I really enjoyed this, especially as a fan of ice skaters/dancers, and their events being my favorite thing to watch at the winter Olympics. I could picture everything! I loved the description of the costumes, performances, music and competitions. My heart was racing while they waited for their scores, too! Fargo really gets you invested in the characters, specifically The Favorites, Kat and Heath. 

Okay, enough about that. There was so much drama in this book! Forget about the pretty costumes- these people were cutthroat and obsessed with their skating careers. And each other. And Kat and Heath have such a tumultuous relationship, which makes you even more interested in them. Talk about ups and downs. 😮‍💨 

So, it's no surprise that, 10 years after the events of the book occurred, a documentary is now being made about them. I liked the aspect of a documentary/oral history within the book. This was a smart way to get perspectives from a variety of key people and witnesses. It provides lots of quotes and insight from others without having to have full chapters from their perspective, which weren't needed. And the descriptions of videos that are being shown in the documentary were very cool too. Fargo succeeds in creating what feels like a real documentary.

But the best part is the alternating chapters told from Kat's perspective, hearing the whole story in her voice and growing to understand her motives and choices. She does not try to be likable or beg anyone to be convinced, she just tells her story the way it was. 

This would make a really great TV series!

Ratings
Story Concept 5/5
Quality of Writing 4/5
Pacing 4/5
Plot Development 4/5
Character Development 4/5

Overall Enjoyability 4/5