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Keeping Promise Rock
by Amy Lane
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! This book is beyond fabulous!!!!
I can't, I just can't. I don't know how in the hell I'm ever going to write a review for this!
Amazing! Just beyond perfect, touching, heart wrenching, wonderful...and adjective after adjective."
I'm going to just say that for now and try to write a real review here in a little bit once my heart has settled. Perfect doesn't even begin to describe this book.
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I just don’t know what possessed me to resist reading this book for this long. I was a complete and utter idiot. This book is getting moved immediately to my favorites list and I know I’ll re-read it time and time again.
I had been warned before starting this book that it was going to make me cry. I was all prepared for angst central. And of course it succeeded. Now if you define angst as “book that makes you cry,” which I quite frankly have asserted as recently as last night, then I guess this book qualifies as angst. But I gotta break my own rules here. This wasn’t angst, tear your heart out in pain angst, this was just honest, pure, true love and hope, and misunderstanding and I cried more happy tears than anything. It defies my definition!
Carrick “Crick” Francis has had a troubled life. Abused by his stepfather and neglected completely by his mother, somehow he’s managed to find a home for himself at a neighboring ranch, The Pulpit. Along with a job mucking out stables Crick has got himself a case of adoration and hero worship for the slightly older high school boy whose ranch it is.
Deacon Winters quickly becomes Crick’s salvation and it’s only fair as Crick has fast becomes Deacon’s calm in the storm. Deacon has always been fairly uncomfortable around people; painfully shy he lets almost no one into his inner circle. Yet somehow Crick has always just been there, from the minute they first met. Losing his father puts all of Deacon’s plans on hold and leaves the two boys with only each other for support. While Crick may have owned up to being gay and unintentionally outed himself to the town, neither boy has ever stated what they truly want to each other. The day that changes is the day everything changes.
I don’t know how coherent this review will ever be since I can’t seem to make my brain focus on how to say how much I loved this book. It’s all…
and
This book so beautifully tracks the life of Crick and Deacon’s epic romance. The misunderstandings these two go through and the suffering that results will break your heart. Watching Deacon waste away when Crick leaves, I just wanted to rush in and wrap in a big hug!
Thank god for Benny! Her relationship with Deacon is just exactly what he needed and everything I wanted to read. She’s insecure and irreverent all at the same time. She doesn’t take his crap, but also needs all the reassurance she can get. Her final action at the end of the book…*HAPPY TEARS A PLENTY!*
While I know Crick over reacted in the moment I absolutely understand why he did. His running away to the military is so sad and yet you respect him for his stand up nature when he refuses to take the one out he knows he has available to him when he finds out how wrong he was. His honor and standing up to his commitments means something to him even if the military would kick him out for being who he is.
I wanted to crush 90% of this backwoods little town under my boot heel for the stupid immature nastiness they unleashed on the sweetest boys ever! Horse-Aids…I mean really?!?!?! And Benny’s sperm donor of a parent…
I loved the way Ms. Lane used Twitter/Text messaging to have Deacon and Crick communicate with each other while Crick was over seas. Some of their banter there were my favorite little gems, especially when Benny would interject her two cents.
There there’s Lisa…just cry now!
I can’t…I really don’t know what to say. There’s no adequate descriptions to say how fabulous and must read this book is. Do it! Do it now! You won’t be sorry.
Merged review:
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! This book is beyond fabulous!!!!
I can't, I just can't. I don't know how in the hell I'm ever going to write a review for this!
Amazing! Just beyond perfect, touching, heart wrenching, wonderful...and adjective after adjective."
I'm going to just say that for now and try to write a real review here in a little bit once my heart has settled. Perfect doesn't even begin to describe this book.
------------------------------------------------------------
I just don’t know what possessed me to resist reading this book for this long. I was a complete and utter idiot. This book is getting moved immediately to my favorites list and I know I’ll re-read it time and time again.
I had been warned before starting this book that it was going to make me cry. I was all prepared for angst central. And of course it succeeded. Now if you define angst as “book that makes you cry,” which I quite frankly have asserted as recently as last night, then I guess this book qualifies as angst. But I gotta break my own rules here. This wasn’t angst, tear your heart out in pain angst, this was just honest, pure, true love and hope, and misunderstanding and I cried more happy tears than anything. It defies my definition!
