Review : Spinning

Spinning by Tillie Walden

Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Graphic Novel, Sport, Figure Skating,

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Poignant and captivating, Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir, Spinning, captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know.

It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark.

Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again.

She was good. She won. And she hated it.

For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden's life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. It was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family. But over time, as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life, and whether all the work was worth it given the reality: that she, and her friends on the figure skating team, were nowhere close to Olympic hopefuls. It all led to one question: What was the point?The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she'd outgrown her passion--and she finally needed to find her own voice.

I think I first heard this book through a booktuber that is what had drawn me to this book. Plus its a graphic novel so I figured what the heck and decided to pick this book up. Thing is as much as I keep hearing people talk about it I didn't find myself enjoying the book. So what I didn't realize was that this book was a memoir and I'm not into books like that. If I would've known I would'nt had picked this book up. Overall it was okay, maybe two stars for me, I just doing think that this book was for me.

Tour / Review : Crossing the Ice

Crossing the Ice by Jennifer Comeaux 

(Ice #1)
Publication date: August 2nd 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult

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Synopsis:

Falling hard never felt so good.

Pair skaters Courtney and Mark have one shot left at their Olympic dream. They vow not to let anything get in their way, especially not Josh and Stephanie, the wealthy and talented brother and sister team.

The heart doesn’t always listen to reason, though…

The more time Courtney spends with sweet, shy Josh, the harder she falls for him. But they are on opposite sides of the competition, and their futures are headed in opposite directions. Will their friendship blossom into more or are their paths too different to cross?

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This is the first book in the ICE series. The series continues with book #2, LOSING THE ICE.

Review:

Courtney and Mark have their sights set on the Olympics. Problem is one of their main competitors bother and sister team Stephanie and Josh is training with their coach. Josh has always been such a quiet guy and Stephanie well, very much like her mother. Not someone you want to mess with. The more they see each other the more their feelings are revealed. Josh and Courtney will try to make things work but in the end they are just competitors going against each other for that spot in the olympics, things are about to get bit more complicated.

This is very much a retelling of Romeo and Juliet book its pretty obvious while reading this book not to mention its was also said a couple of times in the book. I founds this book entertaining and enjoyable. I loved the connection/heat between Josh and Courtney as well as the drama the relationship would bring. I loved that there was plenty to keep things interesting. I loved how sweet and multi talented Josh was. While reading I couldn't wait to see what the story holds for the two in the end because they are competitors and going against each other and there are many ways that that this story could've ended and I liked how it turned out. I recommend you lovely readers to check this book out.

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Author Bio:

Jennifer Comeaux is a tax accountant by day, writer by night. There aren’t any ice rinks near her home in south Louisiana, but she’s a diehard figure skating fan and loves to write stories of romance set in the world of competitive skating. One of her favorite pastimes is traveling to competitions, where she can experience all the glitz and drama that inspire her writing. Jennifer loves to hear from readers! Visit Blogspot for contact information and to learn more about her books.

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