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jeanettesreadingcorner's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
“What if we all wear teal eyeshadow?”
“Teal?” she asks, after a moment, wrinkling her nose. “It represents sexual assault awareness. I could give everyone an awesome cat eye too to make it really pop.” Emma stares at me for a second. Finally, a slow smile appears on her face. “That’s actually a really good idea.” •••
“We heard what you said, and it’s perfect,” Chelsea says, and Dani nods, suspiciously wiping quickly at her eyes.”
- Jennifer Iacopelli, Break the Fall 🤸🏻♀️💙
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Hi, readers!! Here is my book review for Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli. I really enjoyed this suspenseful and empowering book. An amazing YA sports romance book!
- It’s so good! It’s relatively fast paced and it makes me want to keep reading every time. It’s so hard to put down this book!
- The romance between Audrey and Leo is so cute. The chemistry was there from the beginning and I ate it up. I love that the romance didn’t take away from the plot and storyline. Leo is so kind and funny, so supportive and respectful to Audrey. Their first kiss scene was perfect!
- The way Audrey, Emma, Chelsea, and Dani support each other was amazing to see. It makes the reader feel like they are part of the team too! Including teal into their makeup looks was simple but impactful. Teal is on the cover as well which is so fitting for the story. What happens to the girls is written in a realistic and sensible manner.
- I felt weird and creep vibes from Christopher Gibson from the beginning.
“Teal?” she asks, after a moment, wrinkling her nose. “It represents sexual assault awareness. I could give everyone an awesome cat eye too to make it really pop.” Emma stares at me for a second. Finally, a slow smile appears on her face. “That’s actually a really good idea.” •••
“We heard what you said, and it’s perfect,” Chelsea says, and Dani nods, suspiciously wiping quickly at her eyes.”
- Jennifer Iacopelli, Break the Fall 🤸🏻♀️💙
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Hi, readers!! Here is my book review for Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli. I really enjoyed this suspenseful and empowering book. An amazing YA sports romance book!
- It’s so good! It’s relatively fast paced and it makes me want to keep reading every time. It’s so hard to put down this book!
- The romance between Audrey and Leo is so cute. The chemistry was there from the beginning and I ate it up. I love that the romance didn’t take away from the plot and storyline. Leo is so kind and funny, so supportive and respectful to Audrey. Their first kiss scene was perfect!
- The way Audrey, Emma, Chelsea, and Dani support each other was amazing to see. It makes the reader feel like they are part of the team too! Including teal into their makeup looks was simple but impactful. Teal is on the cover as well which is so fitting for the story. What happens to the girls is written in a realistic and sensible manner.
- I felt weird and creep vibes from Christopher Gibson from the beginning.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship
charlottereadsthings's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Jennifer Iacopelli's young adult novel, Break The Fall, follows a girl calles Audrey who is on track to win big at the olympics. But that dream is put in danger when it's discovered that their coach has taken advantage of one of her teammates.
Given the recent revelations from real world gymnastics associations and sexual assault allegations, this book hit even harder. But what I found interesting was the framing: the story initicially focuses on the allegations against the coach but that quickly moves to background noise as the focus is pushed to the girls trying to get their big win. At first I wasn't sure about this, but the futher I read, the more it made sense. The story is about the girls rising up and achieving greatness, reclaiming their stories and therefore the narrative.
Iacopelli's passion for Gymnastics really comes through and it's clear the love she had for this story and the olympics.
However, I found the story really start to stagnate because, apart from Audrey's back injury being a "will it won't it fail" moment, there wasn't much else going on.
Given the recent revelations from real world gymnastics associations and sexual assault allegations, this book hit even harder. But what I found interesting was the framing: the story initicially focuses on the allegations against the coach but that quickly moves to background noise as the focus is pushed to the girls trying to get their big win. At first I wasn't sure about this, but the futher I read, the more it made sense. The story is about the girls rising up and achieving greatness, reclaiming their stories and therefore the narrative.
Iacopelli's passion for Gymnastics really comes through and it's clear the love she had for this story and the olympics.
However, I found the story really start to stagnate because, apart from Audrey's back injury being a "will it won't it fail" moment, there wasn't much else going on.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Emotional abuse
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
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