Carrick “Crick” Francis has had a troubled life. Abused by his stepfather and neglected completely by his mother, somehow he’s managed to find a home for himself at a neighboring ranch, The Pulpit. Along with a job mucking out stables Crick has got himself a case of adoration and hero worship for the slightly older high school boy whose ranch it is.
Deacon Winters quickly becomes Crick’s salvation and it’s only fair as Crick has fast becomes Deacon’s calm in the storm. Deacon has always been fairly uncomfortable around people; painfully shy he lets almost no one into his inner circle. Yet somehow Crick has always just been there, from the minute they first met. Losing his father puts all of Deacon’s plans on hold and leaves the two boys with only each other for support. While Crick may have owned up to being gay and unintentionally outed himself to the town, neither boy has ever stated what they truly want to each other. The day that changes is the day everything changes.
I don’t know how coherent this review will ever be since I can’t seem to make my brain focus on how to say how much I loved this book. It’s all…
and
This book so beautifully tracks the life of Crick and Deacon’s epic romance. The misunderstandings these two go through and the suffering that results will break your heart. Watching Deacon waste away when Crick leaves, I just wanted to rush in and wrap in a big hug!
Thank god for Benny! Her relationship with Deacon is just exactly what he needed and everything I wanted to read. She’s insecure and irreverent all at the same time. She doesn’t take his crap, but also needs all the reassurance she can get. Her final action at the end of the book…*HAPPY TEARS A PLENTY!*
While I know Crick over reacted in the moment I absolutely understand why he did. His running away to the military is so sad and yet you respect him for his stand up nature when he refuses to take the one out he knows he has available to him when he finds out how wrong he was. His honor and standing up to his commitments means something to him even if the military would kick him out for being who he is.
I wanted to crush 90% of this backwoods little town under my boot heel for the stupid immature nastiness they unleashed on the sweetest boys ever! Horse-Aids…I mean really?!?!?! And Benny’s sperm donor of a parent…
I loved the way Ms. Lane used Twitter/Text messaging to have Deacon and Crick communicate with each other while Crick was over seas. Some of their banter there were my favorite little gems, especially when Benny would interject her two cents.
There there’s Lisa…just cry now!
I can’t…I really don’t know what to say. There’s no adequate descriptions to say how fabulous and must read this book is. Do it! Do it now! You won’t be sorry.
I can't, I just can't. I don't know how in the hell I'm ever going to write a review for this!
Amazing! Just beyond perfect, touching, heart wrenching, wonderful...and adjective after adjective."
I'm going to just say that for now and try to write a real review here in a little bit once my heart has settled. Perfect doesn't even begin to describe this book.
------------------------------------------------------------
I just don’t know what possessed me to resist reading this book for this long. I was a complete and utter idiot. This book is getting moved immediately to my favorites list and I know I’ll re-read it time and time again.
I had been warned before starting this book that it was going to make me cry. I was all prepared for angst central. And of course it succeeded. Now if you define angst as “book that makes you cry,” which I quite frankly have asserted as recently as last night, then I guess this book qualifies as angst. But I gotta break my own rules here. This wasn’t angst, tear your heart out in pain angst, this was just honest, pure, true love and hope, and misunderstanding and I cried more happy tears than anything. It defies my definition!
Carrick “Crick” Francis has had a troubled life. Abused by his stepfather and neglected completely by his mother, somehow he’s managed to find a home for himself at a neighboring ranch, The Pulpit. Along with a job mucking out stables Crick has got himself a case of adoration and hero worship for the slightly older high school boy whose ranch it is.
Deacon Winters quickly becomes Crick’s salvation and it’s only fair as Crick has fast becomes Deacon’s calm in the storm. Deacon has always been fairly uncomfortable around people; painfully shy he lets almost no one into his inner circle. Yet somehow Crick has always just been there, from the minute they first met. Losing his father puts all of Deacon’s plans on hold and leaves the two boys with only each other for support. While Crick may have owned up to being gay and unintentionally outed himself to the town, neither boy has ever stated what they truly want to each other. The day that changes is the day everything changes.
I don’t know how coherent this review will ever be since I can’t seem to make my brain focus on how to say how much I loved this book. It’s all…
and
This book so beautifully tracks the life of Crick and Deacon’s epic romance. The misunderstandings these two go through and the suffering that results will break your heart. Watching Deacon waste away when Crick leaves, I just wanted to rush in and wrap in a big hug!
