Review: I can Promise you there is a LOT of thinking (and sex) instead of talking or anythng else going on in this one!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
I could not wait to get my hands on another Kristen Ashley book.  (I've read every single one of them.)  So when The Promise finally came available, I was jumping for joy.  Then I was let down.  Normally KA's books are non-stop nail biting, Laugh Out Loud, Action, Suspense, Love, Alpha and so much more moments.  This one had SO MUCH thinking going on, there wasn't much of ANYTHING Else!  UGH! What a let down!A little bit about the book:Benny Bianchi is a full-blooded Italian who is a dropdead gorgeous, (of course), pizza making alpha on a mission.  He's looking for a woman that he can settle down and build a life with.  And that women is Francesca Concetti.  (A.k.a. Frankie).  Frankie is also an Italian with the temper and crazy attitude to drive any man insane.  Even though seven years earlier she was dating Vinny Bianchi, Benny's brother, she's always felt a connection with Benny.  The story begins with Frankie being in the hospital from a gunshot wound she sustained from running from a crazy man in the previous book.  While Frankie's trying to heal from the gun shot wound and the crazy ass trauma she just endured, she's also trying to avoid her wack-job of a family and the Bianchi's.  Especially Benny.  And Benny is trying to do everything he can to show Frankie that they belong together.  Now granted you have your normal hot alpha male and drop dead beautiful female characters along with some crazy ass suspenseful action, that you always get in KA's books.  But, there is so much thinking from the characters, that there really isn't much else going on in this book.  At times there was so much thinking written, that I would forget what was asked, said or what was happening before those thoughts, and when the talking started again, I wouldn't remember what was going on and I would have to go back and reread the previous talking so I could figure it out.  It sucked!  It took me out of the story.  Which in turn, irritated the crap out of me!  As I mentioned earlier, I have read every.single.book. of KA's and this one was way too much work to stay in the story.  This is the first time ever reading one of KA's books that I almost gave up on it. EVER!  But, as always with her books, I knew something exciting would have to show up towards the end and therefore pushed through.  I definitely was not let down in that aspect.  Seems the last book in this series was March of 2012, I had a hard time remembering things that lead up to this one, so I reread it.  (Games of the Heart.  THAT one I really liked so it wasn't really a hard ship to do.)  KA does fill little bits and pieces in from past books in this one.Unfortunately, I would only recommend this book if you don't mind most of it just being thoughts, and if you want to know details of what happens with Frankie and Benny.  If you are not into reading character thoughts very much, don't waste your time.  Needless to say, I still can't wait to get my hands on another one of her books and will look forward to it.  Because regardless of this one being somewhat of a failure to me, she still knows how to write one hell of an alpha, action, suspense, love story.  Let's just hope the books in the future, do a lot more stuff other than just thinking about it.