Review: promise and potential
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
I have been in search of a really great romance for a long time now, and I have been convinced I wasn't going to find it.  So, having had all three of this author's series on my kindle for some time and not reading them, I started out with the preconceived notion I wouldn't like them.  I was fairly surprised to find I was wrong, at least with this, the first.My major criticism is with the novella length.  I don't think there is time in this framework for any author to fully develop characters.  We only get to hear it from "his" POV.  I would like to have heard "hers." You could say that this type of format by "default" ends up a bit "rushed."  That being said, Ms Lawrence has done a better job than most with it.I have never been in the military, so I can't judge the accuracy of her depiction of Afghanistan.  I can only say that it comes across to this layperson as very convincingly realistic.  I also don't believe in love at first sight.  There are obviously cases of instant attraction, sometimes mutual.  And if two people who experience such attraction are lucky enough to get to know each other and find lasting qualities of compatibility, admiration and respect, well, true love develops.  At the end of this novella, we only get to the beginning of Gabe and Alexis' relationship.  They are attracted to each other, that is obvious, and they are starting to like one another when Camoflage ends with the promise of more to come.So far I haven't  given anyone a compelling reason to read.  I will only say that I am intrigued to read more of this author's writing.  They are well written in a grammatical sense and well edited.  (Something that should be expected and shouldn't need to be spelled out; sadly, I find that too often not true.)  Beyond that, I will say that I like her manner of writing and get a glimpse into an almost poetic style at times.  At this point it is more an intuitive feeling that the author has potential.  I am going to continue reading to find out if I'm right.