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Promise (Soul Savers #1)

by Kristie Cook (Goodreads Author)

4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 · rating details · 3,293 ratings · 356 reviews

Alexis Ames decides to learn who she really is, with or without the help of her mother, who guards their secrets closely. After meeting Tristan Knight and discovering that he's not normal either, the secrets begin to unravel. Their union brings promise to the future of mankind. But it also incites a dangerous pursuit by the enemy. Because they are a match made in Heaven an...more

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Published July 30th 2010 by Ang'dora Productions, LLC (first published July 18th 2010)

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Sep 07, 2010 Katelyn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

This is a story about difficult obstacles, true love, soul mates, secrets, good vs. evil and everything in between. Kristie Cook has created a world full of fascinating characters, interesting twists and stressful situations. There's also love that I could practically feel emanating off the pages, it was so strong I thought I was falling in love for a second. There were laughs, lots of tears and quite a bit of breaths that I had to hold waiting to see what was going to happen and how things were...more This is a story about difficult obstacles, true love, soul mates, secrets, good vs. evil and everything in between. Kristie Cook has created a world full of fascinating characters, interesting twists and stressful situations. There's also love that I could practically feel emanating off the pages, it was so strong I thought I was falling in love for a second. There were laughs, lots of tears and quite a bit of breaths that I had to hold waiting to see what was going to happen and how things were going to work out. Talk about your tension, whoa baby!

Alexis Ames has never been normal and she's always been somewhat of an outsider. Living and moving at the drop of a hat with her mom all over the country hasn't given her much of a chance to get a grip on her place in the world but she's hoping she'll be able to call Florida home for a while and add college to her daily routine. Fresh starts and clean slates being in the forefront of her mind, but let's just say she was going to be slightly disappointed. Little did she know that if she thought things were crazy before than she had no idea the spiral she was about to go down when she meets Tristan Knight.

Hello Tristan! Tristan is the ultimate guy, he's handsome, he's got manners and killer charm, he's always in showing up when you least expect him, and he's just pretty much all around perfect...or so everyone thinks. He's got his secrets just like Alexis has hers and it seems that they're not the only ones, sheesh there were so many people in this book telling so many different versions of the truth it's a wonder anyone could keep anything straight. But someone how Cook was able to keep things straight, clear and flowing effortlessly. Not to mention the fact that Cook writes romance and the build up that goes along with every budding relationship with the best of them and when big events start happening you didn't even realize how invested in the characters you were until its too late. I was taken by complete surprise and I'm still kind of reeling over how much I came to care about these characters.

Luckily I was aware of this being the first book in a series ahead of time so the cliffhanger Cook left me with wasn't a debilitating blow so much as a huge 'are you kidding me' moment, but I'm still hoping her second book in the Soul Savers series comes out sooner rather than later. Kristie Cook quickly became a favorite author of mine and I'm crossing my fingers that she doesn't crush me in this next installment because I'm not sure I can take the stress she creates right at this moment. These characters feel a little bit like a fictional family to me and I want everyone to live happily ever after, is that so much to ask for?(less)

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Jul 30, 2010 Lisa (A Life Bound By Books) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, books-i-own, 2010-read, afew-ofmy-favoritethings, favorites

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Kristie Cook is destined to take the self publishing world by storm with her first novel in the brand new Soul Savers series – Promise. Thrilling, action packed, with rich and endearing characters, mystery and a love story unlike most others, this book has all the key ingredients and then some to quickly become the book everyone wants to read.

Alexis and her mother are on the move again. When everyone includin...more For more info and reviews please visit my Book Review Blog here - A Life Bound By Books

Kristie Cook is destined to take the self publishing world by storm with her first novel in the brand new Soul Savers series – Promise. Thrilling, action packed, with rich and endearing characters, mystery and a love story unlike most others, this book has all the key ingredients and then some to quickly become the book everyone wants to read.

Alexis and her mother are on the move again. When everyone including yourself thinks you’re a freak because of your strange abilities and your mother doesn’t seem to age, you tend to move around a lot. With starting college it’s the perfect time to make a fresh start and begin again. Moving to Florida would be perfect, just no one was expecting it to be life changing.

