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Deep End
by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall: 4.50⭐️
Romance: 4.25🩷
Characters: 4.50👥
Plot: 4.00💥
Spice: 3.75🌶️
When I first started this book around its release everyone was acting so scandalized that for the first like 5 pages I thought Lukas was the sub lol. To my minor dismay he was not and then I ended up taking like a 3 month break.
Once I got the audiobook hold from my library I decided I was finally ready to read the book everyone had polarizing feelings about. I ended up listening to the whole book in just two sittings and already recommending it to another friend halfway through. OMG I could not put it down.
While this book is undeniably very sexy, the amount of character growth made it feel like so much more than just a smutty little romance. I felt such a connection to Scarlet and Lukas on a human level and was rooting for them beyond just their romance. I think there was a great balance between character development and spice that made the reading experience really enjoyable, especially for me as a mood reader who was trying to decide if I wanted my next read to be a smutty romance or a slow burn.
If you’re a big smut reader, especially dark romance, this book will probably feel relatively tame, but if you’re newer to spicy romances you could get overwhelmed though I think the pacing was done well enough to be considered an introductory novel for a kinky romance curious reader.
Romance: 4.25🩷
Characters: 4.50👥
Plot: 4.00💥
Spice: 3.75🌶️
When I first started this book around its release everyone was acting so scandalized that for the first like 5 pages I thought Lukas was the sub lol. To my minor dismay he was not and then I ended up taking like a 3 month break.
Once I got the audiobook hold from my library I decided I was finally ready to read the book everyone had polarizing feelings about. I ended up listening to the whole book in just two sittings and already recommending it to another friend halfway through. OMG I could not put it down.
While this book is undeniably very sexy, the amount of character growth made it feel like so much more than just a smutty little romance. I felt such a connection to Scarlet and Lukas on a human level and was rooting for them beyond just their romance. I think there was a great balance between character development and spice that made the reading experience really enjoyable, especially for me as a mood reader who was trying to decide if I wanted my next read to be a smutty romance or a slow burn.
If you’re a big smut reader, especially dark romance, this book will probably feel relatively tame, but if you’re newer to spicy romances you could get overwhelmed though I think the pacing was done well enough to be considered an introductory novel for a kinky romance curious reader.