Review: Worth the Battle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
One of the things that I'm loving about the Heaven Hill books is that the characters are inter-weaved book to book. I don't like when characters from previous books are just thrown in like guests at a party, but I understand that books should be written to stand alone. I think Laramie does a great job of that. These books feel more like a mini-series or ongoing TV Show than they do as separate movies.Layne and Jessica's story was definitely an emotionally gripping one. She's dealing with the stress and anxiety of being a tabloid celebrity and he's a war veteran who didn't have a good life even before what happened to him overseas. They both are emotionally scarred and the thing that seems to be keeping them upright is that they have each other to lean on, no matter what, no questions asked.What I loved about them is that they didn't let the other one push them around. When Layne was a jerk, she let him know it. When she knew Layne need more help than she could give, she made sure he got it. Even if it meant going around him to Tyler and Liam. When Jessica is being closed off and not giving the trust back that she wants given, he lets her know it. Layne is a very complex character who suffers from PTSD  and I think this book did a great job of taking a look into that battle a lot of people face.Of all the books in Heaven Hill, I don't know that I could even pick a favorite at this point, but what I love is that by the end of each book, I'm ready for the next one. I just want it to keep going.