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The Promise

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Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview the Promse by Teresa Driscoll.
Thirty years ago a promise is made to keep a secret - teenage girls know that if they tell anyone their lives will forever be changed.
Something happens and their secret may be exposed - and this is something they vowed to keep in their memories and never speak of again..But someone knows, and this can change their lives if they talk about this - and they did keep a promise....
Started slow and then got better. Driscoll is a good writer and fans will like this one.

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I enjoyed the story. It kept me guessing, and even though some parts are disjointed, if a book can keep me guessing, then I feel the author is accomplishing something.
Overall, a good read.
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the complimentary copy!

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Really enjoyed this,, I loved the way the story unfolded from past to present mainly through Beth's eyes. The friendship between Beth and Sally is strong due to what they'd gone through at school but they thought they'd lost their close friendship with Carol but not for the reasons they thought.
I was surprised by the ending has hadn't seen it coming

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I was given in advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

The sad thing about this book is that by the time it really starts to get going two- thirds in, I had already lost interest in the characters and the story. This book could use some serious editing and maybe could have been published as a more interesting novella . Or you could just skip the first two thirds of the book to get to the payoff. 2.5 rounded up.

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I always enjoy these types of stories - e.g. ones where you are kept guessing throughout, subtle hints in chapters as to what is to come in future chapters. I was surprised that there was a big reveal 2/3rds of the way through the book and perhaps the pace started to drop a bit from here. I guessed at one element - not the big secret but what was happening with Carol but this did not make it any less enjoyable. Overall, a recommended read.

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Really enjoyed reading this book a lot. The story seemed to flow very naturally and the characters were believable.
The story itself had some gripping and tense moments and I was very happy I got the chance to read it.

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Carol, Beth and Sally did something terrible when they were teenagers, but they have kept their promise to each other to stay quiet about the event. Three decades later, it looks as though their secret may come to light. What are they willing to do to keep their past from destroying the lives they have built? I enjoyed this story, there was more than a little of “what goes around, comes around” to this tale of adolescent mistakes

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