Review: Felt like I wasted my time
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
As a rule, I do not buy books that are serials. When I buy a book, I want a beginning, a middle,  and an end. If I am going to read a serialized novel, I wait for all the parts to be out so I can get the complete story. One reviewer mentioned that this is not a cliffhanger so I felt confident buying this book. I was disappointed because there are lots of unanswered questions and no resolution. There are also 2 more installments planned.Soldier is not a complete story. It is the beginning of a story. Dante, the antihero, is a hit man for the mob. Gia is the sheltered straight from the convent heroine Dante saves. Gia is in danger because of her brother. Dante falls instantly in love with Gia. In order to protect Gia, Dante needs to turn her brother over to a rival gang. This should make for great drama and a ton of conflict. It doesn't because the author opts to have the interesting things happen off camera. Dante goes on a hit. That would have been great to see because it would allow us to see his struggle or at least that he is conflicted about what he has to do. It would also help me care about Dante.There is not much more I can say without giving away the entire book. The situation with the brother is resolved, again off camera, and to find out what happens you need the next book. I walked away from this book feeling unsatisfied. How there can be a happy ending, or even a happy for now, if your boyfriend did something, Gia doesn't what he did and neither does the reader, to harm your brother?