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Instead, it was a near-perfect romance story staying true to wild west settings, a strong female lead, and swoon worthy love interests. It delivers what it promises without appearing contrite and is perfect for any reader that enjoys clean adult books.
It has Christian influence, but not in an aggressive manner, and always interwoven seamlessly into the story.
It has romance, but it is slow to build, and I was incredibly grateful the authors stayed away from the blatant predictability that plague most Christian romances.
And finally, we have a murder mystery to round it all out. Whatever you think it is, it isn't. So just enjoy the ride.
The writing was flawless, really--too many times Christian romances can appear cheesy, corny, and sickly sweet. Instead, The Promise Bride provides natural dialogue and focuses on relationships of a small group of people avoiding the pitfalls of having to juggle too many many characters.
Unfortunately, that is also where the fault comes in to play. Outside of Emilia and Mac, everyone is fairly 2-D--even Roch and Luci, Emilia's younger siblings. I'll admit that you have a surprise character, but not enough to make them seem fully fleshed out. Despite this (or maybe because of this), I'll be on the look out for the next book to see if we can learn a bit more about the good people of Helena, Montana.
Thanks for this review! Looks like a great book to add to my reading list!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! Snuggle up this weekend with it.
DeleteGood thing I'm great at juggling many characters (coughGame of Thronescough)
ReplyDeleteGame of Thrones, though.... Yikes. I actually enjoyed it. But started after the show. It was the only way to keep everyone straight in my head!
DeleteI like a multi-genre tale, which is why I read a lot of women's fiction
ReplyDeleteI like it, too. This one checks a whole bunch of the boxes.
DeleteI am totally new to the genre of Christian romance, but I have to say, I am definitely intrigued!
ReplyDeleteI really like it. It tends to be fairly light on the Christian aspect, heavy on the romance, while staying pretty clean and not having me feel guilty reading it if someone walks into the room!
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