I read this book because it was the 2022 Winter Olympics, and I really think this was one of the best books to read this season.
First of all, I'm just going to say it: I really liked this book a lot! It's just so charming with the plot, the bi racial characters, the romance, the mixture of professional athletes with normal mundane life. Like seriously, what's not to like?
One of the things that I didn't see coming was this sub plot that was very relevant to the times now, as in it is happening to the. lives of people now. Though there's no deep relevance to the story, the author really did well into seeing the relationship between the parent and the child.
The romance is something that I appreciate a lot too. I like fact that it has a good balance of young love and true love. I appreciate that the romance is not perfect. The author was not afraid of showing the realities that people are still different , with opinions, and thoughts.
I really don't know what else to say, this was just an amazing book for me and I loved it so much.
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NPR Best of the Year
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
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 2, 2021
- Grade level7 - 9
- Reading age13 - 18 years
- Dimensions5.46 x 0.88 x 8.27 inches
- ISBN-101250204089
- ISBN-13978-1250204080
- Lexile measureHL640L
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“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
“A rich, emotionally layered story. ... Wonderful.” --NPR
“Whether your first ice skating romance was The Cutting Edge or Yuri!!! On Ice, you will absolutely love this book. Full of complicated family relationships, sparkling friendships, and a completely delicious romance, Every Reason We Shouldn’t is an uplifting love song to everyone who’s ever lost their way, and then had the courage to find it again.” --Lindsay Ribar, author of Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies
“Sure to take the gold.” --Kirkus Reviews
“Readers will enjoy the well-developed characters, witty dialogue, and cringe-worthy romantic fumbles right through to the awfully neat, but very happy ending.” --School Library Connection
“Compelling... an obvious choice for fans of classic love stories that play out on the ice, but also for readers looking for a nuanced story of self-discovery.” --Booklist
About the Author
SARA FUJIMURA is an award-winning young adult author and creative writing teacher. She is the American half of her Japanese-American family, and has written about Japanese culture and raising bicultural children for such magazines as Appleseeds, Learning Through History, East West, and Mothering, as well as travel-related articles for To Japan With Love. Her self-published young adult novels include Tanabata Wish and Breathe. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and children.
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- Publisher : Tor Teen TR (March 2, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1250204089
- ISBN-13 : 978-1250204080
- Reading age : 13 - 18 years
- Lexile measure : HL640L
- Grade level : 7 - 9
- Item Weight : 10.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.46 x 0.88 x 8.27 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,690,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #26 in Teen & Young Adult Winter Sports Fiction
- #1,211 in Teen & Young Adult Romantic Comedy
- #7,942 in Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance
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Sara is the American half of her bicultural Japanese-American family and spends about a month each summer in Japan with her children. She started as a journalist, so it is no surprise that Sara’s young adult books contain a lot of facts to go along with the fiction. Whether you want to know about Japan (TANABATA WISH), the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 (BREATHE), what it’s like to be an Olympic-caliber skater (EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T), or how unscripted television works (FAKING REALITY), Sara takes readers on swoony journeys to unusual places. She is a creative writing teacher, a literacy advocate and is excited to support the next generation of authors. If you go to anime cons in Arizona, you may also see Sara as her alter ego, The Obento Lady.
Sara is represented by Ann Rose of the Prospect Agency.
EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T was named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
Although the title feels a bit misleading in that there appears to be only one reason—their focus on Olympic glory—why the main characters shouldn’t pursue each other, the author creates a cute, believable picture of new romance. Secondary characters are a bit underdeveloped, and the ending verges on deus ex machina, but the overall vibe is a winning one that highlights the promise and possibility of the teen years.
