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“𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜.”

This book. THIS BOOK. I really am not sure I have adequate words for how much I loved Deep End, fka WHET. It is so witty, sexy, funny, and sweet. Lukas Blomqvist is down BAD for Scarlett Vandermeer, and it’s obvious to everyone but her. She’s so wrapped up in her failures she can’t see what a brilliant, wonderful human she is and Lukas is determined to drag her kicking and screaming into the light. I love an obsessed MMC and he didn’t disappoint. 

I also loved Scarlett and her ability to face her vulnerabilities and fears. She grows so much over the timeline of the book, and I loved seeing her regain her confidence and achieve more than she thought possible. Her ability to let her walls down and let Lukas in is a testament to the trust and love he painstakingly built with her, as well as the work she has done herself. She works so hard in and out of therapy to heal herself, and it’s so well done and relatable. Scarlett is an absolute gem. 

I know a lot of people have said this book is “too spicy”, but the spice is so incredibly important to Scarlett’s personal journey and her relationship with Lukas. They are two young adults experimenting with mutual k!nks in a very mature - and HOT - way. I personally think all of the spice was very plot relevant and important to Scarlett’s character development and her relationship with Lukas in and out of the bedroom. He is her safe place, and the trust they have in one another is integral to both their character arcs. 

So anyway I’m deeply obsessed with this book and can’t wait to see what Ali has in store for us next. 

“𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧. 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙.”