Review: Remember it is fiction, and enjoy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2013
In any work of fiction, I'm willing to allow some literary license as long as the result is a good story that grabs my attention, and entertains me.  There were a lot of things in this book that required me to really stretch my imagination, several inconsistencies, and some facts just didn't add up.  But since it contributed to an exciting and compelling read, I let a lot of improbable things slide.As other reviewers have noted, some sub storylines were left unresolved.  The majority of the action occurred in a very short time frame, making it seem somewhat implausible.  But the biggest stretch was the flight training, and Christina's astonishing prowess in such a short time.  A solo with little more than 4 hours of flying time on the books?  Then after 10 hours, a day at a combat training program?  Where she meets the guy she will fall madly in love with in the next few weeks, even though she is still finishing up school, taking finals, and then going off on a trip with her friends.  By the time they were ready to leave the island, I was starting to accept things as if I was reading science fiction.  I think I would have been more comfortable with the flow of the story if the flight training and love relationship had developed over her entire Senior year, rather than in just a few months.Another thing I did not understand at all - why did the professor feel the need to kill his fiancé?  Why not just break off with her, and move on?  Rather radical action with no justification that I could glean, and that was a loose end that wasn't resolved.  Of course, it was necessary to the book, but some reason for it should have been made.But all in all, an interesting, action packed book with some different twists.  It held my interest, and I enjoyed it.