A review by liralen
I Got This: To Gold and Beyond by Laurie Hernandez
3.0
Two-sentence summary: very young gymnast tells her life story to date. There's a lot of success, a lot of energy, and exactly zero tension.
It's fine, really. Much like with Simone Biles' [b:book|31847558|Courage to Soar A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance|Simone Biles|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473611232s/31847558.jpg|52516411], this seems like a good one for teens who are just looking for something upbeat. But I'm really truly not joking about the tension level: it's largely a litany of competitions and scores, mixed with upbeat comments about nerves and a dash of naïveté. Hernandez has had some concerning injuries, but even those don't seem to slow her down for more than a paragraph. There are some funny/cute moments, as when Hernandez talks about meeting President Obama and then follows up by describing 'the biggest OMG moment of all' (156)...meeting Beyonce.
Again, I think Hernandez and her cohort will have a lot more to write about in a decade or two, but at least it's light entertainment.
It's fine, really. Much like with Simone Biles' [b:book|31847558|Courage to Soar A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance|Simone Biles|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473611232s/31847558.jpg|52516411], this seems like a good one for teens who are just looking for something upbeat. But I'm really truly not joking about the tension level: it's largely a litany of competitions and scores, mixed with upbeat comments about nerves and a dash of naïveté. Hernandez has had some concerning injuries, but even those don't seem to slow her down for more than a paragraph. There are some funny/cute moments, as when Hernandez talks about meeting President Obama and then follows up by describing 'the biggest OMG moment of all' (156)...meeting Beyonce.
Again, I think Hernandez and her cohort will have a lot more to write about in a decade or two, but at least it's light entertainment.