Alexis is a strong level headed character and when Tristan enters her life you just know they are destined. I enjoyed watching their relationship grow into something epic. What’s interesting is that this wasn’t a love at first sight type of love, it was a love that grew from friendship which was a breath of fresh air. Alexis has her guard up and has good reason to and Tristan has some secrets as well. That’s where the beauty of their relationship comes in. They took the time to sort through things and listen and learn about each other, to figure out that what they needed most might just be what the other is willing to give.

Tristan is fierce and loyal and has his own set of problems to deal with and he wants nothing more then to be a better person for not only himself but for Alexis and a whole race of people. He might have a lot of history to make up for, but wants nothing more than to do just that. The inner battles he faces are part of what makes him perfect to me. Knowing a character is flawed and watching their internal struggle to be better and overcome them is something that always draws me in.

With a war looming above Alexis, Tristan and everyone around them they must figure out a way to keep Alexis safe and keep their love secret from the evil forces at work. It’s a war between good and evil with little to no way to stop it.

The story flowed easily from one page to another with the descriptive writing, strong characters that were easy to cheer for and a love story to leave your heart tingling - Kristie’s Promise is a book bursting at the seams - with an ending that’ll leave you wanting more.
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Oct 14, 2011 Gabrielle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: hs-favorites, nook-own

2nd time reading:
I wanted to reread this book because
which I guess would be the prequel just came out. I realized a couple things after reading it a second time. 1. It made me feel every emotion a person could feel for a book. Ex: Hate, love, annoyance, anger, happiness, etc. 2. It's a bit predictable but I still loved it. 3. This is one of those books that you have to read by itself even for me. Usually I read several books at a time but with this book I couldn't do it because it's just to goo...more 2nd time reading:
I wanted to reread this book because
which I guess would be the prequel just came out. I realized a couple things after reading it a second time. 1. It made me feel every emotion a person could feel for a book. Ex: Hate, love, annoyance, anger, happiness, etc. 2. It's a bit predictable but I still loved it. 3. This is one of those books that you have to read by itself even for me. Usually I read several books at a time but with this book I couldn't do it because it's just to good to put down. Even if I try to read another book I can't concentrate because I'm thinking about this book. I also really want to read the new 2011 edition of this book. I really can't wait. Oh and keep writing great stories Kristie Cook!

1st time reading:
I discovered this book a little while after I discovered Goodreads. I found it on a list in listopia called Books you wish more people knew about. The list is definitely true about this book. So before I continue this review I want to say thank you to whoever created Goodreads and to whoever added this book here!

Now onto the review. This book was the best book ever that I read in so long! I might be telling some spoilers but I'm not hiding the review so people can read my message about. So those of you who haven't read this book I suggest that you stop reading this review and start reading Promise. Now!

Okay so I wasn't sure that I was going to like this book when I started reading it because it's been so long that I forgot what it was about. As I kept reading it got better and better. In fact I couldn't stop. I didn't even eat much but I had to because my mom would wonder what's going on.

A lot goes on in this book and it was almost too much to keep track.
When Alexis first met Tristan I could tell that there was something different about him. When Alexis meets Owen I thought that he was just a normal person but when he started appearing in places where Alexis least expected him to be I knew that he was one of them.
I knew that Tristan was one of them when he talked to Alexis's mom Sophia.
The book started to get really interesting once Tristan and Sophia started revealing her secrets. Things started to make much more sense to Alexis and to me.
One thing I didn't like was the ending. I was so sad when Tristan didn't come back when he promised but that only makes me excited about the next book.
I never really was a fan of fantasy novels or of romance novels. This book is both of them and I loved it. So hurry up and give this book a try even if you think you wouldn't like it. I did and now I'm telling everyone I love it. Go on and get it instead of wasting your time and reading this.
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Apr 12, 2011 Aydrea rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: recommended

So I have had this book sitting on my TBR pile and wow I wish I had read it sooner! So I thought this was a YA book because the MC Alexis is 18/19 in the book. But it is definitely for a more mature age range. Just to go off topic for a second there should be some sort of group or whatever for college age range or something because it isn't really YA or adult. But anyway moving on.

