Review: I'm giving this 4 stars....with a disclaimer
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Overall, I loved this book.  The topic of PTSD in the military is a hard one and I so appreciate the opportunity to see it happen.  The love story was sweet and engaging.  I just adored the characters.BUT (here is the disclaimer part)...it was a really long book that dragged at times.  And her lack of emotion towards her kids was a little strange.  I seem to have a similar marriage and home life as this character, and believe me, I would be THRILLED to get away on an extended vacation to decompress.  But I think a month would be the maximum I could go before being concerned about the kids' well being.There were also times I found myself saying "huh?"  The h would be just hanging out having a conversation with the H and all the sudden she's screaming at him and angry.  But there's no lead up into it.  It left me confused.The last big thing...if his PTSD really was severe enough that he qualified for a companion dog, how in the world does the military still want him in combat??  Shouldn't he have a medical discharge?  But to be given the option to defer deployments as long as he needs?  Does that really happen?  I honestly have no idea, but it seems far fetched to me.For me, this was 4 stars because if the writing, the topic, the emotions that go it elicits.  But like I said....4 stars with a disclaimer.  Read at your own risk.