High Intensity

by Belle Reilly

Veronique "Ricky" Bouchard is a mountaineer that is hired to guide six people to the top of Mt. Everest. Allison Peabody, a stockbroker from Manhattan, is one of the climbers. Allison has always played by the rules and is looking for excitement in her life because she feels suffocated by the facade. Ricky is a loner who is at first put off by Allison, but that changes over their two month adventure.

Genres: Lesbian

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Belle Reilly is the author of four published novels. She is also very popular online author under the name of Bel-Wah.

Reviews

[Verónica Díaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

El puntaje es más que 4 estrellas. ya que me gustó y mucho, sobre todo por como te ingresa a un mundo que para mi era totalmente desconocido,la manera en que está narrado permite que vayas aprendiendo y conociendo cosas sin dejar de lado la trama principal.
Algo a tener en cuenta y que trae un aire fresco diferenciandola de la mayoría de las historias de temática lésbica es que el libro no se basa en contar la historia de amor sino que ella queda relegada a un segundo plano haciendo hincapié en la travesía para llegar a la cima del Everest así como en todo lo que provoca en la vida de cada uno de los personajes.

Deja alguna punta suelta en relación a como terminan ciertos personajes pero nada que le quite mérito.

Una cosa es segura yo nunca podría embarcarme en algo así por lo cual me resulta admirable el espíritu y la fuerza de voluntad de todos los que se dedican a eso.

[Wonko · Rating 5 out of 5]

This really hit the spot, ngl.

[Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having read two similar books recently (lesbo love on Everest) I felt this one did much better with the technical aspects and most importantly didn't steal content from the internet! However the love part of the story was very clichéd, with the hate to love thing happening very quickly and there were typical fade to black sex scenes which is always unsatisfying.
The book was doing really well at describing a semi plausible attempt on Everest by amateurs, until unnecessary drama was added by oxygen bottles mysteriously disappearing from the South Summit (WHY?) and a terrible storm that cropped up OUT OF NOWHERE! There were also the slightly less annoying 'undisclosed medical condition' and 'we set off too late on our summit bid' tropes. Of course this meant deaths and a heroic rescue attempt and some miscommunication and standard overused plot developments.
In general though it was an enjoyable read, but I didn't care about either of the main characters or their relationship much.

[Julieta Steyr · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will tell you frankly what the majority dislike about this story: the lack of description in the sex scenes. For some strange reason (voyeurism actually), they love to get between the sheets, forgetting that this is a non-erotic romance book.
It's a good story, maybe it fails in technicalities but it has informed me of many things that I didn't know like the bottleneck in Hillary Step of Mount Everest. Yeah, it's real. And, of course, it has a few moments of action that we anticipate due to the crassness and neglect of some in the expedition group.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book 4 stars because the technical and historical content was fantastic. The fictional story would probably be a 3-3 1/2 stars. I didn't quite feel the relationship between the two main characters as much as I would have liked. I was also slightly disappointed at the end when I felt like there was not resolution between Ricky and a couple of the other characters. As stated, though, the technical information was top notch. If you are looking for an honest look at what climbing Everest is about, read this book.

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic read from start to finish. On the edge of your seat, Intense. One of my all time top Ten Favorites...