Review: An enjoyable read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
I enjoyed this book. It would have got full marks from me if the book had been a bit longer so the author could have built up the angst, the lust, the suspense. Unfortunately, there wasn’t time for that so the story was quick, fast paced and contained the bare minimum. This isn’t a bad thing but sometimes I think maybe authors should concentrate on what their blurb describes. The whole business of Annie’s father and the resolution and discovery of that, wasn’t really necessary in my opinion. Another 100 pages could have really injected some feelings into the story so the reader would feel part of it. I felt like I was just reading a story rather than being fully invested in it.Ms Albertson skilfully kept the pace of the book up and it flowed from chapter to chapter. She had a good story and executed it well.Patrick really believed in the code of honour of being a Navy Seal yet he broke the code by going to a brothel. He was continually reciting the motto and trying to reconcile himself with breaking the code buy rescuing an American. Is he a good guy? Well yes I think he meant well but was troubled by his actions that led to him finding Annie. He tried to make her just a mission but feelings got in the way!I thought Annie was a strong character. To survive being kidnapped and forced into a brothel, dulling the pain with drugs, to turning things around when she was rescued and becoming a functioning human being was a credit to her strength. I think her home life on her return and her gratitude towards Patrick manifested itself into love pretty quickly.Once again, I feel that the next book featuring the secondary characters might actually be a better read. Which one of them is going to “take one for the team” Lol