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What I didn't like:
For the two main characters to be elite athletes, they were very emotionally immature which usually isn't the case with highly driven athletes and pre-med students. Their emotional immaturity made them good for each other, though
I wanted their lists done together to discuss.
The weird addition of threesomes and bisexuality in the plot near the end. Why?
Troll? That is never a cute nickname nor a term of endearment in any language.
The long times in between communicating. It isn't the way that people communicate nowadays. These relationships would have been dead in the water in real life.
Side story of Penn's old rivals. The story wasn't about Penn. We never got clarification if Penn was a bad person or if she was in the wrong place and cried about abuse and wore the consequences.
What I did like:
The level of spice for a new BDSM couple. I imagine that their experiences would grow with experience.
I liked the chemistry between the two and when they were just a couple, I found them endearing, though they didn't know they were a couple yet.,
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Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol
I love Scarlett and Lukas! They are very cute and their chemistry was off the charts. I was giggling like an idiot so much because of their cute conversations and inside jokes!
I enjoyed the diving and pre-med content as well. I really liked that it was different than other Ali Hazelwood books I have read to throw the sport in and it worked so well! I enjoyed that the characters were involved in multiple passions and to see how they balanced them.
I really loved the cameos of characters from The Love Hypothesis too!
The most off putting thing to me in the whole book was Pen.
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship