Fated Love
by Radclyffe
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Author: RadclyffeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09
ISBN: 1933110058
Number of pages: 316
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
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Book Review: A Delicious Serving of Romance, "Straight" Up
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a big fan of Rad and "Fated Love" is one her best romances. Uber is absent, and that was welcome to me. The characters of Quinn and Honor are therefore built from the ground up and seemed fresh and new. They both have secrets but neither is "tortured and dark."
What keeps a writer's work in lesbian romance fresh, to me, is one of two things. Either she plays with the basic formula or she does the basic formula *really well.* To me, Radclyffe has done the basic formula *really well* in "Fated Love." So I'm puzzled by reviews that suggest this book "breaks" the romance formula. How so?
Two women meet, are undeniably attracted, but separated by a variety of factors. Over time they learn to respect, then to admire and like, and finally to admit to love. Together, they overcome the things that separate them. This journey is where all the fun is. This is the "straight up" romance plot of 80% of the lesbian romance books produced. The difference between novels is the writer's talent (Rad's is undeniable!) in breathing life into the story so that the reader experiences this familiar tale in a brand new way.
"Fated Love" follows this precise, tried-and-true journey. It does so consistently, with zest and eroticism, in an exciting, fast-paced setting. As with "Love's Tender Warriors" (same basic outline) Radclyffe knows how to form, stir up and satisfy our expectations. Her erotic scenes are powerful and realistic.
If anything, I liked "Fated Love" more than Warriors because the issues that separated Honor and Quinn were the kinds of things I, or any friend of mine, could be dealing with. Family concerns and health, career and outright terror to find yourself falling in love. They are Rad's usual strong-willed and extremely talented women, but both are fragile for different, realistic reasons. They are super women, but not superwomen.
There are so many novels out there that follow this formula and do it with tired, mechanical, uninspired, forgettable stories that use the basic formula in the most mediocre way. (There are a few writers who seem to do little more than search-and-replace to change the character and place names before they call it a brand new book!) Only a few can do the beloved, familiar romance formula again and again and each time tell a story that is fresh and entertaining. So perhaps that's why some feel "Fated Love" is not a formula romance -- where Rad has broken the rules is in doing the formula *really well.*
This *is* a formula romance for lesbians, and it's one of the really good ones. Good characters, exciting storytelling, excellent craftwomanship, hot sex and a truly believable conclusion. It's about as "straight" up as a lesbian romance can be!
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