Review: Good Depiction of What goes on
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
I always enjoy reading Jessica's writing. I love how she puts real issues that affects military members and families into her stories. In It's Always Been You we find a few issues that really do affect military members and families. For instance in the story you find Ben Teague who never wanted to be in charge, but at the same token he's given responsibility he's been avoiding. So, he's trying to find the perfect balance between doing the right thing for the army and for the troops. Sometimes it's not always cut and dry. At the same time, he's dealing with a by-the-book lawyer, Olivia Hale. Sometimes is a good thing and in this particular story a bit of a challenge. Plus, Ben is dealing with a few issues that are plague his platoon (I think that's right. AF it's squadron, but I don't think that would be good idea to use.), which happen to be domestic issues and drug problems.Olivia has a lot challenges. One is being a woman. Military-wise it can be a bit of a challenge, especially when you have some higher ups looking down at you cause you are a woman. So, she has to prove to them that she can do the job. Her other issue is she kind of lets her past color her view. Sometimes that's a good thing and others it leaves a skew version of all the facts. FaIf you want to read a story that will give a pretty good depiction of what goes on, you can't go wrong with Jessica Scott's books. They give you the feel of life on a military installation is like with a dash of romance. I enjoyed Ben and Olivia's story, because you have two people that want to do the right thing. Plus, they need to work together to figure out to achieve the same goal. So, looking for a military romance, you may want to checkout It's Always Been You.Favorite Quote:'"Yes, you outrank your platoon sergeant. But nowhere on the good Lord's green earth are we going to let you run off and take all that vast knowledge you acquired in officer basic course or ROTC and actually start running things. This is not to say that you're incapable of doing it but there's a lot to be said for experience. The only one in the half of your relationship who has that experience is your platoon sergeant."'Copy provided by ForeverRomance via NetGalley