Review: Needed more pages to really take off
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
This books was tough to rate and it's biggest problem I believe was taking on more than it could chew in 60 pages.Jack Dresden is back in Georgia to heal from being held and tortured on assignment with his Delta Force team. Guilt from hurting his mother by staying away is the only reason he's back but memories of his issues with his dad and a fight with his best friend, Dillon, hover over him. Add to that Jack's physical injuries and PTSD and Jack's a hot mess who really needs time to heal.Overall I thought the author did well with Jack showing the issues with his flashbacks and inability to deal with people. In fact I liked him immensely and found his responses the most interesting part of this story.The facts still don't make sense to me but apparently during high school Jack dated Dillon's sister Stacy. Jack broke up with her the day before he left for training camp and Dillon came over and beat him up. I feel like I missed something here for this to be a moment that haunts the two of them for two years. They explain it a little but still I don't get it. Nonetheless Stacy is over it and Jack and Dillon have to face their attraction.Jack's interactions with Dillon made sense. Jack's in the closet, a mental mess, and runs hot and cold trying to make sense of it all. Dillon however made me scratch my head. He claims he understands what Jack is going through but still expects him to act like a "normal" person. Then gets whiny when he doesn't. Dillon would make a better friend than lover for Jack in this story.I love military stories, and the idea behind this one fantastic, but 60 pages doesn't allow enough time to deal with these kind of issues. Jack and Dillon had to fly into a relationship, one that requires an emotional connection Jack isn't capable a few days after getting state side and and requires Jack to have sex with broken ribs which is painful to the extreme.Perhaps some of this is picked up later in the series but this author has a great idea that could become a great story if the characters could get more time to develop.