A really tragic story from start to finish. It focused on a group of friends with Carl and Sarah at the centre but they weren't a couple. The military setting was core to this tale, with past (Afghanistan) and present (UK) narrative style.

I know I should have felt moved by this story and the heaps of tragedy but I just didn't connect with the characters or the plot. I don't think the writing was the kind of style that appeals to me in this type of fiction. I couldn't get down with the romance.

Thank you to Michael Joseph books for the review copy.