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Spiral by Bal Khabra
3.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Started and finished date – 24.09.25 to 27.09.25.
My rating – Three and half  Stars 
I like the book, and I enjoyed parts of book also I think people who like perfect deke by Ruth Stilling or Rinkmates by Nova Banks may like is book. The cover of book was stunning and my copy of the book come with sprayed pages, they were beautiful. The writing was okay but not great, but the writing was easy to follow also the ending was fine, but it felt bit rush. The fake dating was okay, and the atmosphere was okay but bit bland also then was some harmful stereotypes about black people.

The romance was okay but definitely needed to be flash out bit more and I think author did okay job describing the negative effects of being famous or be in the spotlight on a person also the character cameos was nice touch. I didn't like how Elias celibate was handled. The paced of plot was well structured and steady paced but the ending of the book felt rush. The characters were okay, but I think they need to flash out bit more. Elias was okay main character, and I think he good boyfriend, but he could more flash out. I try to like Sage but found I found her annoying and immature.