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The Way Back Home by Carmen Jenner
5.0
*5 Stars*
Whoa. This is an intense book, and a very interesting look into life for soldiers after war, dealing with injuries and PTSD.
August Cotton is one hell of a gruff man, and a real asshole to start with, to be frank. Olivia plops onto his doorstep at the very worst time (unknown to her), and things get off to a really rocky start, to say the least.
Liv has runs Paws for Cause, a company that rescues and trains dogs, and pairs them up as emotional support dogs, and August is next in her sights to try to help and get into her program. Whilst running into many obstacles, she stands tall and proud, and strong through everything. She's a really great female lead, and when you find out even more detail about her past, you realise just how strong she has turned out to be.
Of course, we also learn more and more about August's story as we go, and one can only imagine what that would be like for a soldier/Marine to deal with. But August is still here, and with his 4 year old sister to care for at that. Little Bett is a damned adorable character in this, and one of the highlights of the story. She is so precious!
We get a bunch of other secondary characters who turn out to be different people by the end, and quite a few serious events take place in the novel as well. At times, this can be quite hard to read and contemplate how one deals with these issues. Everything in this book is very real, and the fact that people really do have to go through these things is hard as a reader to take in.
I really loved how everything played out in this story (give or take a couple of parts, which you will understand as you go), and these two have a depth to them that makes them really great characters. I really enjoyed this book, and I devoured it in under 24 hours. There is something so real about it, and I just couldn't wait to find out how things would end.
Highly recommend.
Review also on my blog - The Way Back Home by Carmen Jenner
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Whoa. This is an intense book, and a very interesting look into life for soldiers after war, dealing with injuries and PTSD.
August Cotton is one hell of a gruff man, and a real asshole to start with, to be frank. Olivia plops onto his doorstep at the very worst time (unknown to her), and things get off to a really rocky start, to say the least.
Liv has runs Paws for Cause, a company that rescues and trains dogs, and pairs them up as emotional support dogs, and August is next in her sights to try to help and get into her program. Whilst running into many obstacles, she stands tall and proud, and strong through everything. She's a really great female lead, and when you find out even more detail about her past, you realise just how strong she has turned out to be.
Of course, we also learn more and more about August's story as we go, and one can only imagine what that would be like for a soldier/Marine to deal with. But August is still here, and with his 4 year old sister to care for at that. Little Bett is a damned adorable character in this, and one of the highlights of the story. She is so precious!
We get a bunch of other secondary characters who turn out to be different people by the end, and quite a few serious events take place in the novel as well. At times, this can be quite hard to read and contemplate how one deals with these issues. Everything in this book is very real, and the fact that people really do have to go through these things is hard as a reader to take in.
I really loved how everything played out in this story (give or take a couple of parts, which you will understand as you go), and these two have a depth to them that makes them really great characters. I really enjoyed this book, and I devoured it in under 24 hours. There is something so real about it, and I just couldn't wait to find out how things would end.
Highly recommend.
Review also on my blog - The Way Back Home by Carmen Jenner
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