Beyond the Point

 Shirley J.                 Adult Fiction                                                Female cadets at West Point

Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson   528 pages

This is the story of three female cadets at West Point.   They initially start off awkwardly, sort of competitive since having been athletes in high-school but things don't always stay the way they once were and not every athlete continues on to compete.   Not every tender hearted person can stay sheltered from the bad things that happen in life and just because someone starts off with a leg up in life sometimes they grow and blossom from there and sometimes things just don't fall into place like the original plan.   This story starts out with 3 young women from completely different backgrounds who find out just how tough and rigorous military life can be, who end up forging a forever across the miles and ghosting that comes along, they are still resilient together.    A really good gripping story that explains why the tough talker might just be covering low self-esteem, the perfect life can shatter like glass in an instant and the dream job doesn't always bring all the dreams come true.  I recommend this to teens on up.