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A review by katemc7
Where We Promise by Ashley Munoz
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I read this is one sitting- I have become obsessed with these characters and this world. I legit CAN'T WAIT for Silas and Natty and am wondering if there will be more characters we haven't met yet (pretty please Ashley continue this series!!). But let's discuss this tragic love story that turned into an HEA. The angst and longing in this book was palpable. It was gut wrenching to read the past chapters with Pen and Jamie with the miscommunication and miscues and the too scared to say what he felt. UGH BUT I held out hope because I knew we would get what we wanted- an HEA with them married.
Read this if you want:
- childhood friend to lovers
- she's pregnant but it's not his
- marriage of convenience turns into more
- it's always been her
- touch her and die vibes
- second chance when there wasn't a first
I didn't know I needed this book until we got the peek at the end of Where We Belong. I was like hold the phone what is the back story with Pen and Jamie and then Ashley delivered and here we are. Jameson King is the heir apparent for the Chaos Kings. Luke Holloway is his heir VP. Their dad's got their "old ladies" pregnant at the same time so they have grown up together. Their dynamic was very interesting. It's like they tolerated each other but didn't like each other. They would be there for each other in a dier situation but that's it. Then Penelope shows up at the club when they are all about to start high school. Jamie doesn't know how to act- he gets shy and finds himself pulled into her orbit but of course Luke immediately starts flirting with her. So instead of fighting for her and going after it Jamie backs off. They circle each other for YEARS and oh my gosh those were so hard to read. How much they clearly cared for each other but Jamie held her at arms length.
Fast forward to today and everything has changed. Pen is now pregnant with Luke's baby. She finally moved on from her crush of Jamie because he made it clear he didn't want her that way. Luke has flipped a switch- he doesn't want the baby. He doesn't want Pen anymore. So she has no choice but to run and who does she end up being saved by- Jamie. The same Jamie who she somehow always feels an invisible string towards but it is unrequited or so she thinks. Now he proposes that they get married in order for her to be protected. But she has to keep reminding herself it isn't real. The vows he just told her though they are everything she ever wanted to hear aren't real- right? The way he looks at her in public and now private is just a means to an end right? But then Jamie starts talking about the future and the lines get blurred. She can't help but speak the words she has always wanted to say to him. She just hopes that he is finally ready to either let her go or hold on tight because she doesn't want to go anywhere anymore.
Favorite things
- Their letters to each
- The kept raven
- Calling her his wife and the baby his son
I would highly recommend this series if you haven't picked it up already! There is angst. There is steam and SPICE. Mr. King's mouth was straight up dirty. There is suspense and action. I haven't read an MC novel/series before, but I have found myself really liking these morally grey characters. Hope you enjoy as much as I did!!
Read this if you want:
- childhood friend to lovers
- she's pregnant but it's not his
- marriage of convenience turns into more
- it's always been her
- touch her and die vibes
- second chance when there wasn't a first
I didn't know I needed this book until we got the peek at the end of Where We Belong. I was like hold the phone what is the back story with Pen and Jamie and then Ashley delivered and here we are. Jameson King is the heir apparent for the Chaos Kings. Luke Holloway is his heir VP. Their dad's got their "old ladies" pregnant at the same time so they have grown up together. Their dynamic was very interesting. It's like they tolerated each other but didn't like each other. They would be there for each other in a dier situation but that's it. Then Penelope shows up at the club when they are all about to start high school. Jamie doesn't know how to act- he gets shy and finds himself pulled into her orbit but of course Luke immediately starts flirting with her. So instead of fighting for her and going after it Jamie backs off. They circle each other for YEARS and oh my gosh those were so hard to read. How much they clearly cared for each other but Jamie held her at arms length.
Fast forward to today and everything has changed. Pen is now pregnant with Luke's baby. She finally moved on from her crush of Jamie because he made it clear he didn't want her that way. Luke has flipped a switch- he doesn't want the baby. He doesn't want Pen anymore. So she has no choice but to run and who does she end up being saved by- Jamie. The same Jamie who she somehow always feels an invisible string towards but it is unrequited or so she thinks. Now he proposes that they get married in order for her to be protected. But she has to keep reminding herself it isn't real. The vows he just told her though they are everything she ever wanted to hear aren't real- right? The way he looks at her in public and now private is just a means to an end right? But then Jamie starts talking about the future and the lines get blurred. She can't help but speak the words she has always wanted to say to him. She just hopes that he is finally ready to either let her go or hold on tight because she doesn't want to go anywhere anymore.
Favorite things
- Their letters to each
- The kept raven
- Calling her his wife and the baby his son
I would highly recommend this series if you haven't picked it up already! There is angst. There is steam and SPICE. Mr. King's mouth was straight up dirty. There is suspense and action. I haven't read an MC novel/series before, but I have found myself really liking these morally grey characters. Hope you enjoy as much as I did!!