Do you like action-filled books with unexpected events and a story about acceptance? If you do then you will love the book ¨Combat Zone¨ by Patrick Jones.
¨Combat Zone¨ takes place in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, and is set around a Highschool Senior Justin, and his Navy Seal dad Colonel Edwin Ladd. Justin has been raised by his father since he was young and was taught what was right and what was wrong, and how to be an honorable navy seal. Justin looks up to him as his hero and role model, but later questions if his dad is really his hero or not when he finds out he is gay. Throughout the book, Justin faces the truth that his father is gay and tries to deny the fact because it would go against everything Justin believes. Justin is devastated by the news of his father and throughout the book goes on mini rampages out of nowhere such as running away from home and fighting in school. Eventually, Justin has to make up his mind and accept that his lifelong hero is gay or find a way to change his father.
Throughout this book, Justin is faced with the fact that he will have to accept the fact that his father is gay. Through this, the theme of acceptance is portrayed. Justin has to accept something that is hard for him to comprehend and has to accept that when there is something you don't like you can't run away from it. With the help of his friend, Eric Justin learns how to accept his father, and realizes that his friends will not look at him differently.
I found this book enjoyable because it was action filled and made me want to keep reading. This book was filled with action and unexpected events, such as when Justin went on one of his rampages or when Justin found his dad was gay. This book was straight to the point and didn't take forever to get to a part of the action. One thing I didn't like about this book was how short it was, I wish it would have been longer so it include more activities and events, and give a little background on Justin and his dad.
I recommend this novel because it is an action-packed novel with
a lot of unexpected events taking place, but it is a short novel, and a lot of the events that happen in the novel happen fast without much leading up to them, so I would recommend this book to someone that likes to read shorter novels and likes action-packed novels. ( )