I wanted to love
Rites of Passage, I really did, unfortunately it just didn't make me swoon. Immediately I liked Sam, she's a tough cookie and fits right in to the military life, despite all of the hazing.
So I didn't love it, but by the end I think you could say that I learned to love it.
Rites of Passage reminded me of
Cadet Kelly, the
Disney Channel movie starring Hilary Duff, and if you haven't seen it, then I suggest you remedy that.
I'm not gonna lie, Drill played a big part in my eventual love for
Rites of Passage. Sam had moments of annoying me, Drill
specifically told her that she can jump the line of command, yet she doesn't! Why, I ask you, why? All he wants to do is help her, he goes out of his way to do so, putting himself in danger. But Sam
doesn't know if she can trust him! She keeps important information to herself. Repeatedly. This was SO annoying. I get that she's in a dangerous position where she doesn't know who she can trust. But Drill is a
good guy. And I just wish she'd realised that earlier.
Sam rant over, now it's her brother's turn. What an idiot. Yeah yeah, he turns out to be a nice guy, but he wasn't always that way.
"I hope they kill you"
Yep, that's the way he talks to his little sister when she's ACTUALLY at risk of being killed. How loving. I completely understand that he couldn't outright help Sam, but telling her in their private meeting that he's on her side wouldn't have hurt anyone. All she needed was a little affection, especially as she didn't get to see any of her family over the holidays.
So I didn't realise that in the army you can't date anyone higher up than you, although I guess it does make sense. But that kinda sucks for Sam and Drill, they're SO good together! I hope there's a sequel just so we can see how their relationship develops.
Now down to the action, and boy is there a lot. From the very beginning Sam is put through her paces, but it's not until she stands strong and starts out performing the males in her company that the secret society (how cool!) starts amping up the attacks against her. The combat scenes fit perfectly in the narrative, and I feel that I learned A LOT about the army from this book!
I really enjoyed
Rites of Passage, although there was that special something missing for me, however I hope to see the story develop in a second book (not something I say a lot!) Have you read
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