Review: Promise Me This by Karla Sorensen

Promise Me This by Karla Sorensen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via the author and Wildfire Marketing Solutions, all opinions are my own.

This is the third book in the Wilder Family series, however it does read as a standalone.  It does reference other members of Ian's family and events that occurred in other books, but they are not pivotal to Ian and Harlow's story.  I do highly recommend reading them if you want to get to know the rest of the family.  They are awesome!

Friends to lovers might be my favorite trope when it comes to romance, and this one was excellent.  This is pretty slow burn, and is more sweet than spicy which actually fit the storyline well.  Harlow and Ian have been friends forever.  They drifted apart after high school, but life has brought them back together in their hometown once again.  They both need someone to lean on, with Ian still processing his father's passing and Harlow's writing career suffering from a debilitating case of writer's block.  Even after years apart they quickly settle back into their old routines of being each other's support person and knowing what each other needs.  Their friendship is solid, but they both start to notice an attraction that hasn't been here before.

This will take you through all of the emotions.  Chapter 29 had me in tears, so have some tissues ready.   This deals with the loss of a loved one, family drama, insecurity, and so much more.  This has a wonderful supporting cast of characters while our two main characters work through their big feelings.  While this is a slow burn, I felt the pacing of the book was well done as the characters figure out what they are doing with their lives, how they fit together as friends, if there is more than friendship to their arrangement, and how to deal with the other stressors in their lives.  They had good character development both with each other and with their families.  

I love this series, this might be my favorite book to date!  I'm looking forward to reading Poppy's book this fall, but you can't go wrong with any of the books in the series.  

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