This graphic novel has a very sophisticated pacing of the scenes that I rarely see in American graphic novels. The drawing style feels minimal because the contour lines aren't always closed and shades aren't always filled in completely. However, Walden uses lights vs. shadow and perspective angles to create naturally occurring dramatic moments. The graphic memoir feels effortless, yet it can still throw you emotional punches: a rare combination of feats.

I read a lot of negative reviews saying the memoir felt incomplete and that different aspects of the authors' lives were mentioned without giving them full closure after 400 pages. But as Walden explains in her afterwords, this memoir doesn't offer specifics because "the book was never about sharing memories: it was about sharing a feeling." While the main narrative is mostly about the last several years of her figure skating career, there are other things going on, some of which are given several pages while others are only implied through dialogue, facial expressions, or texts. Despite weaving different aspects of those few years of the author's life, the story doesn't feel scattered because it thematically resonates with the drawing style. In other words, Walden is using the strengths of visual media to their full potential.