Review: Love's Promises
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
Love's Promises takes place in the 1980s. I really didn't notice anything that would make me think it was a historical book, but from my understanding, it was important to set it during that time period to make some of the work with TRPA appropriate. I'd never heard of the TRPA, so I learned a few things from my reading. That's always a bonus!I had fun in this book! Greg is one quirky fellow. He snaps his fingers a good bit, and honestly, I had a hard time picturing it. I found myself randomly snapping my fingers in certain scenes in an attempt to better imagine it. As I've mentioned before, as far as covers go, this is one of my favorites featuring a guy. Especially seeing the cover, I was easily able to picture the cover model as Greg, crinkles and all. ;)Monica has a somewhat feminist mindset through much of the book, and I was a little worried with where exactly the story would go. (I'm not a feminist. I could go into great detail about exactly where I stand on the subject, but I won't bore you. I'm not always against someone who labels themselves "feminist", though. Just depends.) I was worried about Monica's stand on the subject at first, but I was very pleased with the way things tied up, and I believe those on both "sides" would be pleased, too. I really enjoyed seeing Monica's growth, both environmentally and with various relationships, past and present.Aside from the romance, I really enjoyed the suspense addition to Love's Promises. We get to see a good bit from the villain's point of view, too.Overall, as always, I enjoyed myself in another of Leesmith's books!