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seeingnight 's review for:
The Pact
by Karina Halle
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.