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challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I enjoyed so much of this. I really enjoyed the first 100 pages and I absolutely loved the last 100 pages. There were quite a few chapters in the middle that I think could have been cut out just to streamline the story a little bit more because I think it's just a touch too long. If it had been cut down a little bit, I think this would have been a 4 star.
I really really enjoyed Clint's character and nearly everything about him. I really enjoyed his position in the military because I've never read a story with a character who's a drone operator so that was really interesting. I also I love his character growth and his back story. He really really messed up but he is working on piecing himself back together. The discussions about chronic mental and physical illnesses was really good and I also really enjoyed that both of these characters were married to women and hide somewhat disastrous divorces. It was refreshing to have this portrayal and because they have shared experience and sexualities.
The last 100 or so pages is where most of the emotional conflicked intention come in from every character in the book Which means this is where the plot actually starts to happand therefore it happens really quick. I think if the pacing of the book had been adjusted a little bit so that either there were less chapters in the middle that dragged or the ending wasn't quite so jam packed and we dispersed some of the emotional tension earlier in the book it would have been better.
There were of course things that I didn't love like how Travis told Clint his daughter's very personal trauma very early on in their relationship. It makes sense given the context of the story and of that scene in particular but it did strike me as incredibly disrespectful to his daughter.
Overall, I enjoyed this a lot and I'll definitely check out more in the series.
I really really enjoyed Clint's character and nearly everything about him. I really enjoyed his position in the military because I've never read a story with a character who's a drone operator so that was really interesting. I also I love his character growth and his back story. He really really messed up but he is working on piecing himself back together. The discussions about chronic mental and physical illnesses was really good and I also really enjoyed that both of these characters were married to women and hide somewhat disastrous divorces. It was refreshing to have this portrayal and because they have shared experience and sexualities.
The last 100 or so pages is where most of the emotional conflicked intention come in from every character in the book Which means this is where the plot actually starts to happand therefore it happens really quick. I think if the pacing of the book had been adjusted a little bit so that either there were less chapters in the middle that dragged or the ending wasn't quite so jam packed and we dispersed some of the emotional tension earlier in the book it would have been better.
There were of course things that I didn't love like how Travis told Clint his daughter's very personal trauma very early on in their relationship. It makes sense given the context of the story and of that scene in particular but it did strike me as incredibly disrespectful to his daughter.
Overall, I enjoyed this a lot and I'll definitely check out more in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief
Minor: Violence
All of the trigger warnings are for past actions but they are all discussed explicitly
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