What a fun book to read!!  Every now and then I love to read a good YA, they’re just so fun and makes me miss my youth!  The characters in ERWS were likeable and at times a little more mature than their age. There was quirkiness in this book, which I like as well. And I really enjoyed living in the world of ice skating while I read.

Overall I would recommend this book if you’re looking for a quick and fun YA, I don’t think you will be disappointed.

This has so much hype and expectations going into it I just truly don’t think it could live up to that and it didn’t I wish there was a bit more that I could grasp on to with this one wasn’t for me

I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but what I got wasn’t it. I think the synopsis made me assume it would be more enemies-to-lovers, but that’s not what this was. Also, if you like books about skating then you will be into this. As I have no knowledge or interest in skating, this just was not the right book for me.

I do appreciate the multi-cultural aspect of this book, but I'm afraid that its setting and premise is a little too out of reach for a lot of my students. The whole Olympics angle is just not that relatable for them. I won't be singing its praises to most of my kids.

This book was a little too cutesy for my taste. It seemed like there was a lot of fluff included just to keep the storyline going. I think this book would be better enjoyed by younger teens.

Interesting read about teenagers over coming angst and obstacles in their personal and academic lives. Bonus that there’s ice skating!!!0

I really enjoyed this book and I believe my students will too! Easy to read and follow along and simple understandable story. Interested to see work from this author in the future

Mini Review: I love figure skating, and whenever a book features it, it almost always goes on my TBR list. I'm happy I added this one, because I really enjoyed reading this YA novel! Olivia was a great main character, and I enjoyed reading about her going for her dreams. The side characters were good. And I liked that we got a glimpse a year later, to see where some of the characters were. I would definitely recommend reading this YA book!

This was an enjoyable read. I liked the characters and while the plot was thin, it was still a quick little read!

And yet another 'out-of-genre' book, and yet again found it to be such a fun and enjoyable YA rom-com read!

Every Reason We Shouldn't is such a fun character driven story about Olivia Kennedy and how she is trying to come back from a failure in the skating world and also trying to navigate how to be a normal teenager. 

I really enjoyed Olivia as a character, I couldn't quite relate to her as I did Mack though. Who is a side character I would love her own story on. 

I absolutely adored Olivia and Jonahs relationship and all their moments together just made me cheesy smile. 

4/5 stars because I just couldn't wrap my head around all the skate talk/lingo but loved how relatable most characters were.

I've tried and tried to get into this story, but I'm finding myself not wanting to continue.  Every reason we shouldn't is just not for me at this time.

The idea is so great and I usually enjoy contemporary YA, but I've been reading so much more fantasy lately, and just couldn't enjoy this book as much as I wished I could.

I loved the idea of the story being based around ice skating and a multicultural romance, it sounded like the perfect read. 

I think if you enjoy YA romance you should definitely pick this one up.

A very cute and entertaining read. I love that Olivia and Jonah’s relationship is not the main focus of the story and that it instead focuses on their dreams and how they help each other strive for them. This is a great way to show a high school romance! I love that Olivia keeps going after her dreams even when it feels like no one else believes in her. She perseveres after she falls, even if it isn’t immediate.

Thank you Net Galley for this great book!

A look into the lives of olympic hopefuls and has-beens. This story is an interesting take on what it takes to be a high level competitive athlete and the struggles to balance the live of being a teenager.

I was really looking forward to this book. I'm a sucker for all things skating, but it wasn't for me. 

I had to put this down about 25% into it. The main character, Olivia, was miserable and I couldn't handle reading her any longer. My main complaint about her is when she is complaining about having to take care of her mother. Yes, it's hard, but can we not complain about it so rudely? As someone who has had to take care of a parent on multiple occasions for multiple reasons, I hated this. 

Also found it strange that the friendship was between a 15 year old and a 20 year old. Five years isn't a big age difference once you're in your twenties and later, but for a 20 year old to befriend a 15 year old, especially being a mom of a toddler? It was odd for me. 

Overall, I was looking forward to this, but it was a miss.

Actual rating 3.25



This was a fun contemporary about ice skating which is something I have always loved to watch/read about. That aside, while this was cute and fun I didn't find it fantastic. I will say I enjoyed how the romance was not super complicated and it was just 2 teens who liked each other dating. And even if this was a bit insta lovey I still had a good time with it and I recommend it if you are looking for a cute diverse little contemporary with some interesting parental dynamics.

