Review of Shattered Promises by Jessica Sorensen
4 Stars
Gemma Lucas is a 21 year old college student. She has never
been normal and has absolutely no memory of her past. How can you really be
normal when you are numb to any feelings and have eyes the color of violet? She
was raised by her grandparents due to her parents being killed when she was
really young. Her relationship with her grandparents is... well, let’s just say
they treat their newspaper better than they treat her. Gemma grew up
disconnected to everything and everyone. She is numb, she has never cried nor felt pain,
no love, no happiness, no sadness and no fear- Nothing, Nada, Zilch! One day
school, while walking to her car something happens that brings her to her knees.
She is inundated with emotions she has NEVER felt before. She feels as if she
is drowning and that is when reality hits her and it freaks her out because she
realized she is crying for the first time ever.
Within the next
couple of months her emotions slowly start to surface and she starts to feels
things she has never felt before, feelings she didn’t know existed. As great as
these feelings are for her, they leave her very much confused. Did I mention that she starts having weird
dreams about guys she has never met but yet she feels that she has always known
and oh yeah, then she starts experiencing visions that are mind-blowingly real?
*Enter hot guy here* Meet Alex, tousled dark brown hair,
green eyes and a well- defined muscular body. Cocky, a bit arrogant and very
secretive. He is HOT and Gemma is stunned when she sees that this is the guy from her dreams and he
is standing right in front of her. His reaction to her is not what she expects.
He is hot and cold with her, one minute he is flirting with her and the next
minute he is treating her like he can’t stand to be around her. Alex and his sister Aislin are in Gemma’s
astronomy class and all three have been assigned to work together on a group
project.
Alex decides to bring
Gemma to a party so that he can pick something up, plus he is meeting his
sister there. Gemma is nervous and starts seeing things that she has only read
about in books, things she knows don’t exist. Getting her away from the crowd,
they end up in a bedroom and this is when things heat up. *Raising eyebrows* the
chemistry between Gemma and Alex is literally glass shattering in a fantastic
way! After this, Gemma’s life changes in drastic ways. She is almost killed by
things that shouldn’t exist and Alex is there to save her. When he fights these
unknown things, he isn’t fazed by it. It is like he does it for a living,
doesn’t even bat his eye, he acts like he is used to it.
Gemma is now on the run, her life is in danger and she has
no clue why. Alex and Aislin are doing what they can to protect her. When Gemma
finds out the truth, that someone took her emotions and feelings away she is
devastated and when she learns even more about her past, the world as she knows
it comes crashing down. Gemma has no choice but to trust Alex, a person she
isn’t sure she can trust. He hasn’t been very forthcoming with information and
it seems all he has done is kept secrets from her and at the same time, she
loves him.
An enemy they never knew existed surfaces and Gemma’s life
and emotions are threatened yet again, Alex is placed in a position when he has
to choose between what is expected of him and the woman he loves.
Ms. Sorenson did a wonderful job creating these characters. Some
of the scenes where SMOKING HOT! OMG, LOVED IT! I couldn’t put this book down. I
read the original Fallen Star series and enjoyed it; it didn’t ruin anything
for this story. Quite a few aspects of the story have changed. The re-imagining
of this story it is just FANTASTIC. The characters are sexier, stronger, and
smarter. This story has a bit of
everything; suspense, romance, betrayal and friendship.
I couldn’t put this book down and was so frustrated when it
ended. Did I mention that it leaves you hanging and wanting more? I am so very much looking forward to book 2!
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