Breakfall The Fall Trilogy Book 1 edition by Kate Pavelle Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Fall Trilogy Book One
Sexual assault doesn't discriminate. Aikido instructor Sean Gallaway learns that when he falls prey to a violent stalker. Asbjorn Lund, a karate sensei on campus and a Navy vet, yearns to teach Sean how to survive. How to overcome. How to recover. Sean feels hunted and alone as the stalker escalates, testing his boundaries. With the entire dojo at his back, Sean resolves to play bait. He will catch the predator stalking him and reclaim his sense of self if it's the last thing he does. Yet Sean's hunger for justice clashes with Asbjorn's protective streak, and their budding romance might not survive their war of wills.
Breakfall The Fall Trilogy Book 1 edition by Kate Pavelle Literature Fiction eBooks
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Breakfall The Fall Trilogy Book 1 edition by Kate Pavelle Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This was very, very, very well done!
The first part of this book explains a whole lot of the differences between a variety of martial arts and it was both intriguing and highly informative. Not to mention it was an eye opener for it also made clear a whole lot of questions I had. Then there was the narrative - spread throughout - on breakfall, or, how to break a fall.
Breakfall is one of the most basic of moves in any martial art practice and to perfect it is to mean not only preventing yourself from any serious trauma during a fall, it also is a means of survival for it teaches the body to trust in itself and curl up in defense - not as a sign of submission or cowardice or fear. Unfortunately, this one basic move is something perfected by Sean and yet he forgot to trust.
Breakfall by Kate Pavelle is the story of two men who practice different martial arts styles. Sean is a Aikido sensei and teaches his students the art as it should apply in life be calm and avoid violence but always be on the ready. Asbjorn is a Karate sensei and other forms. A Navy veteran, he may still be a student at MIT just like Sean, but his experience on tour and as a team leader honed not only his craft but his reflexes and his way of thinking. The two meet when Asbjorn decides to learn the art of breaking his fall properly. At first they just become friends, studied the arts together and eventually became sparring partners. As they get closer together, their natural dominant natures not only get their nurturing instincts to rise but their instinct to be independent and be the 'alpha male' rose as well .
The first clash of personalities happen when Asbjorn gets hurt in a fight and when Sean's over protectiveness gets nerve wracking for someone like Asbjorn who is highly independent. When Sean is assaulted by a violent stalker, Asbjorn comes in to rescue just like a knight in shining armor - something that Sean is both grateful for yet resentful of. Now the tables have turned and both do not know how to handle them. Misunderstandings and miscommunication almost overwhelm their budding relationship and it is only through the help of others that they are finally able to break away the mis- in the trust and they learn to break the falls within their relationships.
This was a stunning read and I must admit to losing a bit of sleep over this for the images were just so true and real. I saw the sensei warring over the insecure men. I saw the need for nurturing versus the need to show outward strength. The juxtapositions these men find themselves in is very real and understandably confusing.
If there is one thing I will have to point out as a negative on this book (NOTE this is NOT a negative for me!) is the narrative on the intricacies of martial arts. This information is not for everyone, especially as not everyone is familiar with it. What I can honestly say is this be patient, read the necessary narratives and then integrate it into how the relationship between Asbjorn and Sean develops. It is key! Breaking the falls within relationships gets it going stronger for a long, long time. Failure to do so would mean a break up.
Fantastic book! Can't wait for the second and third installments!
I admit starting this book with some trepidation, because of the assault that is central to the plot of recovering trust in oneself, one's skills, and in others. I’ve read other work from this author and trusted her to carry me through difficult territory.
I am glad I read this book.
The two MCs are masters of different martial arts, and the differences in the forms’ philosophies are central to the conflict between the men, and the difficulties they have with each other and with events. Aikido, Sean’s discipline, promotes calm and defense, where Asbjorn’s karate and military background make the attack equally important. As he points out to Sean, you can’t expect the opponent to stay within your preferred style.
And unfortunately, the opponent doesn’t. Sean’s skills become the equivalent of bringing a knife to a gunfight it doesn’t matter how good he is at what he does. Here’s where I have to admit to skimming, because I could not read the assault scene all the way through, for my own peace of mind, but I stayed with the story and with Sean and his aftermath. He’s got severe struggles with doubt over his skills and the rightness of his philosophy, and it’s as if he’s having a religious crisis of faith. He’s followed all the rules, lived correctly, done the right things, learned the skills perfectly, and still this terrible thing happened. His constant rehash of what his sensei would think, what he would approve of or disapprove of, was like endless pacing of the tiger in the cage, no way out within the structure of the cage of discipline. If the tiger grew wings, the tiger could escape into the sky. Sean has to find his “wings”, the flexibility to learn skills not found in aikido, and the mental wherewithal to use them. I got the distinct feeling the sensei had never been confronted with a real enemy.
Asbjorn has, and doesn’t mind using any trick or tool in his more aggressive repertory to defend, and if needed, to attack. He’s a 4th dan black belt and still considers that sometimes the right move is calling in air support or dialing 911. He’s a rock for Sean, who isn’t at all used to being supported, and Asbjorn’s oddly virginal for someone this comfortable with his sexuality, though the reality of being in the military encouraged him to keep a lid on his activities. This sense of inexperience led to my raised eyebrow at an event toward the end of the book, even though it was a reasonable thing to try.
Sean’s planning to date sensei’s sister, giving the feeling that he’s interested in sensei but at one remove. After the attack, Sean feels safer in being with a partner who doesn’t need to be protected (though Sister would probably demonstrate a few swift kicks at that thought).That's my thought, not something the author said, but Sean's never had a male lover until now.
Sean and Asbjorn do a delicate dance of respecting autonomy, finding confidence, and catching the perp, complicated by idiotic remarks from third parties. Sean’s on the wrong end of a lot of cultural assumptions about what happened to him (including inside his own head), and he deals with it by finding his strength in various places, including in bed with Asbjorn, who respects his boundaries there. I found this perfectly believable. Asbjorn’s torn between wanting to protect, defend, support, and not smother, and if he doesn’t always do it well, he’s trying. It’s rugged going, and when it seems like he can’t make it work with Sean even on the level of basic courtesy, it’s a very dark moment.
The author gives us a very rich and detailed world, letting us feel the gym mats rubbed with the sweat from a thousand falls, the tang of the air over the Charles River in the early morning, and the rasp of body hair under a lover’s hands. The detail of the martial arts is probably at the level of oxygen to practitioners, although it’s more strong perfume to those of us who think the aikido trousers are really palazzo pants. The style is fluid enough to drag me through the forest of unfamiliar terms.
The ending has hope, sweetness, and the promise of another Sean and Asbjorn book that comes like a blow to the face. I can’t wait.
An okay book.
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