Review: Meh
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
Every once in awhile this happens to me -- a book gets solid 4 and 5 stars, but I don't like it.  I picked up Beautiful Broken Promises based on rave reviews from a popular book blogger and the promise of a huge reveal.  I love stories with unpredictable twists, so I definitely thought I would love this one, but I was very disappointed.I could tell right from the prologue who "she" was, so there was no surprise there.  Anyone who has this type of relationship to someone else will know by the statement "In that moment, I knew without a shadow of a doubt I would lay down my life for yours and you would always come first" who she is to him. I am surprised by every review I have read that no one else guessed who "she" was.Once I got past the big reveal, I just could not get into the story.  There was nothing realistic about it and I just cannot get into a story that is not well developed.  I can't give specifics without giving away spoilers, but there were huge holes in the plot that just did not fit together, and then there was the insta-love....after going through the mental, physical and emotional ordeal these characters went through for a number of years, they seemed to bounce back remarkably well by lusting after each other at first sight (insert eye roll).I am a tough critic to please, and unfortunately this book was just too far fetched for my tastes. It actually ended as a DNF for me. If you are someone who is a stickler for details and needs a story to be plausible, I would pass on this one.