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Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

125 reviews

rdaacvhiesl's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I couldn't put this book down. The way Ali was able to weave several different plot points into one without anything feeling like filler was masterful. I could only ever hope to have the emotional maturity and growth depicted in these pages.
The prologue content was refreshingly different than the romance book norm.

The only deduction for me was a bit of reality suspension when Pen's feelings needed to be considered over and over and over.

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rhamerin's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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miakoda_exe's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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the_queen_of_york's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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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splattergunk's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

The Ali-Verse is back in full swing with Olive and Adam as secondary characters. And married this time!

This was good, I just wish I loved it more. This does not rank among my favorite books in the Ali-Verse.

Scarlett’s experience is very relatable in the way that she thinks of her life as a “before” and “after” the injury. If you have ever had a traumatic or shocking experience in your life, this is a very realistic interpretation and hits close to home.

I could have done with much less Pen in the book. I’m still sus of Pen.

Scarlett and Luke were hot and sweet. Not my favorite couple, but they rank higher than Rue and Eli.

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kirbaee's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny hopeful reflective 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

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aristosaep's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

it was a little too spicy for me, but i know that’s a major part of the plot. i loved seeing them fall in love and move beyond a “no strings attached” relationship. looking past the spice, i loved all the small details of this story. i feel like we got to know the 2 mcs very well and i love both of their personalities. i liked the discussions about mental health / scarlett’s fears.

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beebookcandle's review against another edition

2.75

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This felt like a lot of poorly stitched vignettes. The sex, advertised as "kinky", was vanilla as heck. Most disappointing AH book, to date, for me. I hope Mate is written like Bride and doesn't feel like this one.

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sambam_42's review against another edition

4.0

challenging 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

Ali Hazelwood definitely has a type - and it's very large Scandinavian men. And, I'm mostly OK with it. While it seems like her books (other than Bride) have been a bit formulaic (i.e. nerdy science girl meets LARGE broody science guy) this one differed in that she made them both athletes as well. She focused on their relationship while being sports nerds getting to become science nerds. There wasn't the whole falling-out betrayal that has sometimes happened in her other books, which I appreciate. The sex in this one is darker, and seems to be dipping her toes in something a bit more risque and explorative. As a woman over 40, I would prefer to see her write about older characters sometimes, not college juniors, but I do appreciate she didn't make them immature.

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browniel14's review against another edition

3.0

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: Yes

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