Beyond the Breakwater by Radclyffe
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Book Reviews of Beyond the Breakwater
Book Review: Worthy sequel, 3-1/2 stars
Summary: 4 Stars
The first book in this series is one of my favorite. In Tory King and Reese Conlon Radclyffe created a couple of wonderful characters with desires and fears, passion and integrity. Setting their story in Provincetown, a setting the author has affection for and experience with, just lends the novel an additional layer.
This book picks up two years after Safe Harbor concluded, and finds our protagonists starting up a family. Tory's injury takes such a back seat, it may as well be nonexistent, which was a little bit of an adjustment, but as she deals with the issues of her pregnancy we are still carried along on a familiar journey with this duo, one where Tory worries about the physical dangers inherent in Reese's job, and Reese worries about the medical mysteries affecting Tory over which she has no control.
I really enjoy these early Provincetown books for their focus on these two main characters. However, we get a lot more action regarding the couple of Bri and Carre. Radclyffe has a way of bringing more and more focus on the peripheral characters in her series. But we get to know them in a much more limited manner, and often lacking any backstory, when compared to the main characters, so it's always a little awkward for me. And we get a lot of Bri, but less of Carre, though I was relieved when we finally did get a little more depth with Carre.
Bri is an interesting compliment yet foil to the earnest and honorable Reese. She has a completely different background, but the same caretaker butch tendencies Reese has. She spends too much time being stupid due to her own misguided perspective and tendencies for her to really be endearing to me. But I try really hard to give her the benefit of the doubt because of the affection Reese and Tory have for her. I was more at peace with her by the end of the book, but it's not as enjoyable for me to read a book where I want to throttle a main character half the time.
In summary: good Reese and Tory action as they work to expand their family, and even confront some loose ends in their pasts; too much stupid!Bri and not enough cool!Bri, but some welcome depth for Carre. Well worth the read overall.
Book Review: Great Installment -Exceptional Series
Summary: 5 Stars
Radcylffe rarely disappoints her readers, I think across the board all of her books are great--the p-town series is exceptional in my opinion. Radcylffe's understanding and care for the characters pours from the pages of this novel and every novel in the series. In short, you won't be disappointed and if you are--well, that's what you get for following the crowd and taking someone elses opinion over your own! Book Review: P-Town Series
Summary: 5 Stars
I read these out of order because I didn't know they were a series. I loved re-reading them in order, just to see how the main characters found each other in the beginning. Now their story means even more.Book Review: PTown Romance & Drama
Summary: 5 Stars
Back in P-Town for the sequel of "Safe Harbor", Reece Conlon has a new recruit under her wings. Bri Parker, the sheriff's daughter has returned home to join the law enforcement unit of P-Town.
Her partner, Caroline has gone to France for a year of education for her degree. They are missing each other and stupid crap starts happening making them doubt each other because they don't get the big picture.
Tory is pregnant and still hold down her practice. Reece is working hard on training with Bri; preparing herself for their new bundle of joy; and keeping watch over P-Town.
There's lots of hot action in this sequel.
Book Review: Beyond the Norm
Summary: 5 Stars
The plot of this book is as described elsewhere.
Whether you read Radclyffe's series books, like the Justice series or the Honor series or the Provincetown series, or you read one of her stand-alone romances, you can not go wrong.
I have been reading lesbian fiction for many years, and can honestly say that I have never come across a writer that has so affected me. Her characters are strong, intelligent, and romantic. Naysayers will say that Radclyffe's characters are too perfect almost never flawed - either in looks or character. That may be true, but aren't you tired of the genre's penchant for ordinary? Radclyffe's characters are always enchanting, intoxicating, enticing, and intense. The stories, particularly in the series books, are all first class. Most of her series books are page-turners. And in two of the books, I actually turned to the last page to make sure that the main characters survived - something I never do.
Radclyffe let us believe, at least for the duration of each of her books, that the grand passion, the true love, the happy-ever-after are all possible. She lets us believe that being a strong, intelligent woman does not mean that we will be alone and/or isolated.
The only caveat I have is to read the series books in order. And if you enjoy watching a writer grow, then read the non-series books in the order they were written and watch Radclyffe's talent grow before your very eyes.