I really liked the MC Alexis she was easy to relate to and someone I would love to have as a friend. I loved her ch...more So I have had this book sitting on my TBR pile and wow I wish I had read it sooner! So I thought this was a YA book because the MC Alexis is 18/19 in the book. But it is definitely for a more mature age range. Just to go off topic for a second there should be some sort of group or whatever for college age range or something because it isn't really YA or adult. But anyway moving on.

I really liked the MC Alexis she was easy to relate to and someone I would love to have as a friend. I loved her character growth throughout the book. I intrigued to learn more about what Alexis was and I hope that I will learn more in the next book because it is still a little vague. Then there is Tristan, who was very swoonworthy (omg)! He was also very sweet and he and Alexis make a great couple. I loved that their relationship wasn't instant love (even though there was instant attraction) but took time to build and seem like a real relationship (although in the end it may have been a bit rushed in my opinion). They had their own issues and problems and there relationship wasn't perfect, which is what made it so interesting to read about. The basis of the book is their relationship and it gets quite sexual, which is why it is for more mature audiences. But basically they are a great couple and fun to read about. There were some great secondary characters as well.

Learning about Alexis & Tristan was a favorite part of the book for me and I thought it was really interesting. I hope the next book delves deeper into what they are. There were some great action scenes towards the end that I loved, the pace really picked up. The ending made me want to cry and to also read Purpose ASAP! I definitely recommend the book if you like the epic star-crossed lover aspect as well as the paranormal. Oh and there are similarities between this book and Twilight, but they definitely are not the same. There were even some indirect references (and those similarities) in there, that I assume were ironic, that made me laugh! Overall I loved Promise!(less)

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Mar 06, 2011 Mindy/fangedmom rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: author-sent-autographed

I loved this book. I could not read it fast enough. I read Purpose right after it. Review will be up soon!

I could not read these books fast enough. Yes I finished them A LONG time ago. I have no clue why I did not post my review sooner. I think I went on book strike after I read these for a bit because they were so on my mind! Seriously...do not even start Promise unless you have Purpose sitting right beside you or you will be VERY UPSET with yourself. Now onto the book!

I love paranormal. I love...more

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Sep 24, 2010 Michelle Gregory rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-favorites, adult, paranormal, romance

If you liked the Twilight series, you'll probably like Promise. It's full of characters with other-worldly abilities. If you didn't like Twilight because you felt the characters had super natural powers just for the sake of having them, you might like Promise because there's a reason for the characters having super natural powers Either way, the story will have you on the edge of your seat, wanting to find out how everything turns out between Alexis and Tristan.

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Dec 05, 2011 Angi Wilson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: soul-savers

OK so this is the forth 5 star book I've read in the last 2 weeks, I don't usually give five stars unless the book actually interrupts my everyday life and let me tell you something, I sobbed! This book kept me up late, made me put a movie on for my kids to do NOTHING all day and let the laundry sit in the drier after it was done. Not too many books have done that. I could not put it down. It killed me to sit in traffic doing noting while I could have been reading this book. I recommend it to al...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Chloe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourite

I loved this book, it definitely has a great romance. I was so confused at first by just the blurb, but the story unfolded and I understood what was going on and really felt for the characters! As soon as I finished this one I scrambled for the next one to see what would happen. :) Recommend!

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Aug 18, 2011 Yianna Yiannacou rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I actually really enjoyed this. Besides the fact that I was kind of disgruntled to continue since the entire first half of the book reminded me of Twilight, except that the main character, Alexis, is not a damsel in distress and can handle her own fights (some of the times.) They are both of the same 'species' and are meant to be together by destini. They were literally created for each other. After all the Twilight similaries subsided the end of the book was so tragic. I almost cried. I can't w...more

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May 13, 2011 Ashley Mayer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Promise is a great story! A bit of suspense, and plenty of romance! The characters are awesome, and I loved the story! I can't wait to read the next one in this series!

