Fighting to Win is the first book in the Elite Book Series created
by Nicole
Flockton.
What star swimmer Mitch Osborn and World
Champion diver Julia Ashland have is the real thing. Then, a scandal turns
Julia’s world upside down. Not only does she need to toughen up and prove her
innocence but she also needs to protect the one she loves, even if it means
breaking his heart and hers in the process.
Now, it’s the Olympic Games and Julia
comes face to face with Mitch. With the scandal still not far behind her, she
is torn into several pieces. A piece wants to prove her worth in the diving
team, another piece wants to protect Mitch at all cost, and still another longs
for him and what they had.
With the backdrop of the 2016 Summer
Olympics, commonly known as Rio 2016, this is an enjoyable book about love, for
sports and for another person. The author describes the extreme workout and
strenuous training that athletes undergo in the name of their beloved sports.
Moreover, she portrays not only the hardships they have to face and the
sacrifices they have to make but also the reward that awaits the winner.
The author did a good job in presenting
the story by starting with the scandal already over. It makes the book so much
more interesting in that a question hangs in every meaningful word, spiteful
comment and hopeful thinking. In addition to the interesting premise, the
author created a set of well-developed, admirable and endearing characters.
Both Julia and Mitch are tough, passionate and dedicated athletes, but while Julia
is selfless, Mitch proves himself to be understanding and forgiving, qualities
that not all men possess.
However, I found the plot, somehow,
predictable. With no shocking and unexpected revelations, the story seems too
simple and traditional, which may be a good thing for a certain set of readers.
Moreover, I noticed some errors within the entire book which are thankfully
very few.
Congratulations Nicole Flockton (@NicoleFlockton)
on such an enjoyable book! For more books by the author, you may visit www.nicoleflockton.com