Review: This is one book that will both stay with me for a long time and that I will reread again and again.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2012
Boots on the Ground by Angela S. Stone is book #2 in the Canada's Finest series. It tells the story of Jason, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who is sent to Afghanistan to help train police there, and Ash, a Canadian Police officer, as they struggle through in IED attack that they are the only survivors of, the hell of living with the civilians there whose actions and way of life torture them on a soul level, and back again once they are rescued.The story telling is rich, the situations so real you feel like you're right there through it all with the men, and the trauma so real you need both some Kleenex and something to cuddle. I loved book #1, Sometimes It's Fate, but Boots on the Ground blew me away. My heart broke for Jason and Ash, and then again for Jason and David. The things they go through are, sadly, very real, as anyone that's been deployed into deadly areas can attest. The trauma (internal) is also very accurate.The ending . . . wow! I both loved and despised the ending. It definitely left me demanding the next book, lol. I won't give any of that away, but be ready for a powerful roller coaster of love, fear, joy, and desperation. This is one book that will both stay with me for a long time and that I will reread again and again. A full 5 Drops of Excellence!Also, stay tuned at the end of Boot's on the Ground because Angela has left the blurbs for both Jason and David's follow up book (Special Investigations) AND for Craig's (Positive Attraction)! I can't wait!* I received an eARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.