Grace
I am a hopeless romantic so naturally I loved the fated theme in this book, yes as unrealistic, kinda forced and even over the top as it is, that's why I read romance books in the first place.
Now, this was not necessarily my favorite, like then again, why does anyone keep waiting on someone for so long, despite your dreams and they making it clear that they are not changing their ways for you?
Also (and this is more personal) I don't read military stories bc 1: I don't live in US so in my country US military interventions mean totally other things than what US feels so honored by, and that's OK... and 2: due to that we do have different views of the war and who is the hero in the story... but I gave this book a chance to see where it went and to me it was an unnecessary setting, especially since it is too close to reality, or even it IS someone's reality and not a nice setting for a romance.
Now, my opinion of it AS A ROMANCE STORY: I think it evolved into something beautiful like admitting they didn't have any right to make that choice for the other, but man it was so hard to live the non-relationship through both lenses. That is, I think, beautifully written and achieved that dual POV, still I kept screaming at both like "get your shit together, you love each other!"
As much as I enjoyed this book there were a lot of annoying things that were too over the top, and what outstands the most is the fact that all these 3 years Izzy was mad at Nate, like really pissed off because of an abandonment and that's what you are led to believe happened as their last interaction for most part of the book...... until they get to childishly discuss (for the eleventh time) and you get Nate's POV conveniently about 80% in, totally opposite to the whole story... so it was either planned that way or something in the story telling broke but to me it just didn't work, that and Izzys constant stubborness to stay, like of course she wouldn't be allowed to do as she pleases in a war zone, she would have been dispatched back notwithstanding who she was....
Overall I think it is enjoyable and I stand by Yarros in her romantic writing... if an author doesn't make your feelings arise and get mad at these characters then they are not doing it right and she definitely is doing it great!
I am a hopeless romantic so naturally I loved the fated theme in this book, yes as unrealistic, kinda forced and even over the top as it is, that's why I read romance books in the first place.
Now, this was not necessarily my favorite, like then again, why does anyone keep waiting on someone for so long, despite your dreams and they making it clear that they are not changing their ways for you?
Also (and this is more personal) I don't read military stories bc 1: I don't live in US so in my country US military interventions mean totally other things than what US feels so honored by, and that's OK... and 2: due to that we do have different views of the war and who is the hero in the story... but I gave this book a chance to see where it went and to me it was an unnecessary setting, especially since it is too close to reality, or even it IS someone's reality and not a nice setting for a romance.
Now, my opinion of it AS A ROMANCE STORY: I think it evolved into something beautiful like admitting they didn't have any right to make that choice for the other, but man it was so hard to live the non-relationship through both lenses. That is, I think, beautifully written and achieved that dual POV, still I kept screaming at both like "get your shit together, you love each other!"
As much as I enjoyed this book there were a lot of annoying things that were too over the top, and what outstands the most is the fact that all these 3 years Izzy was mad at Nate, like really pissed off because of an abandonment and that's what you are led to believe happened as their last interaction for most part of the book...... until they get to childishly discuss (for the eleventh time) and you get Nate's POV conveniently about 80% in, totally opposite to the whole story... so it was either planned that way or something in the story telling broke but to me it just didn't work, that and Izzys constant stubborness to stay, like of course she wouldn't be allowed to do as she pleases in a war zone, she would have been dispatched back notwithstanding who she was....
Overall I think it is enjoyable and I stand by Yarros in her romantic writing... if an author doesn't make your feelings arise and get mad at these characters then they are not doing it right and she definitely is doing it great!