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A review by thebritishbibliophile
Delicate Promises by Kelly Elliott
5.0
‘Delicate Promises’ is the second introduction into the ‘Southern Brides’ series by Kelly Elliott, exploring the story of Kynslee Maxwell and Miles Warner. Our first introduction to the pair is at the tender age of eighteen. Young, carefree…experimental. That’s where their story, and ours, begins. With a promise. A delicate promise.
Thank you to Kelly, for providing me with the ARC eBook copy, in which this review is possible. Your kindness is never underappreciated. May it continue to multiply and make lives happier, like you’ve made mine. Now without further ado, on with the review!
As with all of Kelly’s books, focusing on this series in particular, you’ll often find they have a core theme. Alongside sub-themes. The main, core theme with ‘Delicate Promises’ is highly appropriately and rather obvious, promises. To some, a promise is something easily said, broken and meaningless. Others however, they’re the very essence of essentiality. Hardly ever broken and upheld to the highest. Two opposing points of view which our star characters Kynslee and Miles, both champion with equal measure.
Progressing through the books you will find several things woven within, connecting you to the book and wanting more, more, more. Favourite characters, both main and supporting, storylines to keep you guessing, gripping scenes that’ll have you literally squirming with need in your seat. That said, one of the biggest draws of this book, is the relatability. For example, within each book I find there’s one character that I really can relate to. As I did with Maebh O’Sullivan from Kelly’s previous write, ‘This Love’. One way or another, you’ll find yourself attaching and relating to either Kynslee or Miles in some way. I promise you.
Additionally, get ready to prise those fingers from your device or paperback. This book is a gripper and you’ll find yourselves having a hard time going to bed at night, because just as the chapter ends, there is always a little titbit at the end which will niggle at you to keep reading until you cave in. Before you know it, you’ll have finished the book in one binge-reading session! Like that’s ever a bad thing with Kelly’s books! At this point, it’s a tradition for me that I’m happily sticking by.
Now, a new thing I am going to do is to include a few ‘trigger warnings’ in my reviews. These are NOT intending to put off people from reading this or any book, but to make you aware of certain themes without spoiling anything. Delicate Promises does a fabulous job of having little-to-no triggers within, evident also in Kelly’s other books. Please be aware, if you are sensitive to a few health-related topics, Delicate Promises does have a few mentions of a certain health condition. Again, this is NOT a negative point assessment of this book. In fact, it’s a point I applaud. Points regarding everyday life-related health topics often go unwritten, due to the fact people come to books in one way, to escape reality. It’s a topic we should all feel more comfortable and willing to talk about and include in books, and I’m glad Kelly included it.
On a personal level as briefly touched upon above, I found myself personally relating to Delicate Promises as the pages went on. Keeping a promise is a big thing to me, as I would never make one without the intention of keeping it. For example, I’m single right now and like Kynslee and Miles, the promise they made to one another which you’ll discover from the get go, is one I have set to myself. The familiarity of an author writing about something myself and many others think, feel, express etc, is both humbling and refreshing. Sometimes we feel alone among other things, so when topics or scene scenarios come up which we can see ourselves thinking, feeling or doing the same as what a character we’re reading does, that’s the mark of a good author. One who’ll become a firm or in my case, the favourite.
‘Delicate Promises’ boasts an array of positive and gripping aspects which will make you scream at your screen/page, when an obvious mistake to us is being made which another character is blatantly oblivious to. It’ll make you laugh to the point where you have to put down what you’re reading on, in order to wipe the tears of laughter from your face which simultaneously, are the self-same tears you’ll be shedding when the feels hit you good and hard in the heart. In a good way, of course. A good cry is always followed as it is here in this book, to make you smile and pick you right on back up again!
I’d personally recommend this book to anyone and absolutely everyone who wants to have a good time with two people you won’t forget any time soon. Even if you’re not a firm favourite of southern romance/romance, you’ll have a hard time not loving this book in a series which to me like every Kelly Elliott series, will become a series you must have on your bookshelf!
