Disclaimer: I received this free from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.

A year ago, Audrey Lee could barely do a push up as she recovered from a spinal surgery. Now, she is going to the Olympics. She’s dreamed about going since she was a child, and with her injury, this might be her last year to compete. When news breaks that could tear the team apart, Audrey is determined to advocate for her teammate that was hurt by who they trusted most – but not all gymnasts are as supportive.

Break the Fall follows Audrey Lee and her gymnastics team after their coach is arrested for sexual abuse. It is a book about survival, solidarity, support and unity. It treats the topic of abuse very sensitively and there is no graphic depiction of the assault it is very much focused on the support that should always come afterwards. It is a book about healing, and how important a support system is for that, in sort of the same way that Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K Johnston does.

Break the Fall is getting a lower rating from me purely because there was also a heavy focus on gymnastics, which is obviously to be expected, but I found it less interesting and when there were huge chunks on routines and training, it just lost my interest unfortuantely.

Overall, a good book about survival, support, and friendship.