Review: Emotional read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
3.5 Stars3.5 StarsJessica Scott over the course of her Coming Home series has written about many different aspects of war, the affects they have on the men and women who serve, and those that remain behind to support them. All For You is no different, but this time we find Sergeant First Class Reza Iaconelli trying to deal with the scars of a screw up he was in the middle of, the lives of men he feels he’s failed throughout his career, and realizing that somehow along the way superior officers have lost sight of what’s happening with the men and women in their command. Ike hasn’t had an easy life and his addiction to alcohol has him on a short leash with his Sergeant Major who has put himself on the line more than once for him. All For You isn’t a pretty story; it deals with the mental health of our service members, an alcoholic doing his best to stay sober while coming to terms with the fact that he hasn’t done his best for his men.This is a story that needed to be told as it deals with the mental health of our service men and women. I know that this is important and I appreciate the way it was presented and dealt with in this book but I kind of felt like that issue overshadowed the romance between Reza and Captain Emily Lindberg, a mental health professional.I did enjoy watching Reza begin to understand the disservice he and his superiors were putting on the men in their command. It was easy to see this weighed on him greatly and made him question the decisions he’s made over time. I admired Emily for understanding Reza’s issues and for being there for him throughout it all; for supporting him and for not trying to analyze him or solve his problems.While I did like this book, it didn’t evoke the same deep emotional feelings that Ms. Scott’s previous works have in me. We’ve seen Reza in several books and I honestly expected more from his story. All For You was a little disappointing as a love story; however as a look into the mental health issues that our military men and women face it is a very good book.NOTE: All for you deals with serious topics such as suicide and mental health issuesReview copy provided for an honest review