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Apr 13, 2013 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

I hadn't read any reviews on this book, I selected it only on the description at BN.com and the fact that this edition was free. So, the entire way through I'm sitting here thinking...."Holy Hell, this is just like Twilight..." same whiny, uncertain girl intimidated by an unrealistically beautiful guy with hostility issues...blah blah blah. This continues through most of the book until the end, where I do say it did redeem itself...and I can't say why without giving away a bunch of spoilers.
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Nov 08, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

I got this as a free read for my Kobo. It has been waiting for me in my reader for me to read it for a lil bit. I decided to give it a chance and I am sooo glad I did. I have sooo many books on my shelves and I swore I wasn't going to start anymore series (yeah right) because I can barely keep up with the ones I have. Plus my TBR list keeps getting bigger and bigger. I really expected this to sit for a while. But the title caught me and I had to read it. So glad I did.

I don't know what I expect...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Victoria Limbert rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, angels, dark-brooding-male, demons, erotic, fantasy, fave-author, great-characters, love, magic, paranormal, reviewed, romance, urban-fantasy, will-read-again, supernatural

Alexis, over time, wonders if the attack had been real or whether it was a dream or part of her very overactive imagination and her mum shrugs it off completely. After moving away and starting collage she bumps in to Tristan Knight and from there a romance sparks, but its a romance like no other and many secrets encircle it and threaten to end it.....which of course just CANT happen because they make a fantastic couple!!!

There are so many things that make this book different. Firstly, Tristan's...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Apr 16, 2012 Susan Rep rated it 2 of 5 stars

A lot of people who are rating this with less than 3 stars keep comparing this book to Twilight. And I think that is sooo not true. I am actually a huge Twilight fan. What I loved most about it was the tension between Bella and Edward. And that brings me to this book… There was absolutely no tension at all between Alexis and Tristan. They just spend time together (doing and talking about absolutely nothing) and then they fall in love. It is sooo boring. And I believe Alexis is just plain stupid....more

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Jan 13, 2012 Britney rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ok, I have to be honest, when I first started the book I actually had my doubts. The first chapter confused me a little, and I'm a control freak and hate to not have a grasp of things. (I know, I need to let it go already). I actually feel this way about a lot of books I read, so I hung in there and WHAM! I started to love it! Once I started to get into Alexis's and Sophia's life, I became intrigued, much like Alexis is herself. I wanted to know more about these "quirks" of theirs and more about...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Michele(mluker) Luker rated it 5 of 5 stars

Promise by Kristie Cook is such an insanely incredible read, it will grab your attention, heart, and soul.

Alexis has been on the move her whole life with her mother, never staying in one place long enough for her to meet true friends. She is picked on, teased throughout her life for being weird and abnormal. But what really is Normal?

After graduation, Alexis and her mother move to a new town and Alexis starts college and writing her novel. She meets Tristan, and her whole world turns upside down...more

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Nov 14, 2011 Tamara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, 2011

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book was such a fast and easy read. I could not put this book down. I got this as a kindle freebie. I never read a book with these type of supernatural beings. I guess, the ultimate good versus evil. Truly, the heart of the book is the story of Alexis and Tristan. How they met, their destiny and the past of their families. After 18 years Alexis finally starts to learn more about herself and her heritage. She had always known something was different about her and her mother. The fact that sh...more This book was such a fast and easy read. I could not put this book down. I got this as a kindle freebie. I never read a book with these type of supernatural beings. I guess, the ultimate good versus evil. Truly, the heart of the book is the story of Alexis and Tristan. How they met, their destiny and the past of their families. After 18 years Alexis finally starts to learn more about herself and her heritage. She had always known something was different about her and her mother. The fact that she heals so quickly, the fact that her mother never ages. Alexis has so many questions, yet her mom leaves her in the dark and everything is a secret. Her first day of college she meets Tristan and there is an undeniable attraction and from there they are apparently meant to be together forever…it’s one of those classic “soul mates” stories, but with so many different twists. Alexis already knows something is different about Tristan, but when he saves she and her mother, the truth about everything starts to come out. She learns about supernatural beings who safe souls and damn them also. Good versus evil.

