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The Second Season Emily Adrian
Ruth was destined to be a basketball star. At Georgetown, she was dominating, until a knee injury sidelined her. Instead of making it to the NBA, she marries her coach and starts a lucrative career calling basketball games. Twenty years later, she’s now divorced and she and her ex-husband are some of the biggest names in sports. She’s poised to take over his gig calling NBA games until a shocking locker room discovery changes her life forever.
Head Over Heels Hannah Orenstein
Avery, a former Olympic gymnastics hopeful suffered a career-ending injury at Trials. A break-up with her NFL quarterback boyfriend is the push she needs to leave LA and head for home, where she accepts a coaching position for a gymnast with her own Olympic dreams. What I loved most about this one was the level of detail Orenstein infused. As a former gymnast herself, it’s evident how much she loves the sport and all of the behind the scenes info felt very insider-y, which I loved.
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The Girls
Abigail Pesta For three decades, Larry Nassar was one of the faces of U.S Gymnastics, a prominent team doctor who every athlete wanted the chance to work with. In 2016, a bombshell report accusing Nassar of sexually abusing dozens of minors, most young gymnasts in his care changed the gymnastics world forever. In this book, some of these stories are revealed, detailing how young girls had their trust and innocence stolen from them, often right under their parents’ noses. A hard but important read.
The Singles Game Lauren Weisberger
After an injury threatens Charlotte Silver’s middling tennis career, she decides to hire a notoriously tough coach who can take her game to the next level. As she moves up in the rankings and finds a new home in the tabloids with a famous athlete boyfriend and endorsement deals, Charlotte must decide if it’s all worth it. I loved all of the behind the scenes tennis details in this one, from the Wimbledon shoe gaffe to Charlotte’s training schedule. A gossipy + fun take on the tennis world!
