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A review by thepagelady
The Happiest Girl in the World by Alena Dillon
3.0
For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics are the reason for everything. It’s why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs.
For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it’s why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It’s why, when Sera’s best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the Olympic Team, Sera denies what she knows about his treatments, thus preserving favor.
Their friendship shatters. But Sera protected her dream—didn’t she?
Sera doubles down, taping broken toes, numbing torn muscles, and pouring her family’s resources into the sport. Soon she isn’t training for the love of gymnastics. She’s training to make her disloyalty worthwhile.
No matter the cost.
Thank you, Goodreads and William Morrow for the chance to read The Happiest Girl in the World!
“{We treated sex the same way we treated anger and sadness; by ignoring it completely. If our hand was forced, we came at it sideways, using euphemism. But now we were looking at it directly,}”
This was a delightful book. I like that while I was reading it; the story felt like a real-life story, not just something made up. Some topics that are discussed in this book are some things we hope as a parent or even when I was a young girl that you never have to deal with. It’s sad, but a factual event that happens these days. Even the part of her mom pushing her. It's sad to say that I've seen that as well. The book was wonderful; I have read nothing else by Alena Dillion, but I look forward to getting to read some more work by her. Happy reading everyone!
For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it’s why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It’s why, when Sera’s best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the Olympic Team, Sera denies what she knows about his treatments, thus preserving favor.
Their friendship shatters. But Sera protected her dream—didn’t she?
Sera doubles down, taping broken toes, numbing torn muscles, and pouring her family’s resources into the sport. Soon she isn’t training for the love of gymnastics. She’s training to make her disloyalty worthwhile.
No matter the cost.
Thank you, Goodreads and William Morrow for the chance to read The Happiest Girl in the World!
“{We treated sex the same way we treated anger and sadness; by ignoring it completely. If our hand was forced, we came at it sideways, using euphemism. But now we were looking at it directly,}”
This was a delightful book. I like that while I was reading it; the story felt like a real-life story, not just something made up. Some topics that are discussed in this book are some things we hope as a parent or even when I was a young girl that you never have to deal with. It’s sad, but a factual event that happens these days. Even the part of her mom pushing her. It's sad to say that I've seen that as well. The book was wonderful; I have read nothing else by Alena Dillion, but I look forward to getting to read some more work by her. Happy reading everyone!