Review: Beautiful Love Story And Tribute
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2013
I have read several of D.G. Torrens's powerful and moving war poems on her blog and expected Broken Wings to be no less deep and poignant. It lived up to expectation.Angelina is a young woman who had tragically lost her fiancé. She had become a recluse, of sorts, until she meets Joshua. Naturally, she is horrified when she discovers this dashing man whom she is drawn to is a bomb disposal expert for the British army. Angelina overrides her fear, however, and allows herself to be swept up into a whirlwind romance, which ends days later with Joshua returning to his post. Three excruciating months elapse before they are together again. Upon his return, Angelina learns that Joshua's next assignment is in Afghanistan. Not long after his deployment, what every man, woman, and child who has a loved one in armed forces fears happens-- there is a knock at Angelina's door.Through her writing, D.G. Torrens shows her passion and respect for the men and women who risk their lives to serve their country and protect life and liberty. She pours all of that empathy, esteem, and her heart into this beautiful tribute to love, sacrifice, and the enduring human spirit. The end of this heart-wrenching love story brought back the emotions I had experienced when reading the end of The Little Princess, another war story about a strong, persevering female who wouldn't give up, either. If you're looking for more than just another boy-meets-girl romance, Broken Wings fills the bill.