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A review by red_steele
Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams
2.0
1. The voice actor Andenrele Ojo provided a four star performance.
2. True book rating is 2.5 stars. This is the first book I read by Synithia Williams, and there was too much soap opera drama. There was a lack of character development and there were several dead end storylines.
3. The prominent themes illustrated in this book were family loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness.
4. Grant Robidoux is the family patriarch and is a wealthy, selfish and controlling man with a compromised moral compass. Throughout the book Grant preached about family loyalty to his children, yet he betrayed his wife by having an affair with a mistress while she was dying from cancer. He is my third least favorite character.
5. India Robidoux is portrayed in the book as a loving sister and the heart of the family. Ironically, India’s selfishly crossed the line and pursued her sister Elaina’s boyfriend at a young age. This act lead to the ultimate betrayal of starting a clandestine relationship with Elaina’s ex-husband Travis.
Pitting sisters against each other because of a man is such a tired storyline, and I cannot think of a time when it would ever be appropriate. India was wrong, and love for her sister should have prevented the pursuit of the relationship with Travis. I was not surprised that there was a parallel storyline of betrayal with India, she followed in her father’s footsteps.
6. Elaina Robidoux is portrayed as a beautiful, astute business woman who would one day control her family’s tobacco empire. However, emotionally Elaina is cold and lacks emotional intelligence. Apparently she is a mirror image of her mother. Elaina’s character is a great illustration of people who have power and wealth; but they are empty, isolated, and lack joy because there is no spiritual foundation or true purpose in life.
7. Travis is Elaina’s ex-husband and protégée of Grant Robidoux. He is a rags to riches story which is commendable. Unfortunately he was from a family who trafficked in crime, and he never learned about the love of family. Because of his background, Travis selfishly pursued India and he did not care about the impact to Elaina, Byron (his best friend), or the damage to the Robidoux family’s reputation.
8. Travis and India are my least favorite characters, and I was not invested in their well-being.
9. The best part of the book was Elaina’s ability to forgive India, and I look forward to reading her book. All other aspects of the book were not enjoyable.
2. True book rating is 2.5 stars. This is the first book I read by Synithia Williams, and there was too much soap opera drama. There was a lack of character development and there were several dead end storylines.
3. The prominent themes illustrated in this book were family loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness.
4. Grant Robidoux is the family patriarch and is a wealthy, selfish and controlling man with a compromised moral compass. Throughout the book Grant preached about family loyalty to his children, yet he betrayed his wife by having an affair with a mistress while she was dying from cancer. He is my third least favorite character.
5. India Robidoux is portrayed in the book as a loving sister and the heart of the family. Ironically, India’s selfishly crossed the line and pursued her sister Elaina’s boyfriend at a young age. This act lead to the ultimate betrayal of starting a clandestine relationship with Elaina’s ex-husband Travis.
Pitting sisters against each other because of a man is such a tired storyline, and I cannot think of a time when it would ever be appropriate. India was wrong, and love for her sister should have prevented the pursuit of the relationship with Travis. I was not surprised that there was a parallel storyline of betrayal with India, she followed in her father’s footsteps.
6. Elaina Robidoux is portrayed as a beautiful, astute business woman who would one day control her family’s tobacco empire. However, emotionally Elaina is cold and lacks emotional intelligence. Apparently she is a mirror image of her mother. Elaina’s character is a great illustration of people who have power and wealth; but they are empty, isolated, and lack joy because there is no spiritual foundation or true purpose in life.
7. Travis is Elaina’s ex-husband and protégée of Grant Robidoux. He is a rags to riches story which is commendable. Unfortunately he was from a family who trafficked in crime, and he never learned about the love of family. Because of his background, Travis selfishly pursued India and he did not care about the impact to Elaina, Byron (his best friend), or the damage to the Robidoux family’s reputation.
8. Travis and India are my least favorite characters, and I was not invested in their well-being.
9. The best part of the book was Elaina’s ability to forgive India, and I look forward to reading her book. All other aspects of the book were not enjoyable.