Title: Forever Only Once
Series: Promise Me #1
Series: Promise Me #1
Author: Carrie Ann Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 23, 2020
Blurb
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a sexy new contemporary stand-alone series.
Hazel Noble has survived horrors she wouldn’t
inflict on her worst enemy. Since then, she’s healed, found herself, and
connected with a group of women she’s proud to call her friends. However, when
they make a pact to start looking for love, Hazel finds herself not only up
first but also forced to face a past she thought she’d escaped.
Cross Brady has no need for a relationship. As
the oldest of five, he’s always been the one his family can rely on. Now, all
he wants is to work in peace and live his life. His priorities shift
dramatically, though, when Cross finds himself in Hazel’s path.
Though the two initially fight their
connection, they soon learn that it’s safer to fall for each other than keep
running from what’s holding them back—not to mention, who wants them dead.
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Review:
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Someone who knows me will know that I am a fan of Carrie Ann Ryan. Most of her books we hits for me and she's one of the few authors who don't disappoint (usually). Unfortunately, I ended up not liking this book as much as her other works. The tone of this series feels completely different from what I have read before and it didn't click for me.
One of the most frustrating things was teasing for the other books in the series. I got the impression that Hazel's friends will be paired up with Cross's brothers which is not a bad thing, but I don't like to be teased for a story that's going to be released in a year or more. Something happened between Myra (I think I got her name right), Hazel's best friend, and Nate, one of Cross's brothers and while we were told about the strange way they were acting in the other's presence we didn't even get a hint about what went on between them. I am guessing theirs will be a second chance romance.
But that wasn't what truly bothered me. No, that was Hazel's hesitation to open up. Her behavior was to be expected considering what she went through, but I wasn't expecting her to be closed off for almost all the books. She was always holding back and I thought that she should have seen a therapist, especially after what went down in this story.
Which brings me to the next thing I want to talk about. The villain of the story seemed a little forced upon us and merely used as a plot device. There was a particular twist that I would have liked to have explained more and it has to do with Chris.
Overall though, I didn't find this book bad. I had no problem finishing it and I wanted to see where Hazel and Cross were heading. There were some bad and some good stuff and in the end, I would recommend the book.
One of the most frustrating things was teasing for the other books in the series. I got the impression that Hazel's friends will be paired up with Cross's brothers which is not a bad thing, but I don't like to be teased for a story that's going to be released in a year or more. Something happened between Myra (I think I got her name right), Hazel's best friend, and Nate, one of Cross's brothers and while we were told about the strange way they were acting in the other's presence we didn't even get a hint about what went on between them. I am guessing theirs will be a second chance romance.
But that wasn't what truly bothered me. No, that was Hazel's hesitation to open up. Her behavior was to be expected considering what she went through, but I wasn't expecting her to be closed off for almost all the books. She was always holding back and I thought that she should have seen a therapist, especially after what went down in this story.
Which brings me to the next thing I want to talk about. The villain of the story seemed a little forced upon us and merely used as a plot device. There was a particular twist that I would have liked to have explained more and it has to do with Chris.
Overall though, I didn't find this book bad. I had no problem finishing it and I wanted to see where Hazel and Cross were heading. There were some bad and some good stuff and in the end, I would recommend the book.
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Author Bio
Carrie Ann
Ryan is the New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance.
Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and
Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She
started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry
and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and
novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional
and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her
clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
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