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Review: Olympic Village - Devyn Forrest

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Review: Olympic Village - Book #4 Denver Athletic Academy Series - Devyn Forrest - 2020 Rooney has finally achieved her dreams of going to the Olympics in Paris, France and she has even won a gold medal among others including silver, bronze, etc. This is her once in a lifetime chance and is amazing how a girl from foster care came to the Olympics. I have to admit this book was a little bit less exciting than the others as by Book #4 we see Poppy has changed stripes and turned away from the bully we came to see in the previous three books and she's almost like Rooneys Frenemy and then we see more of Rooney's relationship growing with the three boys in this book Theo, Clinton and Zed.  We also know how tough and brutal those Russians can be as we all know the famous story of Tonya Harding who hired a hitman to attack Nancy Kerrigan - her opponent. This was highlighted in this book as Zed was attacked by Mishca - a Russian and whacked in the leg which halted his career as an Olymp...

Review: The Accident - Devyn Forrest

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Review: The Accident - Book #2 Denver Athletic Academy Series - Devyn Forrest - April 2020 Is Rooney's gymnastics career over before it even began? Will, she let the bullies have the last laugh? or will Rooney prove to them that she is strong-willed and nothing will stand in the way of her dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast? Just as Rooney was about to compete in the midterm gymnastic finals, the beam snapped and broke under her. The school is calling it gym equipment malfunction and claiming the items were old but Rooney knows the truth- this is another one of Poppy's stunts to get rid of her once and for all. Now with Rooney being named "Bad Luck" and rumors spread around the school by Poppy, everyone is avoiding her including the three boys Theo, Zed, and Clinton. The ones whom she had just started to fall for. I like the character of Rooney as she knows what she wants and isn't one to cower and give up. Also at the end of this book, Rooney receives some new...