Review: A Beautiful Promise
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2013
**4.5 stars**If I Return... wow, it was a sweet and touching love story. What makes it so special, besides the fact that I adore anything Sawyer Bennett writes, is the premise.If I Return is the story of a chance encounter over the holidays. Upon meeting, Hope and Jack have an instantaneous chemistry, which quickly forms into a whirlwind and sexy week of romance and fun. Jack and Hope, they seem to be made for one another. But maybe it is not meant to be. Jack is a helicopter pilot, soon leaving for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. And though Hope wants to stay connected while he's away, Jack can't face leaving her behind, waiting for him. But, Jack can't leave Hope behind without promising her to meet her in the same place, one year later, "If I Return".That's a beautiful promise, right? I love that Sawyer Bennett created such a gorgeous story around one very haunting sentence. She did this story justice. I'm a big fan of novellas, particularly those centering around a holiday or a theme. And I can easily say that though I would have been so happy with a full-length novel, If I Return was a very fulfilling novella.