Review: Snowboarders Need Love Too
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
I love sports related novels. Throw in some romance and it's a no brainer read for me.  Carry Your Heart is a just one of those reads. It does deal with some serious issues of death and survivor guilt. Pippa has experienced both. When we first meet her she is in sorry shape but she is not a sorry character. There is resilience and strength beneath all that sorrow. She just has to get back out on the mountain. On her first foray back she has a run in with a self-described dick. Hunter. Hunter has his own issues. And he is a distraction that Pippa should steer clear of.  Ah, but that wouldn't be any fun.There is also the pettiness of competing and living and working with your competition. I could even see another book in the inner workings of national ski teams and the race to come out on top. There is always more to the game than what we see on race day and I really appreciate the glimpse into the inner workings of downhill skiing.The banter between Pippa and Hunter is fresh, snarky and spot on. It is a believable look at high performance athletes at the top of their game. Carry Your Heart is a realistic telling of dark issues of abuse, death and survival.