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daralexandria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
stvnskp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder
marpaige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
atxshopgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexual assault
bibliocinephile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It's very weird to put someone fictional into real events and to have them swirl around her. I went back and forth between liking and disliking that. Overall it's very well
paved and extremely captivating, as well as honest about elite sports. The one thing I hated was the adult style narration when she was supposed to be 11 years old
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, and Child abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
danileah07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
onkenzisshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- Reading this during the Olympics was perfect timing, especially with Simone Biles dropping out to focus on her health - this felt like the background information we didn't know we needed.
- I liked how this followed true events and real people - inspired by the events of Larry Nassar and the Karolyi Ranch were changed, but we got real names like Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman and how they dealt with abuse.
- I loved how much I hated the characters - I loved them when I was supposed to love them and hated them when I was supposed to hate them, but the emotion behind all of that was so real and so raw.
- I just love reading about this sport in general and all the hard, sometimes horrible work that goes into it.
What I Didn't Like/Wanted More Of:
- The writing style felt rushed and a little juvenile.
- I wanted more detail - this story felt very "tell" rather than "show"
You Should Read If You Like:
- Watching the gymnasts on the Olympics!
- Powerful femininity.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
pandaplantain's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder
jillterry22's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
My only complaint would be that the ending felt rushed. I feel like we didn't get a resolve in Sera's character development. The story ended with a nice bow and just ended. I wish the author would have given more a dynamic ending and more final character development to Sera.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders