Rebecca Yarros, Thank You.

What or rather, who, I love most about this series is the author.

Rebecca Yarros, the life you live, I admire you so much. I cried extensively throughout this series, not only from the adversity that the characters faced, but also because of the fact that the situations felt so real, and I can only imagine how people really get through living with the military in this world today. I kept putting the book down and just really thinking about families trying to make it, the waiting, the absenteeism from all the special moments in life, the sacrifices, the scars, both mental and physical, the loneliness, not having the support of your partner.
On a level, the scenes were real, situations that no doubt are affecting families throughout the world everyday. Having to keep going, raising a family or carrying on in work, waking up everyday without them, sleeping in an empty bed, the worry and just missing half of your soul. Meanwhile, on the other side you have the honour but the willingness to lose your life in order to save someone else's, the risks, the moments of consent to go in where it could be the end or you might just be lucky to make it out, the last minute prayers, never being able to erase the sights that you've come across, the brothers and sisters lost, the pain and hardship of seeing death and destruction and humanity at its worst.....

This series really made me think, and once again, I feel the need to mention once more, the sincere respect I have for anyone living lives tied to the military in any way. We all get one chance on this earth, and to those who sacrifice it to go out there and fight, protect, and save, or equally, to those who support the heroes and give them something to come home to, as well as continuing to live normal lives everyday, I just want to say, Thank You.

Rebecca Yarros, Thank You.

Oh yeah this book was....amazing. I will always hold it close.