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A review by jigsawgirl
Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams
3.0
I think I am going through a low angst phase. If that is what you are looking for, this book is not for you.
Now that I am writing this review, I realize that I did not get a sense of chemistry between Travis and India. There were the long, hungry looks, but I wasn't feeling it. For a second chance romance, after a 4 year separation, with all the complications associated with said romance, I really was expecting to feel more heat.
This family put the "D" in dysfunctional. The father threatened and coerced his children into doing what he wanted them to do. The brother wanting to win at any cost to his own happiness. The older sister being angry, cold, and bitter as well as having a little issue with alcohol, the ex husband hated by his family, and the prodigal sister returning home in the midst of chaos.
These people, both individually and collectively, held so many secrets, it was ridiculous. To top it off, NONE of them were happy. The bit of happiness I encountered didn't occur until about 50%, maybe 55% into the book. Throughout the book, the secrets slowly start to be revealed.
Travis and India ultimately get their HEA. I wish there had been an epilogue showing them being together and being happy. I also listened to the audiobook. The narrator is one of my favorites, but that audiobook really needed a male narrator for the male parts. The narration did nothing to enhance the book. I was very surprised.
Now that I am writing this review, I realize that I did not get a sense of chemistry between Travis and India. There were the long, hungry looks, but I wasn't feeling it. For a second chance romance, after a 4 year separation, with all the complications associated with said romance, I really was expecting to feel more heat.
This family put the "D" in dysfunctional. The father threatened and coerced his children into doing what he wanted them to do. The brother wanting to win at any cost to his own happiness. The older sister being angry, cold, and bitter as well as having a little issue with alcohol, the ex husband hated by his family, and the prodigal sister returning home in the midst of chaos.
These people, both individually and collectively, held so many secrets, it was ridiculous. To top it off, NONE of them were happy. The bit of happiness I encountered didn't occur until about 50%, maybe 55% into the book. Throughout the book, the secrets slowly start to be revealed.
Travis and India ultimately get their HEA. I wish there had been an epilogue showing them being together and being happy. I also listened to the audiobook. The narrator is one of my favorites, but that audiobook really needed a male narrator for the male parts. The narration did nothing to enhance the book. I was very surprised.