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yashitak's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really like this book. It included many aspects of Audreys life that I never knew existed. Something that I thought should have been given more attention to was the relationship between Audrey and Leo which was supposed to be a focus of this book. In addition, I felt that since many people dot do Gymnastics the moves were a little bit confusing but was not something that I needed to know to move forward on the plot it just would have been nice to know a bit more. In addition the truth that they uncover about Emma was clearly foreshadowed in a line that Coach Gibson said to Audrey so it was a little predictable. Otherwise this book was just perfection and told the tale of Audrey's journey through the olympics perfectly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape
abmcarthur's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
hbrown's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
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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