Review: You go girl!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2013
Yay Onja!  Kill All the Sirians and Let the Goddess Sophia Sort Them outOkay...got that out of my system.A Vow to Sophia overrides (by leaps and bounds) any G.I Jane story ever written before.A Vow to Sophia, while filled with adventure and action, is at the heart a story of emotions.  Onja, a survivor of the Sirian takeover of Vega and the oppressions dumped on Vegan citizens, vows to avenge her family.  Johnny Lincoln strives to be the greatest fighter pilot ever while he also struggles with a perplexing relationship with his father and certain aspects about his own birth his parents refuse to explain.  These two primary characters are thrust into war where they work together and fall deeply in love.A Vow to Sophia gives open insight to the lives of combat soldiers, the close quarters they must live in as well as the relationships they must share with fellow soldiers...some of whom they don't necessarily like or want to be around.  We see the raw emotions these soldiers are sure to feel not just during battle but during down time.  The different personalities that clash but because of their situation must learn to put their differences aside; the confrontations that bring those differences to the forefront and the consequences they pay.  We also see the strong loyalty of combat personal who care deeply for one another, strive to protect one another and grieve when one of them is lost.This is an intriguing story.  It has plenty of action and mystery throughout and it is also a poignant study into the emotional aspect of feeling abandoned and finding love; of having a goal, a promise made and the determination to fulfill that promise no matter what the cost.As I am reading the Fighter Queen Saga in chronological order, as much as I liked the first two stories, 'A Vow to Sophia' is my favorite so far.  John Bowers definitely did a remarkable job in portraying realistic lifelike characters who endure and fight a monumental war.