Read: June 2013
“I don't know if my life will ever be completely normal again, but something like normal is a good start.”
Travis Stephenson comes home to a place that doesn’t feel like home
anymore after being in Afghanistan for a year with haunting nightmares
of the Marines. 19 years old and he has already experienced more than his
overbearing, retired Green Bay Packers football player, father. Not
only is his dad acting more like a douche bag since he has come home but
his mother is a mess and his brother Ryan has stolen Travis’ friends,
car, and girlfriend Paige.
Something Like Normal has been on my to-read list since March and with my ever-growing list i just forgot about it.
Travis has a month to adjust to being at home until he goes back to
the Marines, but Travis is having a hard time dealing with being home
after his best friend Charlie dies in combat. Not feeling like he fits
in at home anymore he find comfort with Harper, the girl who hated him
when they were in school.
This book was really good. I liked how it was told by Travis first
person. In many book were the male protagonist is dealing with
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder you see them as very irrational and
Travis was most definitely rational. You can also see the character
development with his character without the back story of his life before the war, and Travis is a good guy.
The relationship that Travis and Harper share was not as strong as I
would have liked it to be, but I did like them as a couple. Harper is
everything Paige isn’t and that’s why Travis falls in love with her.
I do have to say that I hated Ryan. I think I even hate him more than
his father. Travis’ relationship with Ryan was never resolved and that
really disappointed me. Ryan seemed to be the misunderstood younger
brother but he is just a genuine asshole. He seems fine with stealing
everything from his brother and even threatened to ruin Travis’
relationship with Harper.
Though there was a lack of sexiness I expected from a hot Marine, I enjoyed this read.
Recommend if you like army-men, young adult, and when hero and heroine reunite.
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