I cheered and cried for Alexis and Tristan, as both individuals going through a lot of heavy things and as a couple. They both faced really hard obstacles, but nothing good comes easy. I couldn’t wait one day to read the next book in the series…so I did, the next day, and paid for it!

Lastly, I thought the book was deemed a YA book, but honestly, it is not. This is an adult book with adult situations, adult sex scenes…no kid stuff here.

Side note: This story was kind of reminiscent of Twilight…yet still different. You will be able to draw some comparisons, but really, in the end the characters draw their supernatural powers from something completely different. The main think that you will notice that seems familiar is the “true love” storyline. You will also be able to draw some other plots that seem familiar from Twilight also…but in spite of these familiar things, the story was still good. (less)

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Oct 17, 2011 Katrina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My first ever book I’ve read of Kristie Cooks and I will certainly be adding her to my list of authors to follow ;)

Promise is not at all what I first anticipated in reading the blurb it was so much more. Intriguing, captivating and catapulting me on a whirlwind of twists and turns till the very end. This book had me intrigued and definitely keen to keep on reading, I read this in one sitting... I was swept along with the storyline, enjoying the flow and the way in which the direction took me.

T...more My first ever book I’ve read of Kristie Cooks and I will certainly be adding her to my list of authors to follow ;)

Promise is not at all what I first anticipated in reading the blurb it was so much more. Intriguing, captivating and catapulting me on a whirlwind of twists and turns till the very end. This book had me intrigued and definitely keen to keep on reading, I read this in one sitting... I was swept along with the storyline, enjoying the flow and the way in which the direction took me.

The plot had me drawn in, I found this to be a fluent flowing storyline, with characters that I’m sure you will swoon over, fall in love with and also shed a tear for. Characters that I’m sure you will also enjoy and find intriguing.

A love that will not only have you sheepishly grinning, but also have you heart a- fluttering. Emotions and descriptions are well put forth, creating that world that Kristi has put forth, and the character traits to go with.

Kristi has created a world where Good vs. Evil = Heaven Vs Hell - Angels, Demons, protectors and so much more, a human world filled with paranormals and a storyline which is unique of its own.

Tristan is every girls dream boat, hot - gorgeous, charming, romantic and off course protective. I enjoyed his character, fighting the demon within to be with and find love, his true love - soul mate. Tristan and Alexis love was magnetic, electrifying - it gave tingles just reading it... It was so romantic and made you smile at moments, and giggle at others, and also heart warming moments where you heart sunk. I’m such a romantic at heart and enjoyed every moment... The love was not instant, it was slow and gradual and not your fall in love at first site, I enjoyed this concept. Alexis is insecure, very emotional , but has her goals which she focused on and in time her maturity and thoughts changed, I enjoyed seeing her change along the way.

Tristan and Alexis is a match made in Heaven n Hell, will hell win and reclaim his soul?

Demons hunt the souls and the Angels defend them..... A family line continues on to fight good over evil, but is the line stopping at Alexis? We are introduced to two world in this story, Good and Evil and the reasons behind the fued... Im hoping to see a little more into these worlds in book two.

The ending to Promise will have you teary eyed and anticipating book two - Definably an unpredictable ending for sure...

If you after a read filled with lust, passion, romance, suspense, action, then this paranormal series is for you...

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Oct 15, 2011 Nicola rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really liked the whole premise of this book. There are lots of good vs. evil, heaven vs. hell ones around but I never once felt that this was just a re-telling of the same old story. It was different and interesting, and I'm looking forward to (hopefully) finding out more about the Ang'dora and the whole Amadis set up in the next book.

I also enjoyed how the relationship between Tristan and Alexis developed. The author didnt jump right in and make their relationship perfect straight away - I've...more I really liked the whole premise of this book. There are lots of good vs. evil, heaven vs. hell ones around but I never once felt that this was just a re-telling of the same old story. It was different and interesting, and I'm looking forward to (hopefully) finding out more about the Ang'dora and the whole Amadis set up in the next book.

