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A review by gabriellaconley
Spiral by Bal Khabra
4.0
the unfiltered lines got me every time!!
This book follows Sage Beaumont, proud ballerina and niece to an NHL higher up and Elias Westbrook, newest player to the Toronto Thunder and the only player without a goal yet this season. With the media on his case, Elias casually tells Sage that he wishes they would leave him alone the way they leave alone players with girlfriends. Sage offers to be his fake girlfriend to help boost her ballet status. Will they be able to play it fake or will they end up becoming more?
There was a lot more to Eli's story than I was anticipating!! I was a little confused by his nightmares in the beginning because you don't have all the information yet. But I really enjoyed seeing him become a deeper character after already loving how he is there for Summer in the first book. I love that he makes the decision to change his life for himself. Just because Sage was the push he needed, he wanted to relieve the anxiety that was piling on his chest. He was such an amazing friend even from afar, worrying about Dylan. Great chef and future guardian (I SOBBED THROUGH THE WHOLE EPILOUGE) I literally loved Eli.
Sage was such a sweet girl's girl! Her spa days were so sweet and I would love to do one with her. I love that Eli became her girl friend but also gave her girl friends like Summer (and soon Sierra who also needs those friends)!! I love Bal's female characters because they feel like real women! Women aren't always happy, they aren't always content with the life they lead. Sage is a hard ass worker who was put in an amazing and difficult position all at once. She was in her dream role but the company was trying to tear her down. One of my favorite scenes was when Eli wrote down all the moves so that she would know how well she truly did.
I wish I had seen Eli say that he was starting to like Sage a little earlier. It seems like he kept it inside because of his secret (that was literally so creative Bal!!) but you can have feelings for her that you can recognize internally while also staying true to your secret externally. That was the only thing that would have boosted the rating. Maybe that will change during a re-read but truthfully this book is so beautifully perfect and intriguing. I love Bal's writing and I feel so lucky to be reading at the same time she's a writer!!
This book follows Sage Beaumont, proud ballerina and niece to an NHL higher up and Elias Westbrook, newest player to the Toronto Thunder and the only player without a goal yet this season. With the media on his case, Elias casually tells Sage that he wishes they would leave him alone the way they leave alone players with girlfriends. Sage offers to be his fake girlfriend to help boost her ballet status. Will they be able to play it fake or will they end up becoming more?
There was a lot more to Eli's story than I was anticipating!! I was a little confused by his nightmares in the beginning because you don't have all the information yet. But I really enjoyed seeing him become a deeper character after already loving how he is there for Summer in the first book. I love that he makes the decision to change his life for himself. Just because Sage was the push he needed, he wanted to relieve the anxiety that was piling on his chest. He was such an amazing friend even from afar, worrying about Dylan. Great chef and future guardian (I SOBBED THROUGH THE WHOLE EPILOUGE) I literally loved Eli.
Sage was such a sweet girl's girl! Her spa days were so sweet and I would love to do one with her. I love that Eli became her girl friend but also gave her girl friends like Summer (and soon Sierra who also needs those friends)!! I love Bal's female characters because they feel like real women! Women aren't always happy, they aren't always content with the life they lead. Sage is a hard ass worker who was put in an amazing and difficult position all at once. She was in her dream role but the company was trying to tear her down. One of my favorite scenes was when Eli wrote down all the moves so that she would know how well she truly did.
I wish I had seen Eli say that he was starting to like Sage a little earlier. It seems like he kept it inside because of his secret (that was literally so creative Bal!!) but you can have feelings for her that you can recognize internally while also staying true to your secret externally. That was the only thing that would have boosted the rating. Maybe that will change during a re-read but truthfully this book is so beautifully perfect and intriguing. I love Bal's writing and I feel so lucky to be reading at the same time she's a writer!!