Title : These Battered Hands

Author : Laurel Ulen Curtis

Series : N/A

, 2015

Rating : 4,5 Stars

Blurb :CallieBlood, sweat, hard work, and a disconcerting lack of tears—my entire life—was meant to culminate in a flourish of glory and significance.I’d thought I’d always known exactly what that meant.But I’d had the timing wrong by about three minutes.I knew now.This moment wasn’t everything. The one person I found myself wanting more than anything during it was.NikOne preconceived notion can haunt you for the entirety of your life.I thought I owed it to myself and to everyone who’d ever backed me to do what was expected. What was right. What I was supposed to do.But nothing is forbidden in love. Not circumstances or propriety or the denial of the object of said affection.I knew now.This was it.If I wanted it, I had to take it.This gymnastics love story is more than grips, rips, and battered hands. For Calia Nickleson and Nikolai Bagrov, it was everything.

Review :

I always loved to watch these gymnasts TV shows which show you what the athletes have to give up for doing the sport they do. It was interesting to see more of what happens behind the walls…. Now that I read this book, I have to say that the story showed me even more! The way the author described what you have to give up, what you have to sacrifice….. This main theme of the book wrapped in a story full of emotions, awesome characters that connect you with the story, but also a flawless writing-style made it a joy to read this book! From the very first until te last page, I enjoyed every single page…because this book makes you feel as a reader. Something which is in my opinion themost important thing about reading!

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