Every reason we shouldn't

Title:

Author:

Fujimura, Sara, author.

Personal Author:

Fujimura, Sara, author.

ISBN:

9781250204073

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Physical Description:

332 pages ; 22 cm

Abstract:

"Sixteen-year-old figure skater Olivia Kennedy's Olympic dreams have ended. She's bitter, but enjoying life as a regular teenager instead of trying to live up to expectations of being the daughter of Olympians Michael Kennedy and Midori Nakashima...until Jonah Choi starts training at her family's struggling rink. Jonah's driven, talented, going for the Olympics in speed skating, completely annoying... and totally gorgeous. Between teasing Jonah, helping her best friend try out for roller derby, figuring out life as a normal teen and keeping the family business running, Olivia's got her hands full. But will rivalry bring her closer to Jonah, or drive them apart?" -- Amazon.com

Subject Term:

Figure skaters -- Fiction.

Olympic athletes -- Family relationships -- Fiction.

Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction.

Skating rinks -- Fiction.

Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction.

Competition (Psychology) -- Fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

Ice skating -- Fiction.

Asian Americans -- Fiction.

Racially mixed people -- Fiction.

Genre:

Young adult fiction

Romance fiction.

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Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura is a charming multicultural romance perfect for the many fans of Jenny Han and Rainbow Rowell.

Warning: Contains family expectations, delightful banter, great romantic tension, skating (all kinds!), Korean pastries, and all the feels.

Sixteen-year-old figure skater Olivia Kennedy's Olympic dreams have ended. She's bitter, but enjoying life as a regular teenager instead of trying to live up to expectations of being the daughter of Olympians Michael Kennedy and Midori Nakashima...until Jonah Choi starts training at her family's struggling rink.

Jonah's driven, talented, going for the Olympics in speed skating, completely annoying... and totally gorgeous. Between teasing Jonah, helping her best friend try out for roller derby, figuring out life as a normal teen and keeping the family business running, Olivia's got her hands full. But will rivalry bring her closer to Jonah, or drive them apart?

"This book is like a warm hug filled with all the things I love. I started smiling from page one and couldn't put it down." --Courtney Milan

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

At almost 16 years old, Olivia Kennedy, daughter of Olympic gold medalists, already feels like a washed-up failure of a figure skater.Once the reigning U.S. junior pairs figure skating champions, Olivia and her partner's first season on the Senior Grand Prix circuit was a disaster, and now she's given up competitive skating and is navigating regular high school for the first time. She's also working at her parents' ice rink, Ice Dreams, which is struggling financially, while medical bills mount for her mother's back injury. But when speed skating Olympic hopeful Jonah Choi books the rink for his private training sessions, things heat up. Jonah's determination to be the best is both relatable and inspiring to Olivia, and their friendship grows into something more. Fans of the 1992 movie The Cutting Edge will wonder if that something more includes pairs figure skating, but Fujimura (Breathe, 2018, etc.) simply gives a nod to the movie and takes Olivia's journey on its own trajectory. Olivia has many obstacles to overcome, including absent parents (both literally and figuratively), lack of emotional support, and financial struggles, but her character is believable from start to finish, and the romance is not overly saccharine. Comic relief and perspective are provided by Mack, Olivia's white best friend. Olivia is half white and half Japanese; Jonah is three-quarters Korean and one-quarter assumed white.Sure to take the gold. (author's note) (Fiction. 13-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.