Blurb
Afghanistan, 2012. Mackay Connolly has been medically discharged from the British
army following an IED explosion killing three members of his team. He barely
survives. To keep Mackay alive, a cutting-edge synthetic bone structure called
Phragazom is implanted.
Back in the UK, PTSD engulfs him, leading to a deep depression. However, a
budding friendship with Renee Cross, a wheelchair-bound military boxing instructor
with her own traumatic past brings a glimmer of hope.
When tragedy strikes again and Mackay’s brother and most of his family are killed at
an Australian winery, he is driven to uncover the truth and find his surviving nephew.
Together, Mackay and Renee embark on a quest, travelling from one corner of the
world to the other to bring those responsible to justice. Mackay, however, has no
idea how powerful his synthetic upgrade really is…
Review
🪖🪖🪖/5
Army/military books are not really my style, but I wanted to give this a go as the blurb really intrigued me. It was a very good book, I just didn't gel with it. This has nothing to do with the writing style or characters, by the way, as everything about this book was well-written, researched and the characters had great development. It just wasn't for me.
I have to say Zoltan has an incredible way with words, the way he describes certain things will amaze me for years to come. The vivd pictures he paints, is what inevitably kept me going. The story line was interesting and I did enjoy the relationship between Mackay and Renee, it was quite refreshing to see how mental health and PTSD were portrayed in the book as something that isn't to be ashamed of. A very important message. I think it made me feel a lot of uncomfortable feelings about my own mental health and made me look at certain relationships - not always a bad thing.
There is a lot going on this book, but nothing felt rushed or hurried, everything happened at a decent rate and I didn't ever feel like I'd missed something when events were taking place and maybe time had moved or things were happening parallel to each other.
This book will appeal to those who like military/police crossovers or thrillers. I do think it's a great book and I wish Zoltan Vincze all the best as this should do really well!