A review by alienor
Second Position by Katherine Locke

4.0

4.5 stars. I wish I could have stopped crying but alas, I guess that's what happens when you read such a poignant and beautiful story.

I regret nothing.

▨ I wish I could express how and why I think that Zed and Aly's journey should be read, but alas, I have this ball of emotions boiling in myself right now and I'm honestly afraid to let it go.

I still welcome all the overwhelming feels because sometimes, you just have to.

▨ I wish I could quote the hell out of this breathtaking and heartbreaking novel but then I would copy/paste the whole thing and alas, copyrights are a bitch.

Also, I really want you to try this book, and we wouldn't want you to know everything already, would we?

► This is, in my honest opinion, what New Adult should be about. No endless players and perfect girls who slut-shame like nobody's business. No fabricated drama and decisions that make no sense. No idiotic male-POV that anger me on men's behalf. No "that's not gonna fit" roll-eyes-worthy bullshit, either.

▨ I wish more NA novels could stay clear of all this crap and offer us more characters like Aly and Zed, fleshed-out and endearing and realistically flawed. I love them to pieces.

▨ I wish I wouldn't feel the urge to roll my eyes every time a strong issue is tackled in NA because I'm so tired of magic dicks and the likes.

► And yet, surprising and lyrical gems like this one make me remember - in the best way possible - why I never give up on any genre. [b:Second Position|22663595|Second Position (District Ballet Company #1)|Katherine Locke|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1423668736s/22663595.jpg|42162397] is very character-driven, and is not perfect by any means (the secondary characters could have been more present & layered, and the plot is pretty simple) but I couldn't care less. The raw emotions, the beautiful writing and our adorable couple outweigh all the little flaws by far.

Thank you, [a:Katherine Locke|8430243|Katherine Locke|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1488575591p2/8430243.jpg]. With all my heart, thank you.

For more of my reviews, please visit: