alittlebitheather 's review for:

Tumbling by Caela Carter

3.0

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I didn't go into this book expecting too much; mostly a guilty pleasure read for me. I liked the premise behind it (Olympic gymnastic hopefuls competing for their shot at glory), but the story came to be kind of predictable and it wasn't too hard to figure out how this book would end. Tumbling did have some bursts of great writing when the author narrated a particular girl's gymnastics routine, but overall, this book wasn't anything too special for me. I could have also done with a few less characters; while eventually I got to the point where I could distinguish the five girls, there was this overtone of self doubt in all of them that sounded very one note. If you're looking for a book that's a pretty quick and easy read, this will do the trick.