The Favorites

Fargo’s (They Never Learn) epic coming-of-age story traces the skating careers of Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha, who bond during their troubled childhoods and find themselves continually drawn to each other through their callings as Olympic ice dancing partners. Now a tell-all documentary about Katarina’s life is coming out, and Katarina wants to get out in front of it and set the record straight by telling her story herself. Interspersed between Katarina’s reflections are snippets from the documentary, told in a manner that lends itself perfectly to full-cast audiobook narration. In riveting fashion, the story switches from Katarina to her fellow skaters, coaches, journalists, and others integral to the world of ice skating. Christine Lakin does a fantastic job voicing Katarina and is supported by 10 additional narrators, including former Olympic skating champion turned American sports commentator Johnny Weir. Bursting with drama, ambition, romance, betrayal, jealousy, and the tenacity of dedicated athletes, this book is guaranteed to please figure skating lovers.