Completely mesmerizing and haunting!
Welcome to the world of junior gymnastics. Young athletes train every day, every week, for hours upon end, sacrificing food, sleep, and childhood. It doesn't matter if something hurts, physically or mentally, as an elite athlete, you are expected to power through. Martina is part of the Italian team hoping for the Olympics. The cut throat world is drawn and skewered by Bernardini as she poetically describes the team's days. From the very start we know a death is forthcoming but we do not know who or how. Join Martina for a long weekend in Romania as her teams attempts to grab a spot one step closer to the Olympic. I guarantee you will be thinking about this book long after you are done. If you like gymnastics, love a slow burn thriller, or just want to add a new author (first time translated to English that is) to your repertoire, The Girls Are Good is for you! #Harper360

Please put caution warnings in the beginning of this book.

I didn’t realize going into it, that it would heavily discuss child molestation, eating disorders etc.

This book is dark and takes you on a ride of what it’s really like to be a young gymnast. However it feels like there’s no actual plot. I had to get to the halfway mark before something resembling a story even started forming.