Break the Fall: A blog tour post
To celebrate the release of Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli, here's my stop on the #AusYABloggers blog tour! To see more reviews from this tour- click here!
Before we start content warning: This book deals with drugs and sexual abuse.
Here's a brief synopsis:
A fiercely told survivorship novel about one girl's determination to push her body to win gold at the Olympics, and the power of uniting as women to speak out.
The only thing seventeen-year-old Audrey Lee dreams about is swinging her way to Olympic glory. Nothing is going to stop her, not even the agony in her back. Every spasm and ache will be worth it once she has that gold medal around her neck.
But none of her training prepares her for her coach being led away in handcuffs, accused by a fellow gymnast of the unthinkable. No one knows what, or who to believe and Audrey's teammates go into meltdown.
As the Olympic torch closes in, Audrey has no idea who to trust, let alone what life holds after her final dismount. The only thing she can do is hope that in the end, belief in herself and what's left of her team, will be enough for gold.
The only thing seventeen-year-old Audrey Lee dreams about is swinging her way to Olympic glory. Nothing is going to stop her, not even the agony in her back. Every spasm and ache will be worth it once she has that gold medal around her neck.
But none of her training prepares her for her coach being led away in handcuffs, accused by a fellow gymnast of the unthinkable. No one knows what, or who to believe and Audrey's teammates go into meltdown.
As the Olympic torch closes in, Audrey has no idea who to trust, let alone what life holds after her final dismount. The only thing she can do is hope that in the end, belief in herself and what's left of her team, will be enough for gold.
My review:
This book was a gripping story from cover to cover! I personally loved the portrayal of real-world topics within this book, and I found that Audrey Lee was someone I was cheering for from the get go.
Iacopelli wrote in a way that made me, a very unsporty individual, understand gymnastics in a way that made me feel like I was also a part of the team. Speaking about the team, I found the team true to life- with rivalries, the seperating, and the camaraderie. The way certain members of the team reacts to what happens to the coach shows that you're often not alone if you've been abused. Jennifer handled the sexual abuse aspect of this because with such sensitivity and realistically- given that the gymnasts in the NYC team are all teens.
I felt like Audrey certainly pulls together her team together, even when each member had different ideas of what to do. I also loved the celebration of diversity that was mixed into this powerful book, and I loved that Audrey was also written in a way that showed that her chronic back pain wouldn't slow her down, cortisone or not.
Truly, this book did kick some butt!
Iacopelli wrote in a way that made me, a very unsporty individual, understand gymnastics in a way that made me feel like I was also a part of the team. Speaking about the team, I found the team true to life- with rivalries, the seperating, and the camaraderie. The way certain members of the team reacts to what happens to the coach shows that you're often not alone if you've been abused. Jennifer handled the sexual abuse aspect of this because with such sensitivity and realistically- given that the gymnasts in the NYC team are all teens.
I felt like Audrey certainly pulls together her team together, even when each member had different ideas of what to do. I also loved the celebration of diversity that was mixed into this powerful book, and I loved that Audrey was also written in a way that showed that her chronic back pain wouldn't slow her down, cortisone or not.
Truly, this book did kick some butt!
My rating for this book is 4/5
About the author:
Jennifer Iacopelli was born in New York and has no plans to leave, ever. Growing up, she read everything she could get her hands on, but her favorite authors were L.M. Montgomery and Frances Hodgson Burnett, both of whom wrote about kick-butt girls before it was cool for girls to be kick-butt. As a high school librarian, she frolics all day with her students, books and computers and writes at night while cheering on her beloved Yankees.
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Thanks to AusYABloggers for a copy of Break the Fall in exchange for a blog post! :)
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