Thank god for Benny! Her relationship with Deacon is just exactly what he needed and everything I wanted to read. She’s insecure and irreverent all at the same time. She doesn’t take his crap, but also needs all the reassurance she can get. Her final action at the end of the book…*HAPPY TEARS A PLENTY!*
While I know Crick over reacted in the moment I absolutely understand why he did. His running away to the military is so sad and yet you respect him for his stand up nature when he refuses to take the one out he knows he has available to him when he finds out how wrong he was. His honor and standing up to his commitments means something to him even if the military would kick him out for being who he is.
I wanted to crush 90% of this backwoods little town under my boot heel for the stupid immature nastiness they unleashed on the sweetest boys ever! Horse-Aids…I mean really?!?!?! And Benny’s sperm donor of a parent…
I loved the way Ms. Lane used Twitter/Text messaging to have Deacon and Crick communicate with each other while Crick was over seas. Some of their banter there were my favorite little gems, especially when Benny would interject her two cents.
There there’s Lisa…just cry now!
I can’t…I really don’t know what to say. There’s no adequate descriptions to say how fabulous and must read this book is. Do it! Do it now! You won’t be sorry.
Merged review:
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! This book is beyond fabulous!!!!
I can't, I just can't. I don't know how in the hell I'm ever going to write a review for this!
Amazing! Just beyond perfect, touching, heart wrenching, wonderful...and adjective after adjective."
I'm going to just say that for now and try to write a real review here in a little bit once my heart has settled. Perfect doesn't even begin to describe this book.
------------------------------------------------------------
I just don’t know what possessed me to resist reading this book for this long. I was a complete and utter idiot. This book is getting moved immediately to my favorites list and I know I’ll re-read it time and time again.
I had been warned before starting this book that it was going to make me cry. I was all prepared for angst central. And of course it succeeded. Now if you define angst as “book that makes you cry,” which I quite frankly have asserted as recently as last night, then I guess this book qualifies as angst. But I gotta break my own rules here. This wasn’t angst, tear your heart out in pain angst, this was just honest, pure, true love and hope, and misunderstanding and I cried more happy tears than anything. It defies my definition!
Carrick “Crick” Francis has had a troubled life. Abused by his stepfather and neglected completely by his mother, somehow he’s managed to find a home for himself at a neighboring ranch, The Pulpit. Along with a job mucking out stables Crick has got himself a case of adoration and hero worship for the slightly older high school boy whose ranch it is.
Deacon Winters quickly becomes Crick’s salvation and it’s only fair as Crick has fast becomes Deacon’s calm in the storm. Deacon has always been fairly uncomfortable around people; painfully shy he lets almost no one into his inner circle. Yet somehow Crick has always just been there, from the minute they first met. Losing his father puts all of Deacon’s plans on hold and leaves the two boys with only each other for support. While Crick may have owned up to being gay and unintentionally outed himself to the town, neither boy has ever stated what they truly want to each other. The day that changes is the day everything changes.
I don’t know how coherent this review will ever be since I can’t seem to make my brain focus on how to say how much I loved this book. It’s all…
and
This book so beautifully tracks the life of Crick and Deacon’s epic romance. The misunderstandings these two go through and the suffering that results will break your heart. Watching Deacon waste away when Crick leaves, I just wanted to rush in and wrap in a big hug!
Thank god for Benny! Her relationship with Deacon is just exactly what he needed and everything I wanted to read. She’s insecure and irreverent all at the same time. She doesn’t take his crap, but also needs all the reassurance she can get. Her final action at the end of the book…*HAPPY TEARS A PLENTY!*
While I know Crick over reacted in the moment I absolutely understand why he did. His running away to the military is so sad and yet you respect him for his stand up nature when he refuses to take the one out he knows he has available to him when he finds out how wrong he was. His honor and standing up to his commitments means something to him even if the military would kick him out for being who he is.
I wanted to crush 90% of this backwoods little town under my boot heel for the stupid immature nastiness they unleashed on the sweetest boys ever! Horse-Aids…I mean really?!?!?! And Benny’s sperm donor of a parent…
I loved the way Ms. Lane used Twitter/Text messaging to have Deacon and Crick communicate with each other while Crick was over seas. Some of their banter there were my favorite little gems, especially when Benny would interject her two cents.
There there’s Lisa…just cry now!
I can’t…I really don’t know what to say. There’s no adequate descriptions to say how fabulous and must read this book is. Do it! Do it now! You won’t be sorry.