Review: Loved this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
*I received an ARC of this book free from NetGalley on behalf of Forever (Grand Central Publishing) in exchange for an honest review*Sergeant First Class Reza Iaconelli loves to lead his soldiers and make sure they are battle ready. The ghosts that haunt him in his sleep are his lost soldiers that have been killed during the war. Reza feels that he should have been able to protect them more, and he gets his chance when more soldiers are turning to the R & R clinic for help with PTSD.As a recovering alcoholic, Reza is trying to stay sober, but that is turning out to be very hard with soldiers claiming there is hazing going on and he unwillingly has to watch as one of his men take his own life.Captain Emily Lindberg is a shrink at the clinic who has a true calling for helping other people. Despite her family’s disapproval of her joining the military, Emily is determined to make a difference.Emily deals with arrogant men on a daily basis that think they know how their soldiers should be treated, but she wants to help them and the officers just want to throw the weak out of the Army.When she first meets Reza Iaconelli she instantly feels the attraction. Emily wants to learn more about what makes these soldiers tick. Reza takes her to a training session that gives her a little understanding, a giant bruise and more feelings for this man that radiates confidence.Can Reza pull himself together and quit drinking for love?This is by far one of my favorite books. The emotions that the author makes you feel while reading make you feel like you are part of the story. The happiness, pleasure and sadness make this an awesome read.My Favorite Quotes: What do you think I do in the infantry? Hand out candy and flowers?He turned back to her gear. “Winning the hearts and minds is some slogan for officers and talking points on cable news. I just want to bring my boys home from the fight.”My Favorite Laughable Moment: “Ammo. Ammunition? The little bullets you put in the magazine and shoot people with.” He frowned. “You know what a magazine is?”Emily pursed her lip as heat crept up her neck. “Can I just not answer any more questions?”