A review by deepbutdazzlingdarkness
The Favorites by Layne Fargo

fast-paced

5.0

I was so unbelievably thrilled to get the ARC for this, and yet for some reason I didn't end up reading it until this weekend but I absolutely LOVED it. I had a huge ice skating phase back around Sochi and this was so juicy and unputdownable. The cover is absolutely stunning, and the book itself definitely lived up to my expectations. The oral history/interview parts of it made it such a fast read and god knows a fucked up childhood friends to lovers ride or die relationship is like catnip to me so Kat and Heath were so compelling and I loved seeing their journey. 

The ending made me super emotional and I SCREAMED at Ellis’s line “I’m not saying they were a throuple, but it seemed like they were a throuple” because even if it wasn't the case, that's exactly where I hoped it was leading. This was just fantastic and I wish I hadn't waited 4 months to read it! 

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the digital ARC; all opinions are my own.