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Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

128 reviews

marialangworthy's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted 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

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knew10's review against another edition

4.75

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

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keayra_'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

.. Definitely kink 101, still a great Ali book but definitely not as crazy as everyone was saying it is. I love the way Ali writes her characters sooo much.

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nickiolii's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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pantslint's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hazelwood's writing just keeps getting better and better. My favorite parts were actually the scenes and conversations with the men's swim team; they perfectly capture the essence of brotherly camaraderie in men's sports and also dumb (but wholesome) frat boy shenanigans.
I found the pacing of the culminating conflict

with Penelope

to be too awkward and rushed at the end.

There was so much energy put into establishing how positive Penelope's character is, that I absolutely expected a conflict; we have to really understand her in order to still root for and like her afterwards. Her "descent" just kind of felt like a weird coin flip in the last few pages. I would absolutely read a spin-off about her though.

The spice is great, but intense. I don't recommend this book for people new to Hazelwood or fic writing. But it's so fun. I love Lukas, like I am with every male lead by Hazelwood. ❤️

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britwalsh16's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don’t think I’m capable of not loving a book by Ali Hazelwood! I read this in a day, I just couldn’t put it down!! I LOOOOVEEEE Lukas & Scarlett! They are just so perfect for each other!

And despite the drama with Pen getting in their way, they found a way to rise above it! Like Pen was sus, & I never trusted the way she didn’t want to tell anyone they broke up, like she had a right to change her mind & hold on to him even though she broke up with him. But Scarlett & Lukas didn’t let that get in their way!

& They are just meant to be!!

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ines_presas's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Es que Ali no decepciona 😭 bueno Not In Love no fue mi favorito pero Whet definitivamente entra en el top 3

Quiero mucho a Scarlett, me identifique mucho en el desbalance psicológico que es creer que solo se es buena en una cosa y que tu mundo se derrumbe al fallar.

Lukas es el nuevo novio perfecto, que increíble inteligencia emocional (si no contamos que tiene que probarse a sí mismo que merece cosas.

La Pen sí me cayó mal por un par de capitulos pero que bueno que recapacitó.

Me encantan Olive y Adam, siempre voy a esperar su aparición en el Aliverse

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headinthepages's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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khymihr's review against another edition

5.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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thisteachreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Honestly, at this point, Ali Hazelwood could mash the keys of her computer in a Word Doc, publish it and I would still devour it.

I really enjoyed this book! The characters in this one seemed more relatable than in some of her other adult books.

Yes, Lukas was written to be stiff and seemed a bit more reclusive and socially awkward, but he really wasn’t. And as much as she lamented throughout the story that she was an outcast, Scarlett just seemed like a girl with a troubled past and confidence issues.

I *saw* myself in Scarlett and the bond that grew between her and Lukas.

Seriously, I ate this book up in 2 days (would have been 1 if it wasn’t for pesky things like a job, children, responsibilities… ya know, that pesky life stuff!) and now I’m sad it’s done.

The only part that kind of let me down was the epilogue. It was written from Lukas’ POV but it was just snippets of time stitched together and kind of clunky - I really wanted more from it!

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