I also enjoyed how the relationship between Tristan and Alexis developed. The author didnt jump right in and make their relationship perfect straight away - I've read too many books where the main characters become attracted to each other, fall in love and overcome all kinks in their relationship within a week, so I liked that Tristan and Alexis had time to develop in stages over a period of months. For me, it just made it seem more natural.

I was slightly confused by the first chapter of the book regarding the time frame. The first sentence is '9 years ago' so naturally I presumed that what I was reading took place in the past and at some point there would be a skip back to the present, but after Alexis wakes up the next day after what happened the story just continues from there. I kept expecting there to be a skip forwards until I finally realised there wasnt going to be one, which made it kinda hard for me to get into the book at first. Reading the other reviews shows no one else seems to have had this problem, so maybe it's just me!

This book is more worthy of 4 stars than 3, but the ending has swung me more towards 3 (although this is purely because of personal preference rather than anything else).

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May 03, 2011 Aimee (Coffee Table Reviews) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

This was pretty decent. I'm finding a bit more and more a lot of stories just seem to coast on until the end. This felt that way for me until we got to the climax of the book. While I did enjoy it, I didn't find anything truly amazing about this book.

I had gone into this thinking it was YA. Definitely not YA. I kept picturing the main character as a teen (well, she is 19, but I was thinking 16ish). I liked the character, even if she felt a little young for me for a college student. Tristian was...more

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Nov 11, 2010 Trisha Wolfe rated it 5 of 5 stars

I received this book from my mother with an adamant “YOU MUST READ”. Going in, I was skeptical. For one, it’s not considered YA. I would classify it more in the Cross Over/Romance genre, and the Romance genre is not my forte’. But I was so so so happy to be wrong about my initial opinion. The MC, Alexis, is a strong, original female character no matter what genre it’s classified as. At 19, she has been kept in the dark her whole life about who she is; dealing with strange “quirks” that forces he...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Krystal Hernandez rated it 1 of 5 stars

As much as I hate to say it... this was not my favorite book.
I hardly ever pick up a book and hate it.
However, this felt like many other books I have read.

I know people do not want to hear, "It's like Twilight" about every new movie or book released, but this felt like I was reading Twilight mixed with a few other popular young adult novels.

1. Mysterious and gorgeous guy meets plain-looking loner girl, she thinks he is angry with her, he intimidates people around them, he warns her away.
2. They...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Meagan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-5-star-books, no-longer-lendable, fav-uf-pnr, kindle-owned

I finished Promise around 3 in the morning knowing I had to get up at 7 for work but it was just so good I couldn't put it down. I found this book in my Kindle store for FREE! Yes, I said FREE! Let me tell you, a book this good shouldn't be free, but I'm glad it was because I'm am so into this series and can't wait to dive into the second one today.

If you read the blurb above ^^^ then you already know what the books about. I thought this book would be a YA but I am SOOOO glad that it wasn't, I...more

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Sep 30, 2011 LeAnn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book definitely caught me off guard. I didn't expect to be totally consumed by it and I was pulled in from the first word. I could not put it down until I had read the last sentence, thus losing precious sleep.

This is an epic love story but is written in a whole new way. It has many similar elements to other YA fantasy novels but the author took it one step further and introduced a new world which I had never delved into before. I was introduced to a new "species" of supernatural- soul sav...more

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Mar 29, 2011 Lauren (Sugar & Snark) rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: disappointing, ya

SPOILER ALERT

(BUT IF YOU READ TWILIGHT YOU KNOW THE PLOT ANYWAY)

* teenage girl moves to a new town

* meets a gorgeous but mysterious guy

* she is intrigued while other think he is a little "strange"

* find out that the guy is "supernatural" after he saves her
from being run over by a car

* he is constantly fighting the deep seated urge to kill her

* while falling in love with her (obviously)

* after much coaxing he agree to have sex with her
(obviously difficult because of the whole killing thing)...more

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Dec 02, 2010 Erika Stuart rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Aug 17, 2010 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Instead of starting off slow, you are immediately thrown into it. From the very first chapter, I was tossed in the sea of emotions that this book brought. From there on out, it only dragged me more and more, pulling me in with the characters.

