BLOG TOUR STOP: REVIEW, TEASERS, AND GIVEAWAY: The Lover’s Promise by J.C. Reed

Since the moment Jett came to terms with his true feelings for Brooke, Jett’s promise to himself and to Brooke was that he would protect her at all costs. But what happens when the price is their relationship? What happens when the secrets Jett is unwilling to share puts a wedge between them that seems insurmountable? In Jett’s mind, nothing will prevent him from making Brooke his and keeping her that way, but with Brooke’s doubts and second guessing about every aspect of her relationship with Jett as well as the type of man Jett truly is, it seems like Jett has a real fight on his hands, and with all of the other fires Jett’s attempting to put out, it’s too soon to tell if Jett’s going to be able to keep his promise.

I have to admit…I’m not completely sure how I feel about this chapter in Jett and Brooke’s story. I understand that the secrets need to be slowly revealed and the buildup of the plot’s suspense adds to the intrigue, but I’m left confused and concerned about where everything is headed. The half reveals and assumptions are killing me slowly…I want answers, so I can wrap my brain around it all. I need Jett to unload more of his secrets and let us in on the truth, whatever that may be because I feel like Brooke deserves them after everything that has already happened.

Brooke has already lost a lot in her life, and I don’t begrudge her for not trusting Jett. The way their relationship began and the duration of it are not in Jett’s favor. JC Reed does a wonderful job of showing Brooke’s conflicted state in The Lover’s Promise. She loves him…wants to help him if he’s in trouble but still can’t fully commit to believing him 100%.

Jett’s feelings for Brooke are laid out to the readers when his point of view is given, which helps his cause at least from the readers’ perspective, but Brooke doesn’t hear his words or his rationale for the things that he’s doing and the secrets that he’s keeping, so it’s a mute point as far as she’s concerned.

Through it all, though, the connection that Jett and Brooke have never fissures, even when they’re apart and Brooke is questioning the truth about Jett. They love each other…want each other…desperately crave each other. Now, they just need to figure out a way to work together to find their common enemy and bring him/her down, and I can’t wait for that to happen!

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

3.5/4 Poison Apples

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