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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
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
emotional
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
Perfection may not exist, but Lukas Blomqvist is about as close as it gets š
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a former diver I loved that aspect of the story, and it made me want to get back in the pool (which would NOT be a good idea), loved the parts of the story that were about Scarlett getting her dives back after a scary injury. However, the two main characters were so bad at communicating that reading the romance plot was like pulling teeth.
Not feeling it. And canāt do the name Lucas
Well, that was anticlimactic in so many ways. Social media overly hyped this book and it was just meh. My favourite thing about it was the cover. I was so excited to read about a swimmer and a diver and their journey and exploration of their kinky ways.
This was labeled as a spicy romance with ākink explorationā where it required a little warning page. Well I read the whole book and Iām still waiting for the spice and Kink exploration I was promised. This was at best a stepping stone from YA to spicy books. The sexual scenes were few and far between and pretty tame in my opinion. The most spicy part was reading off their lists.
There were so many mini storylines, Iām not even sure what the main plot was. There was a little of this, a little of that but nothing with pure substance. Loved the idea of two aquatic college athletes coming together. Loved the ambition and overcoming the mental block, but the entire plot fell short. The beginning had so much potential but it seemed like there was too many ideas that didnāt get their chance to shine. The epilogue? What in the heck was that? It was all over the place with random information. It was like a rushed school project and random thoughts tossed together to make the required page count. It hurt the story, not that there was much of one to begin with.
The characters? Middle school maturity at best. Pen basically throwing her boyfriend to Scarlett and then acting as if they never broke up? What a mess. Scarlett was so irritating. She was so labile I could not help eye rolling at every interaction she had with Lukas. Not that he was any better. He was just as annoying thinking he knew Scarlett the best and he could have her from herself. Come on. The two of them were so inconsistent with so many mixed signals, and yet suddenly theyāre in love? Meanwhile 5 pages before they donāt communicate for days on end? I have so many questions.
The writing was frustrating. Very immature dialogue with some complex words thrown in here and there. Some parts made very little sense and I had to re-read. Iām all for banter between characters but so much of this book was stupid, filler banter that hardly contributed to the already poor story line. Not to mention this book dragged on endlessly. At 74%, I was ready for it to end but there was still another 100 pages of nothing. This was just a flight of ideas that didnāt quite get to their destination. Disappointed.
This was labeled as a spicy romance with ākink explorationā where it required a little warning page. Well I read the whole book and Iām still waiting for the spice and Kink exploration I was promised. This was at best a stepping stone from YA to spicy books. The sexual scenes were few and far between and pretty tame in my opinion. The most spicy part was reading off their lists.
There were so many mini storylines, Iām not even sure what the main plot was. There was a little of this, a little of that but nothing with pure substance. Loved the idea of two aquatic college athletes coming together. Loved the ambition and overcoming the mental block, but the entire plot fell short. The beginning had so much potential but it seemed like there was too many ideas that didnāt get their chance to shine. The epilogue? What in the heck was that? It was all over the place with random information. It was like a rushed school project and random thoughts tossed together to make the required page count. It hurt the story, not that there was much of one to begin with.
The characters? Middle school maturity at best. Pen basically throwing her boyfriend to Scarlett and then acting as if they never broke up? What a mess. Scarlett was so irritating. She was so labile I could not help eye rolling at every interaction she had with Lukas. Not that he was any better. He was just as annoying thinking he knew Scarlett the best and he could have her from herself. Come on. The two of them were so inconsistent with so many mixed signals, and yet suddenly theyāre in love? Meanwhile 5 pages before they donāt communicate for days on end? I have so many questions.
The writing was frustrating. Very immature dialogue with some complex words thrown in here and there. Some parts made very little sense and I had to re-read. Iām all for banter between characters but so much of this book was stupid, filler banter that hardly contributed to the already poor story line. Not to mention this book dragged on endlessly. At 74%, I was ready for it to end but there was still another 100 pages of nothing. This was just a flight of ideas that didnāt quite get to their destination. Disappointed.
Bad.
For a book thatās supposed to have a kink-centered plot, it feels really vanilla. The chemistry between the characters is weak, and the forced proximity feels unnatural from the very beginning.
The MFC (Vandy) is annoying and shows almost no character development. Honestly, Pen feels like the real main character. She and Lukas (MMC) have been in a relationship since they were 15, yet heās basically emotionally cheating on her with Vandy for years before they even officially break up. Heās fantasising about Vandy and secretly watching her from afar - weird.
Then suddenly, Pen becomes jealous of Vandy out of nowhere? It just didnāt feel earned or believable. And Vandy spends almost the whole book pushing him away, only to randomly realise sheās in love with Lukas and goes chasing after him.
All the interactions and scenes felt forced. Everything is odd, and felt like it was not planned before the scene was written.
Big no.
For a book thatās supposed to have a kink-centered plot, it feels really vanilla. The chemistry between the characters is weak, and the forced proximity feels unnatural from the very beginning.
The MFC (Vandy) is annoying and shows almost no character development. Honestly, Pen feels like the real main character. She and Lukas (MMC) have been in a relationship since they were 15, yet heās basically emotionally cheating on her with Vandy for years before they even officially break up. Heās fantasising about Vandy and secretly watching her from afar - weird.
Then suddenly, Pen becomes jealous of Vandy out of nowhere? It just didnāt feel earned or believable. And Vandy spends almost the whole book pushing him away, only to randomly realise sheās in love with Lukas and goes chasing after him.
All the interactions and scenes felt forced. Everything is odd, and felt like it was not planned before the scene was written.
Big no.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes