I absolutely love the Off Balance series, so I was really excited to hear the audio book to the story that started it all, Balance. Even though I have read this book about million times (more or less) and know this book by heart, I quickly and happily fell back into Adrianna’s world. The narrator, Sarah Puckett, does an excellent job of expressing Adrianna’s uncertainty, angst, and pain as she struggles to enhance her gymnastics skills while also trying to prove her worth to Coach Kova, her teammates, and herself. Adrianna is a tough character to love sometimes, but her voice in this narration grabbed at my heart and squeezed tight. By the way, I also loved hearing Kova’s Russian accent. 5 deliciously angsty stars.