MY SYNOPSIS
Imagine This: You are training to be an officer in
the army. It sucks. The training is hard, but of course you are doing this to
please your dad. Maybe one day, he’d acknowledge your efforts and give back the
love he’d starved you off since you were a child.
But anyway,
you’ve gotten yourself into the army. A woman. A woman officer in a station
where there are only a handful of women. You wished these men you are lording
over would respect you, would not be darting weird glances your way across the
room or scowling at you——as one dark, sexy, mysterious guy is always doing.
Besides
getting your men to respect you, you are looking out for your friend. Your
friend who’s always been trouble since boarding school all through the army.
Your friend who’s after a married army officer she’s obsessed with. Your friend
who’s after this man’s wife to get her away from him.
Certainly no
more drama could unfold in the army? But there’s also the fear of being attacked
by terrorists, the fear of being attacked by animals, and the fear of losing
your heart to someone who hates you so.
Samantha Lewis’ complicated and
dangerous life in the army summarised for your delight.
MY REVIEW
I liked this book. A lot.
First of
all, I think I’d keep admiring all the storylines of Fiona Field in her Army
series. Because who really knows that much drama goes on in the army?
Especially where the wives (or daughters) are concerned. I mean, you know
people shoot, you know about guns and bullets and missing limbs. But they kinda
don’t show on TV the stuff you get in this book. Because the author has spent
time in the army herself, you find yourself wondering if this is fiction or
not. Brilliant storyline.
The main
characters! Samantha Lewis and Michelle Flowers. I mean, why wouldn’t Samantha
be my favourite because her life is more exciting battling dangerous animals,
terrorists in the bushes of Kenya, and the teeny-weenie fact that she’s less
annoying. I couldn’t stand Michelle! I mean, pursuing someone else’s husband
and being totally delusional? But of course, you cannot deny that Fiona Field
makes excellent characterization if she makes you actually hate a character you
are supposed to hate. A star.
Other
characters were thrilling to read about. There’s Jenna, whose story I was very
much interested in after the cheating stunt she pulled in the first instalment
of this series. There’s also Maddy Fanshaw, the Army wife battling with raising
two kids under two. There’s also Seb, the sex-starved soldier who cannot keep
his cock in his khaki. There’s Blake, the dark, scowling, mysterious soldier
under Sam. Oh, there’s my super girly fave Immi, who brings some real female
energy into this book. There’s Jack Raven, the hunky BBC reporter. Brilliant
characters.
If you’ve
stayed glued to Fiona Field’s army series, you would know there’s a lot of Army
drama in the first half, then the second there’s some non-stopping Army action.
Great suspense! And the chuckling moments were a lot.
My only not
so nice critique about this book was its beginning. The first thirty-pages (I
noted) when the girls were training in Army school. It felt too YA for me. But
after that school part was all over, you get to see Fiona Field in her usual
delightfully entertaining element.
So my rating
is 4.5(/5) stars.
The sequel to Fiona Field’s fabulous Soldiers’
Wives, Soldiers’ Daughters is available on amazon.
I recommend
it to anyone who has a relation in the army or not. Anyone who wants something
action-and -drama-packed this summer should read this. Anyone who wants a life
into what it feels like to be a Soldiers’ Daughter should get this too. And if
you just want to put something entertaining on your reading list, well, this a
great choice.
My work not
done here. Off to post my review on Goodreads.
I really enjoyed Soldier's Wives, so will have to check this one out, too.
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