I need to see more people read Off Track expeditiously. Gibson drew me right in from the beginning of the story and I rooted for the characters all along the way. The book bounces between the POVs of Kayla and Joel; the flow of the POVs was clean I cannot say I enjoyed one above the other. I felt for Kayla and Joel. Throughout the story, the characters deal with family issues such as supposed parental rejection, expectations, wants, and desires. The pressures of sports at budding superstar level are shown and geesh!! Gibson did good with that aspect. The character felt real and the way they dealt with their issues made the book come even more alive. Kayla and Joel both grow throughout the book and that's shown time and time again.

I loved being able to read a book about track and field that was set in the Caribbean. As a person who runs track competitively (who is from the Caribbean), I was pleased to see Gibson hit get everything pretty accurate as far as training, societal pressures, and even the CARIFTA experience (though we een never had no poppin' after-party like they had and I been to five CARIFTAs). It's a nine out of ten for me with the writing about track, logistically speaking.

I'm a fan of Gibson now and I'd like to pick up her other work Dreams Beyond the Shore. Off Track was my first Blouse and Skirt and I'm a fan now as well.