2 A Fight Of Our Lives

Book Blurb Since the dreadful events of September 11, 2001, America has waged an international war on terrorism. But as the fight continues, are we prepared to win or are we practicing surrender? There have been dozens of terrorist attacks and attempted attacks since 9/11, including the recently foiled Times Square bomber. But while the Fort Dix terrorists were stopped in their tracks, an Islamist terrorist at Fort Hood unleashed hell on American servicemen and their families, shooting 45 and killing nearly a third that. Despite Maj. Nidal Hasan's shouting "Allahu Akbar" as he pulled the trigger, the official Pentagon report refused to mention Islam or use the word Muslim. And said the army chief of staff, "As horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that's worse." As William J. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn show, for lack of clarity, conviction, and determination, America is on the verge of declaring preemptive cultural surrender in the war on terror. The Fight of Our Lives will reinvigorate the discussion, re frame the debate, challenge the quitters, and embolden those who wish to win the war on terror. ( taken from Amazon)

My Thoughts

The tenth year anniversary of  September 11th  has came and gone and as it approached I was reading  The Fight Of Our Lives  By William J Bennett and Seth Leibsohn. I have to admit I have had this book for some time now, as I found it hard to get through, not because it is a hard reading ( in the understanding sense) but  because I myself found that it was emotionally  hard to read do the the content. I must be honest, this book scared me a bit as it should.

 Back before 9/11/2001 I was a naive 25 yr old right out of college  taking the world by storm, thinking that nothing would hurt me and  not the country that it the most powerful in the world, Then 9/11 happened and all hell broke lose. I knew for the last 10 years that we were fighting terrorist  but little did I know how much it as infiltrated our everyday lives. That was until  I read  The Fight Of Our Lives.

I think that everyone should read A Fight For Our Lives  so that we all can be prepared for whatever may happen for the years to come.  We need to protect this great country from those who want to Harm us.


This Review was done for Book sneeze.

1 Remembering 9 /11

There will be no book review today, the only story to get lost in is a real one. 10 years ago today will go down as one of the saddest day in history. The day when we lost thousands of our fellow Americans lost their lives in those two buildings, the Pentagon and that field in Pennsylvania. Our lives changed that day forever, some of our innocence was lost that  September day.


Yet it been ten years and we all moved on, we never forget those who lost their lives on  September, 11, 2001. Those who became hero's in this tragedy and those who lost the love ones. History was changed that day, our lives as we knew it changed that day and yet we still have men and women willing to fight for out freedom.

So as we Remember those that we lost on 911, let's also remember our troops fighting for us.

May we  remember and honor.
May God Bless America!
May God Bless Us All!
and NEVER FORGET!

5 7 Scorpions: Rebellion

I was fortutate enough to be part of the blog tour for Mike Saxton's first book in the 7 Scorpions Trigoly : Rebellion. Rebellion  is a International Book Awards Finalist, Reader Views, Indie Excellence Finalist Book Awards, Reader Choice Award 2011 and Pinnacle Book Achievement Award winner

 

7 Scorpions: Rebellion (Book 1 of 3)

On May 7th, the mysterious dictator known only as the Zodiac unleashed an event called the Flash Storm, destroying every major city and military base across the world in one moment. No one saw it coming. There was no warning. There was no terrorist chatter. Hundreds of millions perished almost instantly. Humanity across the globe was plunged into chaos. In the days that followed, the enigmatic and frightening Seekers marched on the remnants of humanity, systematically enslaving or destroying everyone in their path.

All attempts to stand up to Zodiac’s Grand Army failed. His Seekers, who radiate a mysterious aura that induces intense fear were virtually unbeatable.  It seemed as though the prophecies of the End of Days were coming to pass until the day came that a glimmer of hope arose in the form of an exile who had been part of a super soldier experiment. It is up to this man, Vincent Black, to rally a resistance to free humanity from the grips of oblivion, if he can let go of his past.

My Thoughts

When I first started   7 Scorpions: Rebellion. My first thought was that this was a "guys book" totality full of science fiction lingo and that I was going to probably struggle through it. I was wrong though and not just in a small way but in one of the biggest ways possible. Saxton wrote a very gusty in your face distopian thriller that not only takes you on the thrilling ride as the characters fight for not only there survival but for their very existence. Under that he also makes a statement about social behavior and how one person treats another person can shape  the way that one thinks.  Rebellion takes it to the extreme but it makes one think.

Vincent Black is every girls dream if you like the bad boy persona with the heart of gold type.  One by one as the characters came into the story, I found myself relating to a character or thinking so and so is just like them. Even though their world is getting turned upside down  these characters stick together not only to save themselves but because its the right thing to do to save whom they can. 

I guess Rebellion could be categorized as a good vs evil but I feel that there is much more to it  its more about human nature. I was very honored to be  able to read  Rebellion and I can't not wait to read 2 and 3 in this Trilogy.

To purchase 7 Scorpions: Rebellion go to Amazon.