Amy's 4 star review of Warrior by Nicole Blanchard

I thought it was just one night with my brother’s best friend. The boy I had dreamt about since he gave me my first kiss, under the lights of the Ferris wheel.

I knew he was about to leave for a year – no chance for a future.

But our one night together would create memories for a lifetime.

Our paths crossed again, but I had lied, and he was no longer the man he once was. He was warring against demons. Against the silence that was threatening to swallow him. And I had kept a secret from him, one he would never forgive me for.

But my secret was about to be ripped open. Displayed for the world on national news. And I had only one way to repair the damage.

I had to trust the man I lied to.

The man I never got the chance to make a life with.

The only man who could save what we had created together. 

4 stars

Ben and Olivia have the worst timing! Oh lord it about put me under. But what a good story. Olivia and Ben have been fighting an attraction for a very long time. They were just kids when Olivia came into Jack’s family. Adopted, she never knew her biological parents and until one night with Ben turned into something more she had never thought much about finding them. 

Ben is leaving and he hopes Olivia will wait for him. Nine months is a long time and he has seen Logan go through hell with his family. Jack and the boys are always there behind him but Jack knowing he bedded his sister just before shipping out probably isn’t going to sit well. However Ben wants her to wait for him. Little does he know is that this time he will come back a changed man. War will make him his heart hard. Returning to Olivia half the man he was when he left isn’t what he wants to do. 

This was a really good start to what Im sure will be a series of sorts. There are a lot of characters introduced to us in Warrior. I did hope to find a deeper connection with the leads but it wasn’t too bad. I felt that what Ben and Olivia were going through separately could have been dug into further rather than the other issues that were going on as you moved through the pages. There is also a situation that I personally have experienced that needed more. Maybe if you haven't lived it then you will feel differently. It is possible I was too attached to "reality" in some of the circumstances in the book and it left me somewhat walking on top of the water instead of feeling immersed. 

The last few chapters as well could have had a bigger impact. 
There was a “boom” per say but it kind of was more like a small firecracker. Having said that, this is a good start and Im anxious to read on about Sophie and Jack. Lord help those two. I hope that we will continue to see Olivia and Ben as the characters stories are each told. In the end good story good start .. click it up.