Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli

I literally have no idea where to even begin praising this book. Break the Fall, by Jennifer Iacopelli, was an absolutely boosting story with mentions and topics of sisterhood, teamwork, and friendship, along with a few more touchy subjects like abuse and harassment. This book had literally no flaws and imperfections, and it had a great plot and a light romance that made me smile. I adored it will all of my heart and it would be like the first book I would recommend to people looking for books with sports and teamwork, along with the strikingly true reality of politics and abuse that could possibly ruin lives.

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Audrey, or Rey, was the main protagonist, who was both seriously awesome and relatable. Though it was a fictional story, I really felt the pain that she did as she was fighting and competing for one of the scarce spots for the Olympics. I thought that she was even braver by not letting the fear and pain control her decisions. She was also fiercely adamant when one of her friends needed help or was in massive trouble, and she would try to do anything that could stop, or at least postpone their danger or trouble. Audrey’s ambitions overcame her flaws and I absolutely loved that fact where she could do rash things for anyone she cared about, and the powerful female friendships were absolutely amazing.

Despite the fact that I was slightly confused by the ‘gymnastics speak’ or the book, which was just talking about scoring or flips and moves, I still loved it immensely. Frankly, it did take me a large period of time to shake out all of the kinks and confusing parts of the gymnastic speak, but by the end, I was able to understand a little bit of the lingo, and overall, it was a tense, exciting match between Audrey and her friends and teammates.

I also thought that the book would fit into a feel-good category. The romance was light, nothing too extreme (which is often the case in most of the books I read) and I found myself more into the plot than the romance (surprising, right? I usually love romance!) because it was kind of distracting, despite the vital part it played in building the small climactic middle and end. Fortunately, it did play a good part into building Audrey’s character arcs, so at least that wasn’t too bad of a romance, right?

Jennifer Iacopelli’s writing was stunning, vividly inspiring to striving writers everywhere, and I would love for someone to read this book with me so we can discuss. This book was absolutely powerful, and I hope everyone will have the chance to read it once they read my review!