The Pact
Written by Karina Halle
Narrated by Lidia Dornet and Shaun Grindell
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Beautiful, funny, and an ambitious businesswoman, Stephanie Robson is one of Linden McGregor's best friends and has fit into that box for as long as he' known her. But some relationships can't be boxed, can't be classified, can't be tamed.
Back in their mid-twenties and tired of the competitive hit-or-miss dating scene of San Francisco, Steph and Linden made a pact to marry each other if neither one of them are in a serious relationship by the time they hit thirty.
It sounded like fun and games at the time but as the years to thirty tick past and lovers come and go out of their lives, the pact becomes larger than life.
Sex is inevitable. Friendships are tested. Hearts are on the line. The pact is about to change everything.
Karina Halle
Karina Halle is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of Disarm and Discretion in The Dumonts series as well as The Pact, The Offer, The Play, and more than fifty other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she currently lives in a rain forest on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and their adopted pit bull. There they operate a bed-and-breakfast that’s perfect for writers’ retreats. In the winter, you can often find them in California or on their beloved island of Kauai, soaking up as much sun—and inspiration—as possible. Visit Karina online at www.authorkarinahalle.com.
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Reviews for The Pact
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This would have been better if there was grovelling. I hate it when the h just melts, loses her mind and gets back together with the hero after a break up without him having to explain, show remorse or atone for his betrayal and stupidity.
This book features a H who has the emotional maturity of a toothpick.
Also this story got tidied up in a hurry. I wish that conundrum towards the end got addressed more elegantly and not just have the author have one main character say “oops, i made it up!”/“oops, Im a sociopath”. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When two best friends become more than just friends, the third will ultimately be hurt. But hurting someone you love can hurt you more than you realize. James, Stephanie and Linden all have lives outside of their friendship. But a secret crush has Linden tied up in knots over Stephanie. James holds his feelings close to his chest and won't let our that he secretly still has feelings for Stephanie. And Stephanie just wants someone to put her first.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have to admit that I was skeptical about this book's potential quality when I picked it up. Not because of the cover, but because the books and movies that I've come across with this kind of plot have not always been that great in my opinion. This book most definitely surprised me; it was beautiful, heart-wrenching, and heartwarming. You could feel the emotions radiating off the page, whether they were sadness or happiness, hate or love. Great book and though I'm not sure I want to read it again (I rarely want to reread books that pull at my heartstrings as this one did), I'm extremely glad I read it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The start of the book was really good. It had a really great build up from their friendship stage up until they became lovers. But once they're in that 'lovers' stage, it kinda became...less? I don't really know how to phrase it but the conversations became cheesy and...odd. Or maybe that's just me, I don't know.
Another thing is, I didn't really like how the characters developed. In fact, I was EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED by that one character because I felt like he was used as a cop out. And for me, it didn't really work. The emotions coming from him at one point about 80% in was genuine, then it turns out that it was just an excuse so that everybody can have a happy ending. I mean, I'm all for HEA but I want one that's achieved genuinely. One that the characters deserve.
Heh. That's all. More than half of it was good, though.