This is not a white lie I’m saying to you all, this is a delicate promise! Grab a pre-order of ‘Delicate Promises’ today and treat yourself to the second instalment in the Southern Bride series! It’ll be more than worth the wait! I promise you.
‘Delicate Promises’ releases October 18th!
Thank you to Kelly, for providing me with the ARC eBook copy, in which this review is possible. Your kindness is never underappreciated. May it continue to multiply and make lives happier, like you’ve made mine. Now without further ado, on with the review!
As with all of Kelly’s books, focusing on this series in particular, you’ll often find they have a core theme. Alongside sub-themes. The main, core theme with ‘Delicate Promises’ is highly appropriately and rather obvious, promises. To some, a promise is something easily said, broken and meaningless. Others however, they’re the very essence of essentiality. Hardly ever broken and upheld to the highest. Two opposing points of view which our star characters Kynslee and Miles, both champion with equal measure.
Progressing through the books you will find several things woven within, connecting you to the book and wanting more, more, more. Favourite characters, both main and supporting, storylines to keep you guessing, gripping scenes that’ll have you literally squirming with need in your seat. That said, one of the biggest draws of this book, is the relatability. For example, within each book I find there’s one character that I really can relate to. As I did with Maebh O’Sullivan from Kelly’s previous write, ‘This Love’. One way or another, you’ll find yourself attaching and relating to either Kynslee or Miles in some way. I promise you.
Additionally, get ready to prise those fingers from your device or paperback. This book is a gripper and you’ll find yourselves having a hard time going to bed at night, because just as the chapter ends, there is always a little titbit at the end which will niggle at you to keep reading until you cave in. Before you know it, you’ll have finished the book in one binge-reading session! Like that’s ever a bad thing with Kelly’s books! At this point, it’s a tradition for me that I’m happily sticking by.
Now, a new thing I am going to do is to include a few ‘trigger warnings’ in my reviews. These are NOT intending to put off people from reading this or any book, but to make you aware of certain themes without spoiling anything. Delicate Promises does a fabulous job of having little-to-no triggers within, evident also in Kelly’s other books. Please be aware, if you are sensitive to a few health-related topics, Delicate Promises does have a few mentions of a certain health condition. Again, this is NOT a negative point assessment of this book. In fact, it’s a point I applaud. Points regarding everyday life-related health topics often go unwritten, due to the fact people come to books in one way, to escape reality. It’s a topic we should all feel more comfortable and willing to talk about and include in books, and I’m glad Kelly included it.
On a personal level as briefly touched upon above, I found myself personally relating to Delicate Promises as the pages went on. Keeping a promise is a big thing to me, as I would never make one without the intention of keeping it. For example, I’m single right now and like Kynslee and Miles, the promise they made to one another which you’ll discover from the get go, is one I have set to myself. The familiarity of an author writing about something myself and many others think, feel, express etc, is both humbling and refreshing. Sometimes we feel alone among other things, so when topics or scene scenarios come up which we can see ourselves thinking, feeling or doing the same as what a character we’re reading does, that’s the mark of a good author. One who’ll become a firm or in my case, the favourite.
‘Delicate Promises’ boasts an array of positive and gripping aspects which will make you scream at your screen/page, when an obvious mistake to us is being made which another character is blatantly oblivious to. It’ll make you laugh to the point where you have to put down what you’re reading on, in order to wipe the tears of laughter from your face which simultaneously, are the self-same tears you’ll be shedding when the feels hit you good and hard in the heart. In a good way, of course. A good cry is always followed as it is here in this book, to make you smile and pick you right on back up again!
I’d personally recommend this book to anyone and absolutely everyone who wants to have a good time with two people you won’t forget any time soon. Even if you’re not a firm favourite of southern romance/romance, you’ll have a hard time not loving this book in a series which to me like every Kelly Elliott series, will become a series you must have on your bookshelf!
This is not a white lie I’m saying to you all, this is a delicate promise! Grab a pre-order of ‘Delicate Promises’ today and treat yourself to the second instalment in the Southern Bride series! It’ll be more than worth the wait! I promise you.
‘Delicate Promises’ releases October 18th!