If you've ever had a child in a competitive sport, this book will ring familiar. If the child is extremely talented, like the athlete in this book, the sport can become a vortex that renders parents blind to signs of dysfunction and even danger. It's an interesting book that leaves you thinking hard about the actual price of high level competition.

Interesting subject line but was slow and a little boring.

I enjoyed the book, but the ending was sub par.

Thought it was interesting... well-paced. The ending seemed to be leading up to a different ending with a more dark familial tragedy, I was surprised that it didn't go "that way."

This book is a must read for anyone who has had a child involved in competitive sports. How much are we willing to sacrifice or overlook in order for our kids to be the best? How much do our children hide from us? How easy is it to overlook signs of trouble? Too often we are quick to chalk things up to stress or lack of sleep. Or maybe we don't want to ask too many questions. It is better to give love and support and stay blind to the real problems than to push and demand answers to the hard questions. Or is it?

This book was on a "great read" summer list. It was slow, predictable and the mother was seriously annoying. I almost thought the plot of the book was an obsession the mother had with how "powerful and special" her daughter was. The end of the book felt unfinished and anticlimactic. Soooo disappointing! Hope the rest of the list is better.

Slower paced and less twisty than Gone Girl and its ilk, this is still and intriguingly twisty mystery. Unique in its setting: against the backdrop of elite gymnastics.

I enjoyed this glimpse into the life of an elite gymnast. I wish there had been more focus on that than on the mystery of who committed murder. I loved it when the parents got snarky!!

Mystery about a young gymnast and her family's obsession to have her succeed probably derived of guilty for their role in their daughter's childhood foot accident. The book delves into the intense pressure to succeed and her just trying to be an "ordinary kid", which then leads to a crises; there are plenty of people to blame here.
Not enough of thriller for me ; I give it just a sub-par rating.

Tense, almost claustrophobic thriller about a driven gymnast with Olympic goals and the driven, obsessed bubble that surrounds her: parents, coaches, boosters. Part murder mystery and part examination of the strange subculture of elite gymnastics and the lengths to which people will go so a child can become an elite athlete.