A review by ljamison01
Buddy System by Ariella Talix

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. This was a military MMF romance. While in Afghanistan Levi and Skylar are in a combat situation and they protect each other. But, both are injured and sent home. Skylar has an injury to his arm, whereas Levi’s injury is to his pelvis area. Levi is married to Brooke and he feels like he can no longer satisfy his wife and he is really having a hard time adjusting and getting back to how he was before. Brooke can’t be more accommodating and helpful trying everything to get things back to normal. Skylar had been calling Levi once they were both discharged from hospital but he hadn’t been taking his calls. So Skylar collects Levi and Brooke and brings them to his home in Honeybee Hollow. This small town warms them and embraces them and suddenly Levi is relaxing. However, he is now focused on having Skylar and Brooke become intimate and soon that intimacy involves all three of them. I enjoyed the plot and the characters were great. I loved all the knowledge about PTSD and learning new things such as silent fireworks. The story was informative about how we need to respect our military and their service and how assimilation back into society is hard and challenging.