2.27k reviews for:

Spiral

Bal Khabra

3.82 AVERAGE

chhof002's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

xlivingthroughpagesx's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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🩰Spiral by Bal Khabra🏒
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

Ballerinas and hockey players? It’s the crossover episode I didn’t know I needed.

Spiral brings the fake-dating tension, sports romance charm, and just the right dash of vulnerability as Elias and Sage strike a deal that’s supposed to be temporary - but, spoiler alert: the chemistry says otherwise 👀

While I didn’t enjoy this quite as much as Collide, I still had a great time with this one. It’s fast-paced, easy to devour (I finished it in one sitting!), and packed with those sweet, slow-burn moments that sneak up on you. Elias is broody and golden-hearted, Sage is strong and quietly ambitious, and their dynamic was so fun to watch unravel.

Though a little lighter on the emotional depth than book one, Spiral still twirls through fake dating tropes with flair - and let’s be honest, a ballerina/hockey player pairing is pure rom-com gold.

courtkneereads's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5 stars.
This was like every other fake dating ice hockey romance! Nothing stood out to make it different.

It was ok but nothing stood out to make it a higher star rating.

weilderkai's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A very sweet sequel to collide and much less sexual so the plot and the characters actually got a chance to shine. I love that both characters are quite sunny and there aren't to many miscommunications. I loved seeing Aiden and summer in this book and I thought that especially sage was a very lovable character. There were some things that didn't quite sit right with me but overall it was a very sweet story.

one_pumpkins_library's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Slow burn, fake dating, forced proximity, celibate man

izziejasminedelilah's review against another edition

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Got soo bored of it, it is the same old hockey book

lilyd123's review against another edition

3.75

inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lucyk_1860's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Only caught like 70% of it because I was listening at 2.5x speed. Don't know if the narrator voice actually knew English though. It could not pronounce things correctly for the life of it.

nessycausey's review against another edition

1.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

knooyen's review against another edition

4.0

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girl did not respect his celibacy one bit