Book Review: You'll Be Safe Here (Promises, Prayers & Secrets #1) by Kristine Pierce

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Format: Kindle

Publishers: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

Published: 20th January 2013

Pages: 41

Genre: NA, Contemporary Romance

Main Characters: Bella, Gabriel, Scal

Date Read: 8th March - 9th March 2013

Rating Given:

 

Blurb from Goodreads:

Bella Martinez has been living in hell since she was born. Raised by an abusive mother, she thought she was safe when she was found by Gabriel.

Gabriel Collins is a criminal. A Manhattan thief now turned millionaire. He loves Bella but still doesn’t understand how love goes when it’s mixed with money and power especially when Bella disapproves of his current work where he earns millions of dollars.

Enter Scal Farrell. A lead vocalist of an international band who accidentally meets Bella. A bit younger than Gabriel and playful.
 

On Goodreads I have joined a group called New Adult Book Club (which I am addicted to) where they have NA books available for review which this was one of them. I thought it sounded good and tried to see if I was able to get a copy.

I'm not a huge fan of the cover as it seems a bit too plain for me plus I don't think it gives us readers any clues to what the story is actually about. For me I thought it looked a bit sci-fi but when I read the book I knew that wasn't the case.

This was a very quick read with it only being 41 pages long. The only thing was because of how short it was I didn't feel as though I knew the full story. I also didn't find the story was believable as at the beginning I felt like the guy was form a different species but then she randomly mentions what he actually does (confused? I sure was). None of the romance was believable either as how can someone love someone that does what he living? Also when the other guy Scal enters the scene she tells him everything and she didn't even know him it's something you wouldn't do to a complete stranger that isn't qualified. There was parts of the book that I really did enjoy but I do think it would have been better if it was a longer book.

Bella seemed like a likable person but when we find out that she has always known what Gabriel does it kind of put me off her. Gabriel I thought I was going to like but as soon as I knew about his 'job' I was put off him but I think that is supposed to happen and by the end I hated him. Scal was one of my favourite characters in this book but even he didn't seem genuine because some of the things that happens with him I just didn't get.

Overall this book did take awhile to get into and even when I did there was still things that kept happening that just didn't feel right. I will probably continue with the series though, as I would hope that it gets better.

2013 New Adult Challenge

 

So I have decided to join another reading challenge and seeing as I have got loads of NA books but have only read a couple i thought why not join this challenge to get me reading the books.

 

 

Here are the new goals for the 2013 challenge:

• Just Graduated: read a minimum of 5 New Adult books
• Moving Out: read a minimum of 10 New Adult books
• Living On Your Own: read a minimum of 20 New Adult books
• Fully Independent: read a minimum of 30 New Adult books

 

Rules for the challenge:

Purpose of the challenge: Read as many new adult books as you can for the year 2013!

Pick a challenge goal: Refer to above!

Sign up for the challenge on the hosts website (Just click the image and it will take you there)

What is new adult and what books count for the challenge?

NA Alley's Definition of New Adult:

Kristan Hoffman, winner of the St. Martin's Press New Adult contest, was once quoted by Cally Jackson as saying:

“The Transition from child to adult doesn’t happen overnight--just ask as anyone who is or has been (or is a parent to) a teenager. But the transition from teen to adult doesn’t happen overnight either. There’s a period of time where adulthood feels like a new pair of shoes. The expectations of independence and self-sufficiency are still new, still being broken in. New Adults are the people who have just begun to walk in those shoes; New Adult fiction is about their blisters and aches.”

Cally Jackson’s post about “The Missing Genre” and Kristan Hoffman’s post for Writer's Digest "New Adult: What Is It" sum up nicely why we’re here--why we are writing New Adult fiction, and why we’re blogging about it. Because the genre is breaking in its new pair of shoes, too, and this blog is about those blisters, those aches, and ultimately, the successes that come with finding independence and self-sufficiency.

What age brackets to reach for: Books with protagonists in their late teens or early twenties (18-30 years of age) who are usually post-grads of high school and are living out in the adult world taking care of themselves. Generally, these are things to look for. Use the ages of 18 - 30 as a guideline. Everything else, just use your judgement!

What genres count: Any genre that falls into the age bracket and consists of new adult themes (ie college, first jobs, etc.) count. That means fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, contemporary, etc.

When does the challenge start and end? January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

 

 

I am going to try for Living on Your Own for now but I do hope that I can do more.

 

1. All Over You by Emily Snow
2. Last Bitten by Lauren Ash
3. You'll Be Safe Here by Kristine Pierce