Review: Not Another Soldier
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
Something I found rather intriguing about NOT ANOTHER SOLDIER was that it doesn't take that long to read. I tended to read it in short bursts, lasting around 20 minutes-40 minutes or so each time. But every time I was like, hey, I've just read 15%-20% of this book! Sweet!I enjoyed Sienna and Nick's relationship quite a bit. It is realistic. There are plenty of ups and downs, hot moments, fights, cries, etc. Holt did her best to make her characters as real as possible. Sienna tears herself apart throughout the novel, even going as far as calling herself a horrible b***h."I'm such a bitch. A dumb, horrible b***h."The head hopping was a big con for me. Nick and Sienna's point of views switch often, usually within a chapter. I thought Sienna was the stronger of the two narratives but found myself enjoying Nick's rather brief view's more.Nick was definitely the book boyfriend to watch out for in this novel. Tattoos, military, muscles, protective... this might be just me but a sexy limp... Yep.ETA: I usually do not go back and make huge additions to my reviews after they are posted. But the author posted something relevant about NOT ANOTHER SOLDIER, and gave me permission to post it my review.Many reviewers, mostly American, complained about the military terms used in NOT ANOTHER SOLDIER. Mainly that in the novel Nick is a marine yet he was called a soldier (just take a peek at the title), and that Sienna considered herself an 'army' wife. I did notice this too, but I decided to ignore it because the author is from Britain and is a wife of a ex-military man. The military branches are different over in the UK than in the US. But these reviewers were quite loud and gave NOT ANOTHER SOLDIER an one star just because of the misunderstanding of these terms.Holt has now responded about the issue in her blog. The rundown is that the ebook of NOT ANOTHER SOLDIER will be changed so Nick is no longer a marine. To learn more from the author about the decision, please visit her blog - [...]