Review: folks need to check themselves
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
Okay. I am mad. And it's at folks chopping down this book with 1 & 2 star reviews.The Promise is a wonderfully written book, and well worth the wait to read Benny and Frankie's story. This is a solid 5 star book, incredibly written, and rich with character.That's all I can gush about because the reviews of this are misleading...now to refocus my energy.People have (previously) snarked that Kristen Ashley needs to stretch herself because her books are starting to read as redundant. And girlfriend has. The last three books have given us new depths and characters, while evolving her writing style and still being rich in detail. We have met new heroes or heroines with new voices and new dimension (I had to do three "news" for whomever it was that complained about the Chicago "love" paragraph early in the book). Considering this has been feedback popping up in reviews the past few years (redundancy), my jaw hit my iPad when I read low reviews *now* complaining this is not like Kristen's other books and are cheesed. What the what?!I also get beyond frustrated that people gave this only one star. For goodness sakes. This is far from a one star book. Just because you are disappointed and it's not your fav book from an author...it is wrong to give it one or two stars when it is well written (and you're just not digging the actual plot/turn it took). With the quality of writing, it sticks in my craw people are being petty and dismissive because Kristen didn't write a story as they wanted. She can't win for trying with folks like this.And finally...having married into an Italian American family rich with character...folks need to check themselves on the stereotyping accusations.Yes people are entitled to an opinion, and many will disagree with mine. Cool. Take my review for what it is. But for heaven's sakes...keep it elevated folks. This is a brilliant author, and the reviews determine how well she gets paid as well as how inspired she feels for her next book. Kristen Ashley is who she is because of her amazing fan base, you're poisoning the well when you get petty. If you love her previous work so much, make sure you are rating the book...not being overly harsh because this isn't your fav Kristen Ashley book.