A review by maryehavens
Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon

3.0

I enjoyed The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon so I resolved to read whatever I could get my hands on by her. I have a similar reaction to her stories as I do to Ruth Ware: I like them, I can't always figure out the whole puzzle, and there's just enough to keep me interested but not enough to blow my socks off.
McMahon's main character in Promise, Kate Cypher, is not a very sympathetic character. Sure, she made some mean girl mistakes as a kid and her "on the downlow" best friend died but Kate just kind of sucked at everything. I think the thing I was most appalled at was her nursing ability. For someone who was an RN, she didn't take care of her mom very well. Maybe that was the point: that she was so guilt-ridden by her treatment of Del that she just kind of sucked at life. A stronger person would have seen life as a gift instead of an endurement? I don't know, I just didn't really like Kate.
But, I was interested in the mystery and I always love a paranormal aspect so that kept me going and I was duly surprised in the end.
I've added the other McMahon works that I can readily get and am interested in them all.