If one thing I enjoy about a good book is the emotionally play of my feelings. I love it when a book tosses me back and forth with drama, mysteries, anger......Promise delivered just that.

Alexis Ames is kept in the dark about everything. Her mother, Sophia r...more

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Apr 13, 2011 LiteraryObsession rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

**If you haven't read Twilight, don't read this review. If you have, the spoilers won't matter anyway.**

I wanted so very much to love this book. I read the synopsis on Goodreads.com and it seemed interesting. When the Kindle price on Amazon went to 99 cents, I snagged it.

My delight at the price, though, was where the happy ended.

This review may lean slightly toward the side of spoiler-ish, so stop reading now if you want. Then again, if you’ve even half a clue what went on in Twilight, you’ll h...more **If you haven't read Twilight, don't read this review. If you have, the spoilers won't matter anyway.**

I wanted so very much to love this book. I read the synopsis on Goodreads.com and it seemed interesting. When the Kindle price on Amazon went to 99 cents, I snagged it.

My delight at the price, though, was where the happy ended.

This review may lean slightly toward the side of spoiler-ish, so stop reading now if you want. Then again, if you’ve even half a clue what went on in Twilight, you’ll have no surprises in Promise.

The protagonist is a young girl who believes she’s ugly as sin but who keeps getting told by everyone else that she’s gorgeous. The self-loathing yet beautiful young girl moves to a new town and once there she meets a new guy who she is, of course, immediately attracted to. This guy is mysterious, slightly creepy, and (again, of course) drop dead gorgeous. Oh, and everyone else thinks he’s bad news.

Guy’s name is Tristan, which I admit is quite a bit nicer (in my opinion) than Edward. Tristan is constantly wanting to kill Alexis even though he loves her. He saves her from a potentially/probably fatal car accident, at which point she figures out he’s not really all that “normal”. No, people, I’m not just superimposing the Twilight plot over this book in some sort of confused daze…this really happens.

Now I could have forgiven this. Really, I could have, because Kristie Cook’s writing is at least a bit better than Mrs. Meyer’s. But she lost me with the craptastic “intimate” stuff.

Alexis practically throws herself at Tristan. In fact, she literally does. She begs him repeatedly to have sex with her, but of course he refuses. At one point she feels like she’s losing him so her MOTHER drives her to his house, tells her to do what she has to do, and Alexis proceeds to strip naked and prostrate herself in front of him. Seriously, in an attempt to keep the guy she offers to give him her virginity if he’ll only please, please, please, ohmigosh, not leave her. Argh!

I’m going to just stop here, because I literally can’t find anything nice to say about the book except Ms. Cook’s writing style trumps Mrs. Meyer’s by far. Oh, and the concept was nice – the angel/demon lore was actually interesting and I’m truly sad that absolutely nothing awesome came from such promise. I suppose I don’t have to say that I’ll be skipping the sequel/s in this series.(less)

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Apr 05, 2011 Melissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Overall, this book was a fun read. I liked the mythology Kristie Cook created as well as the characters.

However, there were a few things that kept me from loving this book.

First off, the pacing just seemed off. Too much seemed to happen too fast. In some ways that's a good thing because it made for a quick read, but for the most part I think it just gave the book an unpolished feel. This may be a result of the book being self published.

But the biggest thing that bothered me about the book were...more

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Kristie Cook is a lifelong writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and riding on the back of a motorcycle. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her husband, three teenage sons, a beagle and a puggle. She can be found at www.KristieCook.com.

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“Oh, I`m sure Tristin will do it" She said casually as she hung the dress back on the hanger. I stared at her in confusion. "Surely he knows how to put a condom."

The visual made my insides squirm with panic.
"I mean the whole thing! All of it!" I cried.
"Oh" She looked at me with surprise and then her expression dissolved into understanding. "Honey, it will all come naturally."

"How do I know what natural is though? How do I know what`s right? What if I do it all wrong?"
She smiled. "The thing about men, Alexis, is they generally don`t find any of it wrong. In fact, usually the more wrong it is, the more they like it.” — 12 people liked it

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