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A review by lillyofthenally
Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
3.0
Great book.
I loved the characters, all of them.
I’m not sure between a 2 star rating or 3 star rating because even though the characters were great and the book was well written there’s so many things happening at once.
Hallie’s trials - the sexual harassment case - Avery’s ex - Avery’s failure at the trials - Jasmine’s marriage - Ryan’s Olympic background - Dimitri - mental health ....
I feel as though the author just didn’t know what to focus on and just threw everything in this book but didn’t give each problem enough time in the book.
At some points I totally forgot that Ryan too had a background in gymnastics and got to the olympics how could he not know about Dimitri beforehand
Also what happens with Dimitri in the end ?? What happened to the sexual harassment cases ? What happens to the foundation Yasmine and Avery started ?
I’ll also say that I didn’t feel enough chemistry between Avery and Ryan (maybe not at all?) a high-school crush that reappeared years later ?
I’m not much of a gymnastics enthusiast but I did enjoy reading the parts about Hallie’s routine and I did google a few things and watched some YouTube videos - quite interesting I’ll make sure to watch the 2021 olympics.
I’ll also add that I would read a sequel to this book - so that the author can give more details about how she’d solve all the problems she evoked in this book.
I loved the characters, all of them.
I’m not sure between a 2 star rating or 3 star rating because even though the characters were great and the book was well written there’s so many things happening at once.
Hallie’s trials - the sexual harassment case - Avery’s ex - Avery’s failure at the trials - Jasmine’s marriage - Ryan’s Olympic background - Dimitri - mental health ....
I feel as though the author just didn’t know what to focus on and just threw everything in this book but didn’t give each problem enough time in the book.
At some points I totally forgot that Ryan too had a background in gymnastics and got to the olympics how could he not know about Dimitri beforehand
Also what happens with Dimitri in the end ?? What happened to the sexual harassment cases ? What happens to the foundation Yasmine and Avery started ?
I’ll also say that I didn’t feel enough chemistry between Avery and Ryan (maybe not at all?) a high-school crush that reappeared years later ?
I’m not much of a gymnastics enthusiast but I did enjoy reading the parts about Hallie’s routine and I did google a few things and watched some YouTube videos - quite interesting I’ll make sure to watch the 2021 olympics.
I’ll also add that I would read a sequel to this book - so that the author can give more details about how she’d solve all the problems she evoked in this book.