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Spiral

Bal Khabra

3.82 AVERAGE

april_98's review against another edition

3.75

funny 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: Complicated

pugluver11's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

This was a fun, yet cliche, romance. Sage and Elias had good chemistry. My problem with the book is that it was too long. Some parts dragged on. I think this book could've easily been 200-250 pages. Also, a lot of the conflict felt forced, like it was made to be a bigger deal than it actually was to create drama. Elias as a character felt too perfect. It almost felt like the author had a list of traits that make up the perfect boyfriend and used that as a basis for his character. Nothing about him feels unique. On the other hand, I really enjoyed Sage as a character. I appreciated her self-confidence and determination. I wish there would've been more descriptions about her dancing. All in all, this book is just another hockey romance.

galina_26's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shaythereader18's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This was such a good book! Sage and Elias was exactly what the other needed. The way they loved and cared for each other was beautiful. I also loved that Sage was a woman of color receiving all the love and affirmation from her guy.

itsnere's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

4⭐️

“And the girl wonders why I buy her fucking flowers. I’d empty an entire flower shop just so she could decide on her favorite” - Eli, the man that you AREEEEEE!!!!

Me ha encantado este libro. Es súper rápido de leer y en cuestión de horas ya había llegado a la mitad. La forma de escribir de Bal atrapa muchísimo.

Elias Westbrook, un jugador de hockey que atraviesa un mal momento —no ha marcado el primer gol y las revistas no le dejan un respiro–. Sage aspira a entrar en una de las compañías de ballet más importantes del país, pero no ser popular en las redes no le ayuda. Cuando Sage y Eli se conocen,

fingen estar en una relación para conseguir sus objetivos: él, la paz & ella, fama.

Si os gusta el fake dating, hockey x bailarina, este es vuestro libro. 𐙚⋆.˚

Centrándome en Eli, ¿qué voy a decir de él? El único pero es que no existe. Lo tiene todo: atento, cariñoso, considerado y pfffff, me tenía el corazón ganado. Cada vez que le regalaba a Sage flores, quería llorar. Todo lo que hace por y para ella ME TENÍA FATAL. Desde desmaquillarla (amo este microtrope) hasta comprarle los medicamentos a su hermano. Pfffff.

Respecto a Sage, nuestra prota se merece todo lo bueno del mundo, a veces quería entrar en el libro y abrazarla. Pf, su infancia ha sido tan difícil que 😭 y la forma en la que cuida a Sean, ay, mi corazón. Me encanta que sea tan fuerte y luchadora, pero a veces también es válido estar mal.

Me ha encantado ver a Aiden y Summer (mejor pareja 💘) y el found family que hay aquí me hace dejado el corazón calentito, estoy deseando saber del siguiente libro. Estoy segura de que no defraudará.

clawson2's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

baddiereadsdaily's review against another edition

4.0

3.5
Super cute! The way Elias just knows all the perfect things to do/say to make Sage feel special and loved is my favorite thing ever. The development of their friendship (kinda) to being a full-on real romantic relationship felt very realistic for a fake dating trope. They both had their set backs when it came to actually taking the plunge and deciding to become an actual couple and those set backs didn't feel petty or forced to me. The found family in these books has been so good so far and I am a slutttt for found family and big, super close-knit friend groups. We got just the right amount of scenes with Aiden and Summer and I loveee Summer and Sage's friendship as well as Sean's bond with Aiden. All in all, a super cute romance book that is right up my alley! This series is the first I've read/heard of Bal Khabra and I am not disappointed.