Review: Highly recommended. Andrew Grey exceeds all high expectations!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
Wow. Just… wow. This is one of the most remarkable romance books I’ve ever read. It even inspired me to look up the topic of the book, the Syrian civil war, to learn more about it. There is love, action, adventure, suspense, politics, and spies in this story that takes more twists and turns than you can imagine.Carter is an American reporter who has managed to get himself embedded with a group of freedom fighters in Syria. He is only allowed to observe, not become involved in the fighting, and he does his best to do that. However, as he gets to know this little band of warriors and realizes they are a family he has trouble distancing himself from objectivity. One of the fighters, Nemat, is, like Carter himself, gay, and they begin a tentative bond that begins with kisses and leads to deeper feelings and touching.When Carter goes home he writes his piece that contains some very controversial information and leads to the involvement of the CIA. Meanwhile, Carter can’t stop thinking about and worrying about his friend Nemat. News reports about nerve gas attacks inspire Carter to find a way to go back to write about this new danger and try to find Nemat and his family to assure himself that they are all right.I felt that I was right there with Carter as he crossed the desert, hid in bombed out buildings, suffered from thirst and cold, and fell in love with Nemat. I could not imagine how Mr. Grey was going to manage an HEA in this story. I’ll leave it to you to find out if he accomplished that, but it is a thrilling tale from beginning to end, let me tell you.When I finish a book I really enjoyed it is always difficult to put it behind me and move on to another story. Such was definitely the case here. I still feel like I know these characters and wonder how they are doing today. This is one of Andrew Grey’s best and that’s saying a lot!