Review~ Lessons in Falling

Lessons in Falling
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Published: February 7, 2017
ONE TUMBLE CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING LESSON ONE: Playing it safe beats taking chances. After an injury ends Savannah’s dream of a college gymnastics scholarship, she quits. Despite her parents’ protests, she won’t risk breaking her body—and heart—again. LESSON TWO: Catch your best friend when she falls—or regret it forever. Rules are meant to be broken, according to Savannah’s best friend, Cassie—and it’s more fun to break them together. But when Cassie attempts suicide, Savannah’s left wondering how…

I enjoyed this story very much. There were a lot of little things going on throughout, but it all came back to Savannah learning to trust herself and figuring out her own dreams and future.

The relationship between Savannah and Marcos was sweet and he was good for her and helped her get past her fear. There were points where their relationship felt rushed and others where it felt slow, but overall they supported each other when needed.

The other relationship I really liked was Savannah’s friendship with Emery. While it could be said that they were competing for the same thing, there was no real sense of competition between them and they were so encouraging and supportive of each other. And Emery never gave up on Savannah.

Savannah’s relationship with her family is good, though things with her dad felt a little strained at times. Overall she had a close and supportive family.

The friend group that Savannah develops with Marcos’s friends is really sweet too. Having her boyfriend’s best friends accept her and make her feel included is important. And I loved how Andreas kept her updated when something happened to Marcos.

The most complicated relationship, and I believe the main plot for this book, is Savannah’s friendship with her best friend Cassie. Perhaps it was foreshadowing, but the dynamics between them felt off from the beginning. Savannah constantly caved to Cassie’s desires, even so far as her name was concerned (Savannah uses her middle name because Cassie didn’t like her first name, Kaitlyn or “Katie”).

All in all this was a great read!

Disclaimer: I received a DRC through Net Galley on behalf of the publishers for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are my own.