Break The Fall
An elite gymnastics YA sports romance by author of Finding Her Edge, Netflix global hit
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
FROM THE AUTHOR OF FINDING HER EDGE - NETFLIX NO.1 IN 20 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE!
SEASON 2 IS COMING!
A high-stakes YA sports romance following a gymnast caught between her head, her heart and the biggest prize of all. Perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Lynn Painter.
A year ago, Audrey Lee was recovering from surgery; now she's made the US national team. She's about to take part in the competition of a lifetime when horrifying news rips through her squad, threatening to tear them apart.
Audrey is desperate to take her mind off the shocking scandal, and then she meets sweet, charming Leo - the one person she can't get close to until after the games. The chemistry between them is impossible to ignore, but so is the fact he's the son of her new coach. Will Audrey tumble towards her podium dreams or into Leo's arms?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this timely novel by Iacopelli (the Outer Banks Tennis Academy series), 17-year-old Korean-American gymnast Audrey Lee, working to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in spite of recent back surgery, finds her lifetime dream on the line for complex reasons. One day after qualifying to represent the U.S., Audrey's team gets the astonishing news that one of their members has been suspended for doping. Several days later, they learn that their coach has been arrested for allegedly falsifying those drug results and sexually abusing the same girl. Tension builds as the athletes' training team is fired and the young women begin working under a new coach with unorthodox methods, including visualization. Plagued by back pain and constantly worrying that every routine might be her last, Audrey's emotional roller coaster grows more turbulent when she's forced to put her budding romance with her new coach's son on hold. Detailed descriptions of training sessions and step-by-step accounts of gymnastics routines combine with #MeToo considerations and dramatic friendship shifts to create a fraught behind-the-scenes look at the lives of young Olympic hopefuls. Particularly compelling is the international female gymnasts' demonstration of unity against sexual harassment, a show of empowerment in every arena. Ages 12 up.)
