I love stories about figure skating, so I was really excited about this one. Olivia is a figure skater who has to give up on her Olympic dreams and figure out who she is without being an Olympian. She meets Jonah, a speed skater, and they fall in love. This one felt a bit juvenile and predictable for me, so I wasn't very engaged. I'll recommend this for teens that are looking for sports romance books.

I especially enjoyed the rep in this one. Mixed babies (okay, teenagers), Korean and Japanese rep, as well as conversations/ situations navigating socioeconomic status and different types of families. Yay. Those parts made the book for me.

This was the fluffy feel good love story YA you thought it was from reading the blurb. I really liked the skating background and how it gave us moments with all sorts of different types of skating (I personally enjoyed the roller derby vibes best, but also love a good Apollo Ono reference so the speed skating also delighted me).

The writing was very 3 stars for me.

The rep and cuteness and skating background was 4 stars and has tons of potential.

It’s cute and I think older middle grade readers will enjoy it. It’s a little too young to be super interesting perhaps for older YA readers, but a bit too steamy perhaps for the younger middle grade crowd. I’ll be curious to see how it lands.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Note to the publisher/ team — I do think the title needs to be changed to better reflect a line or vibe in the book, and the cover could have brighter colors!

A stereotypical look at love, but appreciated for it's candid moments and the diversity of race and class shown. Yes, you will be able to guess the love interest from the moment he walks in the door. Yes, the female protaganist values an almost Tumblr-esque pride about "not being like other girls". Yes, they get together with minimal, if no, conflict because they are just "so in love". I realize that these statements might make it seem like I didn't enjoy this book, but I felt quite the contrary. This book was the perfect YA guilty pleasure read. Despite all of those facts, the author manages to weave a compelling story about the life of an almost pro-athlete in love. There is a concerted effort to be as diverse in this book, both racially and economically. As much as some of the plot points came off as unoriginal and, dare I say, tacky, I can't over estimate the value of having not one, but two, leading characters of Asian descent falling in love with each other. This is important. In addition, the author paints a compelling picture of lower-middle class lifestyle. Over-all a good book, but perhaps not the read that will sell you the meaning of life.

Every Reason We shouldn't is an adorable teen romance which I really enjoyed. Olivia and Jonah are great characters who you'll just fall in love with. Olivia's story is heartbreaking and you'll be rooting for her to follow her dream of figure skating till the very end. This was the first book I've read by Sara Fujimura and I can't wait to read another one.

Olivia Kennedy's parents won the gold at the Olympics in Sarajevo, and now America's ice skating sweethearts are trying their best to raise a daughter, run an ice rink, and care for mom who suffers from a major back injury, post-Olympic career. As Olivia's ice career has hit a rough patch, she is attending public school for the first time. Ice Dreams, the family rink, is suffering from poor Yelp reviews that lead to a financial crisis. Enter Jonah Choi, an Olympic speed skating hopeful who is renting a large chunk of ice time to prepare for competition. Of course there is romance, but there is a lot of "Extraness" in terms of ice life and the normal teenage existence. The story is solid, but there is a different sense of extra in the plot in that it doesn't let the reader cut through the repetition to get to the point where characters change. It is a story of transformation and being a phoenix.

This multicultural YA romance novel was absolutely adorable! I requested it because of the ice skating elements as I love a good romance on the ice! The characters were adorable and I loved all of the elements the author included of the issues that these teenagers were dealing with, as well as the adults. So many different aspects of ice skating were discussed, focusing on how it is a sport that requires time and commitment. I also liked the way the author incorporated speed skating. It was very interesting to see how the author dealt with two former olympians who once had fame and glory and now were trying to make ends meet while raising their daughter. I loved all the supporting characters and found this a charming ya read! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion and I can't wait to read the next book by this author!