Wounded ~ Blog Tour and $100 Giveaway!

Posted: February 28, 2013 in Action/Adventure, Blog Tour, fiction, military romance, reviews
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Thanks so much to gcrpromotions for letting me be a host for Jasinda Wilder’s Tour of Wounded.

Love and War!

Wounded

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Blurb:

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

I wasn’t sure about this book. The location it takes place in and the events ongoing there now touch very close to home.

I’m glad I read it. Once I started, I quickly became lost in the stories of Rania and Hunter and this book became what it was intended. A wonderful work of fiction.

She’s never had much and now she has nothing. Rania is alone and starving. Her little brother ran away to join the soldiers and kill Americans. Her home is nothing but rubble. There is no work. She has to stoop to the age old profession in order to have money for food and basic needs. May Allah forgive her.

Hunter has nobody to go home to and nothing to lose. The Marine Corps has been his life for so long, he wouldn’t know what to do with himself back home. He’s beginning to burn out and can no longer see the point in all of this. With every step he takes, he waits for the smack of a bullet. He’s been lucky so far, but that can’t last forever.

Tragedy brings these two lost souls together and war turns them to each other.

All is fair in love and war.

Now they just have to hold on tight.

Being told from Rania’s and Hunter’s points of view really worked for me. I was able to form a lasting attachment to each character and came to care deeply for them. I was wringing my hands, hoping for the best, but somewhat prepared for the worst.

When I thought of their situation and the adversity they faced for their love, I thought of that saying, “The heart wants what the heart wants.”

A gripping, exciting and very satisfying story.

     

Author Links:

Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. When she’s not writing, she’s probably shopping, baking, or reading.

 

Website: http://www.jasindawilder.com/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6521173.Jasinda_Wilder

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jasinda.wilder

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JasindaWilder

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Comments
  1. Sounds like a dosey! On my TBR list! Lots of love, Emily

  2. Emma says:

    Another cover I’m instantly in love with. Your review has won me over.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I love the cover too. That’s what convinced to read the book. Wasn’t so sure about war torn far east, but the story is compelling. I really ended up happy that I read it.

  3. Sherry says:

    Another great giveaway. Thanks.

  4. jenniferbielman says:

    I am interested in this book. It sounds hard to take based on the concept but it sounds really good too.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      It is told from both sides of the conflict. The story is compelling and well written. Like I mentioned in my review, it became what it was, a wonderful read.

  5. jannashay says:

    Terrific review and another great book to add to my TBR list. Thanks, Laura.

  6. Thanks for the review. Definitely on my TBR list.

  7. Kirsty says:

    Loved this book and loving this blog tour 🙂

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