Hi friends! So today I'm going to be doing a review on "Deep End" by Ali Hazelwood. This review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the Goodreads synopsis in this and sometimes it can contain spoilers so please keep that in mind!)
"A competative diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A junior at Stanford and a student - athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships - at least, that's what she tells herself.
Swim captain, world champion, all - around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It's how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well - guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.
So they start an arrangement. And as the presure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water..."
So the reason I wanted to read this is because Ali Hazelwood is truly one of booktoks favourites and I thought I'd jump right in the deep end with this book. Pun intended. Friends, I understand why her books are so loved. First off, this book had every bit of wit and banter I could possibly want. I highlighted so many bits on my kindle just for the pure cackles that this book got out of me. Secondly, I cried just as much as I laughed. We truly got to get so emotionally invested with these characters and there were so many beautiful bittersweet moments throughout the story I couldn't help but shed a few tears. I also knew Ali was smart but I didn't realise just how smart until I had to start googling specific terms and phrases just to figure out what was going on. I will say, this is quite a smutty book and can definitely deal with some topics that are triggering, so please, if you're going to read this, read the trigger warnings. I genuinely would recommend this to anyone and everyone who wants a good romance, and I can't wait to pick up more of Ali Hazelwood's works.
I gave this book a 5/5 star rating on Goodreads.
What did you think of this book? Who were your favourite or least favourite characters? Do you have any books you'd recommend for me to read and do a review on? Please let me know down in the comments below!
Have a wonderful day!
Love, Doe!
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