I’m a huge fan of books that center around a certain sport and the drama related to it. This book brought both. We had family dynamics, Olivia trying to find herself, and love. It has everything a good contemporary romance should have in my opinion.
Olivia was a bit immature to me for her age, but I couldn’t imagine being in her shoes as an athlete of her caliber so young. I’m not the biggest fan of instalove, but I think the author did a pretty good job with it here. The whole parent daughter relationship was very different from how I grew up so I found that interesting reading.
Overall if you are looking for a cute romance read, you’ll find it within these pages. The added parental and sports drama was a plus.

Every Reason We Should was the contemporary YA novel that I really needed right now. Did I have anything in common with the main characters? Not really. Olivia is a former skater who works at her parents ice skating rink. Jonah is a speed skater training for the olympics. But even thought I didn't have anything in common with them, I just found them incredibly relatable.

A big part of this novel is the fact that Olivia and Jonah were raised in the skating world. Olivia grew up skating and performing in competitions with her skating partner and friend, Stuart (aka Egg). Jonah grew up speed skating and being constantly drilled by his father, who watches each and every practice like a hawk.

But throughout this story, both Olivia and Jonah learn that the world is much bigger than they think. They learn that leaving their "Skating Bubbles" isn't so bad. It made me laugh when Jonah's mother insisted on throwing him a sixteenth birthday party, even though he didn't want it. She's like "Let me do something normal for you!" until he finally gives in. 

Some elements to this story that I really enjoyed:
+ Roller derby! Olivia's friend and coworker Mack is a very amusing addition to this story. She's still figuring out her life as a young single mother but she cracks me up. I love how sweet she is to Midori, Olivia's Mom (and also Mack's boss).
+ Interesting side characters. Not only is Olivia's friend Mack amazing, but her parents are very fascinating as well. They are former olympians taking life day by day. Olivia's mom teaches skating at the rink while her dad is on tour, performing in an ice show.
+ Skating. Honestly, I love to watch skating. It's my favorite thing to watch in the Olympics. I also really enjoy skating movies. Ice Princess, anyone?

As a side note, I found the acknowledgements really touching. I am a white woman with a passion for reading & enjoying contemporary YA fiction.  And I loved this book. But a big reason why Sara Fujimura crafted this book the way she did is because her children are biracial, and she wants to create stories where Asian and biracial characters are the leads, and not just the side characters.

And that's awesome! I immediately looked up Sara on Goodreads after I finished this book so that I could see what else she has written. Which led me to her website. Check out her list entitled Biracial Asian Teens in YA for more diverse reads!

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this eBook in exchange for an honest review.

I liked the plot of the book (skating, Korean pastries, and roller derby), but just after reading the first few chapters, I got a little bored. It's more for older teens about to be adults. I would recommend this more for young college older teens

Sometimes, not often, but sometimes I am in the mood for a slice of something light.
My tastes hover on the dramatic and morbid and I know it is because I like to see characters fight through the harshness of life and miraculously come out at top. Perhaps not any better than they were but they fought.
And they survived.
It gives me hope in a lame kind of way.
But like I said sometimes I want something not as dark and brooding. I mean, I too would love to sleep at night.
This is one of those books. 
Every Reason We Shouldn't is a cute little romance with one of my favorite settings. An ice skating rink.. Whenever the Winter Olympics rolls by Ice Skating is THE sport me and my family watch diligently so this was definitely a book that caught my eye.
Olivia Kennedy has grown up in a family full of athletes. She's seen the great, the good, the bad, the jaded.
And she has been all of the above.
She should be at the Olympics right now but instead she's at her family's ice skating rink and that's when she happens upon fate. She meets Olympics (!!!) bound Jonah Choi. Of course you can only expect there's tension, jealousy, teenaged feelings and grief. Light. Fun.
This book is off in a way. You expect an enemies to lover romance but there's actually none of that? Jonah is a bit of a tight ass yes but he's a future Olympian. It's to be expected, her parents business is struggling, and of course her own big dreams were dashed and she has to face that everyday of her life. So while some aspects of the story fall short it makes up for it in different ways.
I'm looking forward to the next book and more from this author. Sometimes it's best to climb out of your comfort zone and glide (teehee) into the unknown.

Thanks very much to Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

3.5/5