Promise Me

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Lou's relationship with her best friend, Sammy, and his older brother, Remy (who she's been harboring feelings for since their younger days) was one of the highlights of the story. And just wait until you meet the deliciously dastardly Della and her dreadful children, whose avarice knows no bounds and no matter how much you shout don’t do it at this book, they move in with Edgar and Lou…So what happens next, well there’s the Keeler brothers in the picture too, …but if you want to know more…you will have to read the book and find out for yourself…yes, I am such a tease! Natuurlijk kan een beetje romantiek niet ontbreken, maar juist door de rest van hun leven ook zo'n duidelijke plaats te geven, raak ik ook invested in die romances, leef ik met ze mee en gun ik ze de duidelijke liefde van hun leven! Jill has always been one of my favourite authors and I personally think Promise Me is her best book to date! I didn't have much to complain about Jill Mansell's prose - the pacing was fluid, the shift between character POV's was very well-handled - the cast themselves, were such a whimsical and playful and colorful lot, that as you bounced from each of their lives - it is how they inevitably were connected with one another is what made it such a delightful read.

Well not quite true, I’ve always borrowed Elizabeth Gilbert’s logic in her book Eat, Pray, Love…who stated, that having children is rather like having a tattoo on your face…you need to be damn sure about it! Each of them has their own story to tell, and there is so much to it, but they come together so well. Persoonlijk vond ik het soms wat te langdradig of duurde het te lang voordat er wat sensatie in het verhaal kwam.Dit betekent echter voor mij niet dat het een slecht boek is, het voldoet namelijk wel aan mijn verwachtingen: lekker in het zonnetje weg kunnen dromen met een ‘licht’ boek. As always though, a story may have the JM stamp upon it, but it still stands tall as a unique, warm, touching, witty and captivating story.

De hoofdstukken starten namelijk direct waar het vorige hoofdstuk eindigt: niet mijn favoriete vormgeving. Bovendien zijn het heel voorstelbare personages; van sprankelende Lou, via Ed Sheeran-Sammy, mopperkont Edgar met zijn kleine hartje (hij deed me denken aan een oudere versie van mr. Throw in two handsome brothers and a adorable is cranky doggo and you have the recipe for a fantastic feel good romantic book. It's addictive, this story, you can't stop reading it, full of little surprises and it will bring a smile to your face.Jill's characters leap off the page from the get go and you can't help liking even the less pleasant ones. Plenty of charming laughs, plenty of clever twists, plenty of romantic touches and the special bonds we make throughout life, that while this isn't my usual cup of tea, I was happy to sip alongside this delightful and heartwarming story. Simply an endearing and light read that makes you want to move to the countryside when all else fails, much like, Lou, our heroine did. De verschillende perspectieven, de verschillende levens en dus de verschillende verhaallijnen, maken ook dit verhaal weer intrigerend en vlot leesbaar.

Dekt ontzettend de lading van het verhaal en het boek zelf was de afgelopen dagen mijn zonnetje in huis!Wie had kunnen denken dat de excentrieke Edgar Allsopp de oplossing zou hebben voor Lou’s problemen?