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If you love the Olympics, telenovelas, and so much drama – this is for you. Layne Fargo did not give any time to catch your breath with the pace she takes the reader through. I thorough enjoyed it. So much dark and broodiness juxtaposed with the documentary interviews (some of which I caught myself chuckling with how different the point of view each party was). I wasn't exactly happy with the ending (too neat and tidy for how the rest of the story went down — and maybe I would not have been okay with all the acceptance between certain characters), but not a deal breaker.

Just think of the main characters as kind of incestual and twisted ‘best friends squad' if you watched the latest iteration of She-Ra on Netflix with She-Ra as Katarina, Bo as Heath, and Bella as Glimmer.

Still, I love the Olympics, and this reminded me of my youth with Tanya/Nancy (how could it not) blended with the Cutting Edge (regardless of it being ice dancing).