by Jessica Sorenen
Rating: 3 Bows!
For twenty-one year-old Gemma, life has never been normal. She knows nothing about her past and has been haunted by the same monsters in her nightmares for the last few months. Unemotional and numb to life, she feels disconnected from everyone. Until the very first day she cries. After that, nothing in her life is the same. Her emotions slowly surface and she starts experiencing love, happiness, and anger, feelings she never knew existed. But they leave her confused and she doesn’t know whether to embrace them or run away from them. Her life only gets more complicated when she meets Alex. Sexy, arrogant, and secretive, Alex can get under Gemma’s skin like no one can. Yet she’s drawn to him by an invisible connection she has no control over. She’s also seen him before. In her nightmares. Every part of Gemma’s mind is screaming at her to stay away from Alex, but every other part of her is begging to get close to him. But the closer she gets, the more she realizes Alex knows more about her than he originally let on. As secrets about her past unravel, Gemma’s life becomes threatened. She needs to figure out what’s going on, before she winds up dead. But the only person she can turn to for answers is the one person she isn’t sure she can trust.
Shattered Promises is a re-imagined version of Jessica Sorensen's YA series Fallen Star. When I read this book I had no idea that it was a different version of the YA series so I had no idea what this book was about. When I read the synopsis however, I was very intrigued. The story was original, different from everything I have read so it immediately peeked my interest.
Sadly, it did not turn out the way I had hoped. Don't get me wrong, the book itself was good and it has potential, but the story was rushed so I didn't get to know the characters at all which made it hard to connect with them.
The action and plot was unusual and interesting enough to keep me reading. The main problem was the interactions between Gemma and Alex. When Gemma meets Alex she feels an "electricity" towards him whenever he's around. Of course, this would make her feel attracted to him, even if he's a jerk, and I can understand that. What I can't understand is after all the lies Alex has told and all the secrets he's kept, Gemma still falls into bed with him. Really? In my opinion, I would think you would need a little something more than feeling "electricity" to sleep with someone. This is where my issues with the characters really hits home. If we were given more time to learn about the characters and let their connections grow, I wouldn't have a hard time believing their actions.
This book was "meh" in my opinion because in the end, the plot was good and kept me interested. I'm hoping that in the next book we're given more time and information to get to know the characters and understand their relationships.
Sadly, it did not turn out the way I had hoped. Don't get me wrong, the book itself was good and it has potential, but the story was rushed so I didn't get to know the characters at all which made it hard to connect with them.
The action and plot was unusual and interesting enough to keep me reading. The main problem was the interactions between Gemma and Alex. When Gemma meets Alex she feels an "electricity" towards him whenever he's around. Of course, this would make her feel attracted to him, even if he's a jerk, and I can understand that. What I can't understand is after all the lies Alex has told and all the secrets he's kept, Gemma still falls into bed with him. Really? In my opinion, I would think you would need a little something more than feeling "electricity" to sleep with someone. This is where my issues with the characters really hits home. If we were given more time to learn about the characters and let their connections grow, I wouldn't have a hard time believing their actions.
This book was "meh" in my opinion because in the end, the plot was good and kept me interested. I'm hoping that in the next book we're given more time and information to get to know the characters and understand their relationships.
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