Head Over Heels

I\’ll start by saying that I bought this book because it\’s a July selection for Book of the Month. It wasn\’t my top choice, but the preview was interesting enough that I thought it would be worth buying. I am not interested in most sports, but I have loved women\’s gymnastics ever since the 1996 Olympics. I follow collegiate gymnastics and women\’s gymnastics is my favorite competition of the summer Olympics. It is one of the minor tragedies of the global pandemic that we\’re not getting to enjoy the Olympics this summer. This book in a very tiny way filled a little bit of that void for me. That being said, this book would probably not have held my interest if I were not interested in gymnastics. It\’s a good book, but it\’s pretty straightforward. There\’s no intricate plot here or major twists to be found. The characters themselves are not overly complex, either, but it\’s such a light read does it really matter? The book does deal with some current issues such as abuse of young female athletes and the #MeToo movement, but it neither adds much to the plot or contributes anything new to the real-life conversation. Still, I enjoyed this book for what it was. It\’s light and fluffy and exactly what I needed right now in a book. It only took me a couple of days to read it and I don\’t regret the time spent! If, like me, you enjoy gymnastics and/or watching the summer Olympics, you will probably enjoy Head Over Heels.

As a child of the 90s this story was so nostalgic. I grew Up in the generation of the 1996 USA gymnastics. This story had amazing insight and hit on numerous Heavy subjects, shedding light on subjects people don’t typically like to discuss. Hannah Orenstein produced a knock out. This book has all the feels. Gymnastics. Mental health. Love. Second chances. Love. It didn’t disappoint

Absolutely perfect beach read! This was incredibly fun to read, I had to finish it in just one day. Excellent character development, Avery felt so real and believable in her struggles and how she grew. I’d say the author was well researched, but no need to research as it’s clear her passion for the sport shone through. The level of subject matter expertise for the sport was present, though it was written in a way that I could still understand the technical terms so I can paint a picture of the gymnastics in my mind. Overall, such a fun book that allowed me to escape our reality of 2020 and go to a more fun place.

Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein ⭐⭐⭐⭐ After a break up with her live-in boyfriend, former gymnastics Olympic hopeful Avery moves back to her hometown to start over. Soon Avery finds herself working to help train a new gymnast with Olympic dreams. Side by side with her former crush Ryan. Sparks fly, along with a scandal in the gymnastics community. Head Over Heels was a fun, fast, easy read. I loved seeing Avery grow as a person and professionally.

Hannah Orenstein\’s best yet! This book hit the sweet spot of being a light read while still having lots of heart. The author\’s deep knowledge of the gymnastics world shows through and she handles the delicate topic of abuse in the sport very responsibly. I was rooting for the main character Avery all the way through and appreciated living for a while in a world where 2020 was a normal year where the Olympics took place and not the dumpster fire it actually is!

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