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Liked It “Mary Margret Daughtridge has done it again with her second novel SEALed with a Promise. I read her debut novel SEALed with a Kiss last year after I won it from [a href="http://www.bookbinge.com"]Book Binge[/a] and I fell in love with Jax and Pickett. Jax and Pickett are now...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “#2 in series is about SEAL Caleb Delaude, and was a huge disappointment. Struggled to finish. |
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“#2 in series is about SEAL Caleb Delaude, and was a huge disappointment. Struggled to finish.
Teri P wrote this review Monday, November 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Caleb thinks professor Emmie has a connection to his biological father, so the story starts out with the preface that he will use her to seek revenge on the wealthy man who ignored Caleb and his mother. Caleb is a - revenge seeking jerk, and Emmie who is brilliant, does see herself as worthy of much, besides her brain.
The end all for me in this book, Caleb's pals are allowed to make fun of Emmie, while he does nothing to stop them. This is after he starts to have feelings for her. I did finish the book, but I must admit that Emmie was about the most boring and insecure heroine I have read in a long time, and I did not find much about Caleb to like at all. ”“Mary Margret Daughtridge has done it again with her second novel SEALed with a Promise. I read her debut novel SEALed with a Kiss last year after I won it from [a href="http://www.bookbinge.com"]Book Binge[/a] and I fell in love with Jax and Pickett. Jax and Pickett are now getting married and Caleb "Do Lord" Delaude and Emmie Caddington are their best man and maid of honor respectively. After Caleb observes Jax and Pickett's happiness with each other can't help but feel a little jealousy he never thought to expect. He finds himself interested in Emmie even though she is a mousy, plain little thing. But after he aids her in a wedding cake switcheroo he discovers there are unique interesting layers to Emmie that captivate him.
Jill D wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
There are so many things that I love about Ms. Daughtridge's writing. First and foremost are her strong characters. The are fully fleshed out with lots of layers and depth. The reader is fully immersed in their heads. She completely walks you through their thought processes and learning how a SEAL thinks is absolutely fascinating. Caleb and Emmie are very smart and tend to think outside the box. For most of their lives they have felt like outliers in society. Emmie hasn't had many relationships with men and is more logical when it comes to relationships. When she starts to feel attracted to Caleb she doesn't even realize that is the emotion she is feeling. It is really great to read about her discovering this attraction and dealing with it.
I also love the sense of connection I get when I read the scenes with Emmie and her family or Caleb and his SEAL brothers. Daughtrigde is able to capture a family dinner perfectly. I can sense the chaos of so many different personalities together and the baggage that comes with being around family, the people who think they know you and yet sometimes don't. You can sense the loyalty and love among these people too. The dialogue is fabulous. The characters actually TALK about their issues and it moves the story beautifully.
I did think the delivery with the ending was a little clunky compared to the rest of the story. The pacing and the passion all flowed so smoothly. Then when the big reveal happens at the end the book stumbled a bit. But this is just a tiny little detail in the big scheme of things. I really enjoyed reading SEALed with a Promise. It is a fun, clever and emotionally gripping story. Mary Margret Daughtridge is an author to keep on your radar. ”
“I love a good “Men in Uniform” love story. Anything from firefighters to military men, but my favorite is definately Navy SEALs. I think what really draws me to them is their whole take charge, protective, and stubborn attitudes. Plus, I love the whole suspenseful plots in a lot of the stories I read.
Dani wrote this review Tuesday, May 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
At first I thought Caleb “Do-Lord” Delaude and Emmie Caddington were an odd match. Emmie was against everything Caleb is: a SEAL and Caleb thought Emmie was too “plain” for him and yet she intruged him, but once you got more into the story and found out more about each character they actually did have a few interesting things in common and it shows that opposites really do attract. Their love connection though seemed to be put on hold somewhat throughout the story until towards the end because Caleb was so full of guilt and anger and wanted revenge so the story tended to focus more on that aspect then the relationship itself.
The relationship between Caleb and Vicky (10 year old Senator Teague’s daughter), also known as “Little Bit” (the nickname Caleb gave her) interested me more then the actual love relationship between Caleb and Emmie. Caleb and Vicky are a lot alike, they are both strong-willed, determined, and brave. The fact that they both had Trypanophobia- a fear of needles- was interesting as well. I really liked how the author focused on and explained their phobia, it really showed me from the characters point of views how they felt about it and how Caleb helped Vicky to understand her phobia and not exactly over come it, but learn to face it and somewhat accept it. Some people tend to just brush aside phobias and think they are nothing to worry about or that they are not real, but they are very real. I actually live with someone who has Arachnophobia- a fear of spiders- and you truely don’t fully understand what they are going through unless you yourself are the one with the phobia.
In all, the story was a good read though the ending seemed somewhat rushed. If you enjoy a good ”Men in Uniform” story then I’d recommend you pick it up and give it a try.”
“Navy SEAL Caleb "Do-Lord" Delaude grew up dirt poor. It was only him and his mother. His father left them. His fahter could have done something about their situation as he was wealthy but instead he never acknowledged them. Caleb decided to make something of his life and joined the Navy. He trained hard and became one of the best SEALs the Navy ever had. He vowed though to get his revenge aganist his father. No matter how long it took.
Cheryl wrote this review Monday, April 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It is at Jax's wedding, where Caleb is best man that he meets Emmie Caddington. She is a bit of a wallflower. She dresses in bland clothing that does nothing for her figure. She is happier to let someone else be in the spot light then her. Caleb learns that Emmie shares a connection with his father. He decides to get close to her and in turn bring himself one step closer to his father.
SEALed with a Promise is the second book in this series. SEALed with a Promise turned out to be a ok read. I really enjoyed reading about this brand of Navy SEALs. Besides who doesn't love a handsome man both in as well as out of uniform. This book is Caleb "Do-Lord" Delaude's story. Caleb is the type of guy you picture when you dream of a Navy SEAL. He is tough, made of steel and gets the job done. On the other hand, I also found him to be a little stand offish and a bit of a bully. I don't know if this was because of him being a SEAL or not. He was bossy towards Emmie, which I didn't see any reason why he had to be so mean. Emmie really frustrated me. She was weak and would let people around her try and dictate her. She didn't really stand up for herself and act till about a third of the way from the very end. Mary Margaret Daughtridge is a new author to me. I do have to say that I am glad I gave her a try. ”
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