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Welcome to my stop for the Wounded blog tour, hosted by Good Choice Reading Promotions
Publication Date: December 16, 2012
Format: ebook* 277 pages
Rating: 4.5/5
Get it: Amazon
War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal.
The one impossibility in my life is love.
And then I meet HIM.
War is hell. It takes a chunk out of a man's very soul to do the kinds of things war demands of you. You live with fear, you live with guilt, and you live with nightmares. If you haven't been through it, there's no understanding it. War leaves no room for love, no room for tenderness or softness. You gotta be hard, closed off, and ready to fight every moment of every day. Lose focus for a split second, and you're dead.
Now the only thing that can save me is HER
My Review
Wounded turned out to be a book that totally blew me away and became one of my all times favorites, slowly but surely. This book dominated my very being; doubting the beginning, ravishing the ending, I did not want this book to end at all!
I ached for Rania and the horrible circumstances she was dealt with. She was orphaned at a young age and ended up caring for herself. It was only a matter of time and desperation before she resorted to other methods of survival. The war may have made Rania struggle for years, but she never broke down. She continued to fight and survive even as her spirit and faith dwindled down to mere nothingness. She was disgusted with herself and the soldiers all around her, but she had no choice when it came to her survival and her will to live. She was scared, but brave and determined to survive at all costs. I loved that Rania learned to embrace herself, to gain confidence and learned to love and be loved for the first time.
Hunter was brave, loyal, and honorable. He knew what tragedy was and what it felt like to lose everything before he joined the Marines. What I loved about Hunter was the way he didn’t judge Rania. He saw more to her than just her job and dug deep to find the real Rania underneath the facade she put on. He wanted to make her feel loved and to show her how to be taken care. Hunter was a very compassionate person; so kind and gentle. He was the type of person who loved strongly, who had lost so much, but was willing to give love unconditionally. For someone who was so brave, so courageous and tough was a person with a tender heart, a gentle soul, and someone who cared enough to sacrifice everything. I loved Hunter in so many ways, I can’t not even begin or end to describe how truly extraordinary he was.
Rania and Hunter came together and formed a bond. Rania took care of Hunter and opened up to him while Hunter had this need to protect Rania in a way no one else could. It was just so cute how they tried to communicate with each other despite the language barrier. Their love was a blooming discovery and very exploratory in the sense that both of them were new to each other in so many ways. They had a slow, tentative, but sensual relationship I enjoyed reading.
The harsh reality of war was portrayed with great detail. Jasinda Wilder does an amazing job at depicting the brutality and cruelty of war. She doesn’t hesitate to explore such a fragile and despairing environment. I admit that sometimes the vividness of these descriptions were a little too much where I wanted to pull away, but it was also why I couldn’t stop from reading more. My skin crawled and it was hard to swallow, but the book was gripping, wringing me raw and taking every thing I had. Wilder’s writing was sensuous and authentic. I actually felt like I was placed within this book, living and breathing this life with Rania and Hunter. Wilder’s writing was captivating and too powerful to break away from and I sincerely loved every single moment, good and bad.
Overall, Wounded was breathtaking and a book that rocked me bone deep. I loved it!
*Thanks to GCR Promotions and Jasinda Wilder for sending a copy for review.
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Lovely review for a lovely book!
ReplyDeleteWow, this book sounds really awesome! The characters sound amazing and the writing sounds beautiful. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI had the pleasure of meeting her so I think it is only fitting that I read this book!
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