Review: The Promise by Emily Shiner

September 2, 2026

Synopsis:

If you break the promise, you pay the price.

Scott will do anything to protect his wife, Erin. That’s why he secretly installs a tracking app on her phone and watches her through hidden cameras in their home.

When he learns there’s a chance one of Erin’s kidneys will fail, he vows to shield her from the truth and find a donor for her at any cost.

That’s how he meets Kathleen. She is the answer to his dreams, a perfect match for Erin. There’s only one problem – Kathleen has no intention of becoming a donor. That doesn’t bother Scott – he is confident he can manipulate her into giving him what he wants.

But Kathleen isn’t as innocent as she looks, she has her own agenda. And she doesn’t care who she hurts as long as she gets what she needs.

As lives hang in the balance, Erin and Kathleen are bound together by a terrible promise. But when that promise is broken, who will pay the ultimate price?

Review:

I enjoy books where I think I know what’s going on, then they confuse me completely, then I think I’ve got it figured out, only for them to confuse me again. While some aspects of the book were very obvious, others not so much, and I liked that 🙂
Scott was a character who came across as a loving husband, the kind of man who would do anything to make his wife happy. But then he also turned out to be a bit manipulative and controlling.
Then we have Erin, who is the perfect wife and would do anything for others before taking care of herself. If only she knew the lengths her husband would go to in order to convince her.

I was in a constant internal battle about what was going on. I wanted everyone to get their happy ending, but that would have made for a very poor thriller. 🙂 The way everything came together was something I enjoyed a lot.
Another book by this author that was very easy to read, had me glued to the pages, and provided a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

🌙 Recension: The Promise by Emily Shiner
📚 Genre: Thriller
📅 Release Date: February 6, 2022
📖 Publisher: ‎ Inkubator Books
📗 available in various formats – included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 Bought
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 272
⭐️ 4/5