Trinity: Military War Dogby Ronie Kendig
A Breed Apart series, Book 1
Christian Fiction / Military Suspense / Romance
Available September 2012
Barbour Publishing
352 pages
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About the Book
A year ago in Afghanistan, Green Beret Heath Daniel’s career was
destroyed. Along with his faith. Now he and his military war dog,
Trinity, train other dogs and their handlers. Though his passion is to
be back in action, the medical discharge has forced Heath—and Trinity—to
the sidelines. Military intelligence officer Darci Kintz is captured
while secretly tracking the Taliban. Only one dog can handle the extreme
conditions to save her. Trinity. Only one man can handle Trinity. Time
is running out on the greatest—and most dangerous—mission of their
lives.
My Thoughts
I'm a little new to the military suspense genre. I've heard wonderful things about Ronie Kendig's talent for story-telling, so I decided it was high time to check her out. Although, I'm not a huge dog lover (don't hate me!), I thought Trinity sounded like an interesting book. The story was great! I liked Heath from the very beginning. He's struggling to figure out what to do with his life after suffering a traumatic brain injury and jumps at the chance to go back to Afghanistan—even if it's simply to talk to the troops. All of his challenges seemed so realistic, and I had such compassion for him! Darci was a unique character as well. It took me a while to warm up to her, but once I did, I loved her! The back and forth between Heath and Darci and the action-packed story made for a great read!
There were a few things that kept me from completely falling in love with the story. One, the vast number of characters! I had a really hard time keeping everyone straight—even more so because many of the characters went by multiple names. The Chinese operatives had such similar names (some even overlapping between first and last name!) ... it was too much for me to keep straight. The story also jumped through so many different people's perspectives that I often found myself having to go back to re-read to refresh what was actually going on; the transitions were not clear. Finally, I found the background story to be a little convoluted. I eventually gave up trying to figure it out and just focused on the current happenings, which helped me keep moving.
Even with these "negatives", the good out-weighed the bad and I enjoyed the book! I will definitely read other books by this author. Now I just have to decide which one to read next! [3.5 stars]
I received a temporary e-copy of this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for my fair and honest review.
I'm a little new to the military suspense genre. I've heard wonderful things about Ronie Kendig's talent for story-telling, so I decided it was high time to check her out. Although, I'm not a huge dog lover (don't hate me!), I thought Trinity sounded like an interesting book. The story was great! I liked Heath from the very beginning. He's struggling to figure out what to do with his life after suffering a traumatic brain injury and jumps at the chance to go back to Afghanistan—even if it's simply to talk to the troops. All of his challenges seemed so realistic, and I had such compassion for him! Darci was a unique character as well. It took me a while to warm up to her, but once I did, I loved her! The back and forth between Heath and Darci and the action-packed story made for a great read!
There were a few things that kept me from completely falling in love with the story. One, the vast number of characters! I had a really hard time keeping everyone straight—even more so because many of the characters went by multiple names. The Chinese operatives had such similar names (some even overlapping between first and last name!) ... it was too much for me to keep straight. The story also jumped through so many different people's perspectives that I often found myself having to go back to re-read to refresh what was actually going on; the transitions were not clear. Finally, I found the background story to be a little convoluted. I eventually gave up trying to figure it out and just focused on the current happenings, which helped me keep moving.
Even with these "negatives", the good out-weighed the bad and I enjoyed the book! I will definitely read other books by this author. Now I just have to decide which one to read next! [3.5 stars]
I received a temporary e-copy of this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for my fair and honest review.
About the Author
Ronie Kendig is an award-winning, bestselling author who grew up an Army
brat. After twenty-plus years of marriage, she and her hunky hero
husband have a full life with four children and two dogs in northern
Virginia. Author and speaker, she loves engaging people through her
Rapid-Fire Fiction.
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