scary. How did he even survive?
Stephanie. She's a cool gal. She opens her own clothing store and manages it by herself six days of the week. Her hair is *goals*. There's not much I have to say about her, really.
Nadine. What a b*tch. Seriously, I don't even know how Linden could stay with her for six months. I really think they just liked sleeping together the first few months and enjoyed having adventures but Nadine sure did need an attitude change. She never even said "I love you" to him! Uh, right, buh-bye. She didn't trust Linden with his relationship with Stephanie and was just a complete b*tch to her. God, I hate it when boyfriends or girlfriends don't trust their S.O.'s best friend of the opposite sex. For pete's sake.
James. That greedy f*cker. I know, he was sweet at times, but seriously. That guy needs to know that you can't force anything. I'm just happy he ended up with Penny. He really needed that girl in his life. Crossing my fingers they end up married!
Anyway, yeah, I liked this book because, duh, its characters were adults and that's a nice change from the typical high school relationships I read about. So, yeah!
Linden. Sometimes I think he's too perfect. I mean...can a sex god like him exist? But yeah, he was a funny lad but he can be quite soft. Examples would be him letting Nadine move in with him and him giving up Stephanie, of course. But how can you not love him? And god, that helicopter crash sounded scary. How did he even survive?
Stephanie. She's a cool gal. She opens her own clothing store and manages it by herself six days of the week. Her hair is *goals*. There's not much I have to say about her, really.
Nadine. What a b*tch. Seriously, I don't even know how Linden could stay with her for six months. I really think they just liked sleeping together the first few months and enjoyed having adventures but Nadine sure did need an attitude change. She never even said "I love you" to him! Uh, right, buh-bye. She didn't trust Linden with his relationship with Stephanie and was just a complete b*tch to her. God, I hate it when boyfriends or girlfriends don't trust their S.O.'s best friend of the opposite sex. For pete's sake.
James. That greedy f*cker. I know, he was sweet at times, but seriously. That guy needs to know that you can't force anything. I'm just happy he ended up with Penny. He really needed that girl in his life. Crossing my fingers they end up married!
Anyway, yeah, I liked this book because, duh, its characters were adults and that's a nice change from the typical high school relationships I read about. So, yeah!
It was an ok read and I enjoyed it. Their constant beating around the bush got on my nerves at times
GENRE: New Adult Contemporary
THEME: Romance, Humor
RECEIVED: Bought
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Karina Halle is seriously knocking her latest books out of the park, they keep getting better and better. The Pact is a fun read that focuses on the friendship of two people who made a pact. I loved the simplicity of the actual pact and the growth through the years for each character.
The Pact follows Stephanie Robson who has a dream to open up her own clothing store one day, while her BFF and major flirt Linden wants to be a helicopter pilot even if its against his fathers wishes. One night at their friend’s bar they make a pact that if by the age of 30 there are not in a serious relationship they’ll marry each other. Over the course of their years reaching 30 the two go through the ups and downs of relationships and their denial of what their hearts really want.
I really enjoyed watching their journey to discover what they already knew. It was interesting too see how Linden dealt with Stephanie being in a relationship and vise versa, because it was so obvious each was jealous of the other. Stephanie’s journey consisted of dealing with starting her own clothing store, her relationship with a guy who just didn’t care and dealing with her friend and ex lover James. Linden is a playboy or he makes it sound that way, he struggles with his family, hurting his friend James and a relationship that he knows is going nowhere.
Overall it was hard to understand why these two couldn’t just be together, they were so good together. It took them forever to finally cave and when they did it opened up old wounds. The major challenge was their friend James, they were a trio and it was actually really interesting that Steph and Linden became best friends even after Steph and James broke up. You would think there would be tension but it was only James’ harboring feeling for Steph in the aftermath.
The best part was seeing the progression of their lives, careers, and in the end the realization that they already had what they wanted. It may frustrate some readers, but when it comes to relationships we all make mistakes and nothing is easy when it comes to the heart.
In the end I adore Halles writing, she knows how create a dramatic and well-paced plot. My only issue was the fact that James was used as the content bump in the road, if he was a true friend he would understand. But it was also hard to see how strong each characters friendship was since the book introduced them after they all became friends. Nonetheless I loved the romance, tension and I mean TENSION! It was smoking hot, Linden is major hotness and Steph was such an awesome woman to be by his side no matter what.
THEME: Romance, Humor
RECEIVED: Bought
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Karina Halle is seriously knocking her latest books out of the park, they keep getting better and better. The Pact is a fun read that focuses on the friendship of two people who made a pact. I loved the simplicity of the actual pact and the growth through the years for each character.
The Pact follows Stephanie Robson who has a dream to open up her own clothing store one day, while her BFF and major flirt Linden wants to be a helicopter pilot even if its against his fathers wishes. One night at their friend’s bar they make a pact that if by the age of 30 there are not in a serious relationship they’ll marry each other. Over the course of their years reaching 30 the two go through the ups and downs of relationships and their denial of what their hearts really want.
I really enjoyed watching their journey to discover what they already knew. It was interesting too see how Linden dealt with Stephanie being in a relationship and vise versa, because it was so obvious each was jealous of the other. Stephanie’s journey consisted of dealing with starting her own clothing store, her relationship with a guy who just didn’t care and dealing with her friend and ex lover James. Linden is a playboy or he makes it sound that way, he struggles with his family, hurting his friend James and a relationship that he knows is going nowhere.
Overall it was hard to understand why these two couldn’t just be together, they were so good together. It took them forever to finally cave and when they did it opened up old wounds. The major challenge was their friend James, they were a trio and it was actually really interesting that Steph and Linden became best friends even after Steph and James broke up. You would think there would be tension but it was only James’ harboring feeling for Steph in the aftermath.
The best part was seeing the progression of their lives, careers, and in the end the realization that they already had what they wanted. It may frustrate some readers, but when it comes to relationships we all make mistakes and nothing is easy when it comes to the heart.
In the end I adore Halles writing, she knows how create a dramatic and well-paced plot. My only issue was the fact that James was used as the content bump in the road, if he was a true friend he would understand. But it was also hard to see how strong each characters friendship was since the book introduced them after they all became friends. Nonetheless I loved the romance, tension and I mean TENSION! It was smoking hot, Linden is major hotness and Steph was such an awesome woman to be by his side no matter what.