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021
I loved this book! It's long, romantic, empowering and eye-opening, and I enjoyed every page. The characters were so real, and made so many individuals we may previously have othered human and normal--or the perfect amount of extra. The feeling of a first crush felt so real here, though I'd love to see the male hero a bit more feministly redeeming, or at least get a talking to. (You don't mess with the phoenix.) Thank you for introducing readers to this world and for letting us share these stories with you. They make a difference to every reader, bicultural or just starting to learn what communities different from them hold. Can't wait for the next of your novels!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020
(Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I was initially drawn to Every Reason We Shouldn't for a few reasons. Number one, skating. Ever since "Cutting Edge" I will read anything ice skating focused and this certainly fills a niche. That being said, there isn't that same romantic, will-they-won't-they as in that film and there aren't pair competitions so just know that the only comp between those is that there are just two characters who are skating professionals (speed skating and pairs figure skating).
Number two, I thought this was going to be an ownvoices biracial/Asian rep situation. You can say I should have done more research before reading, but only when I sat down to write this review did I find out that it is not ownvoices rep. Instead it is written from the perspective of, presumably a white, woman who married a Japanese partner with biracial children. She wanted to write the rep that her children wish they saw. I also want to say I am not a biracial Asian American so I also do not have an ownvoices perspective <.b>
Let's start with what I liked about Every Reason We Shouldn't. The scenes on the ice were great. I loved that it gives you a skating scene whether that be the competition or the feeling of being free on the ice. I ice skate for fun, but I have loved that feeling of weightlessness, of gliding. Secondly, I liked that both Jonah and Olivia are handling this life of being an aspiring professional - training all the time and intensely goal oriented - but also what a 'teenage' experience might be. I loved the side character of Mack. She's a single mother who loves roller derby and wants to join a team.
But,
I feel like the summary makes it seem like there will be this long drawn out angst - sort of "Cutting Edge" vibes - and if you were prepared for that, then just re-evaluate your expectations. I also felt like the latter half of Every Reason We Shouldn't sort of felt loosely connected. The pacing took a different turn, but it also felt like all these elements and events were introduced which were never fully resolved.With two aspiring professionals, or even just two people in any relationship, you can encounter one person thinking their career might be more important. I think this is such a great point to bring up, especially with two athletes (and something I've struggled a lot with in the past), but I just wish there was a more satisfying resolution.
I was initially drawn to Every Reason We Shouldn't for a few reasons. Number one, skating. Ever since "Cutting Edge" I will read anything ice skating focused and this certainly fills a niche. That being said, there isn't that same romantic, will-they-won't-they as in that film and there aren't pair competitions so just know that the only comp between those is that there are just two characters who are skating professionals (speed skating and pairs figure skating).
Number two, I thought this was going to be an ownvoices biracial/Asian rep situation. You can say I should have done more research before reading, but only when I sat down to write this review did I find out that it is not ownvoices rep. Instead it is written from the perspective of, presumably a white, woman who married a Japanese partner with biracial children. She wanted to write the rep that her children wish they saw. I also want to say I am not a biracial Asian American so I also do not have an ownvoices perspective <.b>
Let's start with what I liked about Every Reason We Shouldn't. The scenes on the ice were great. I loved that it gives you a skating scene whether that be the competition or the feeling of being free on the ice. I ice skate for fun, but I have loved that feeling of weightlessness, of gliding. Secondly, I liked that both Jonah and Olivia are handling this life of being an aspiring professional - training all the time and intensely goal oriented - but also what a 'teenage' experience might be. I loved the side character of Mack. She's a single mother who loves roller derby and wants to join a team.
But,
I feel like the summary makes it seem like there will be this long drawn out angst - sort of "Cutting Edge" vibes - and if you were prepared for that, then just re-evaluate your expectations. I also felt like the latter half of Every Reason We Shouldn't sort of felt loosely connected. The pacing took a different turn, but it also felt like all these elements and events were introduced which were never fully resolved.With two aspiring professionals, or even just two people in any relationship, you can encounter one person thinking their career might be more important. I think this is such a great point to bring up, especially with two athletes (and something I've struggled a lot with in the past), but I just wish there was a more satisfying resolution.
