another Ali Hazelwood banger! this book so angsty and sexy! I loved the way the two MC's found friendship and love and how obsessed he was with her and she didnt even know it,

Scarlett is a competitive diver at Stanford. Lukas is an Olympic level swimmer. They didn't have reason to associate before a secret about their sex lives is dropped. They're both a little kinkier than the normal person.
They start a sex only relationship. No strings, no feelings.
But as the season moves into preparation for Olympics, they start to realize that their relationship has blossomed into something much more than just sex. Their hearts just might be on the line.

I don't think I will ever not give an Ali Hazelwood book 5 stars. I'm never a huge fan of sports romances. I don't hate them, but I don't usually reach for them. But I always reach for Ali Hazelwood.

Scarlett. She's recovering from a serious diving accident which has caused a mental block, preventing her from performing one of her dives. I liked her! I didn't love her and I didn't feel a major emotional attachment to her, but I enjoyed reading her story.

Lukas. Tall, moody, quiet. Exactly the same as all of Ali Hazelwood's other male leads. But I never mind. It's exactly the type that I love so I'm not upset about it.

I liked the fact that they were both so open about what they wanted in their sexual relationship. There was no dancing around the subject and they were adults about it. There was communication. We love communication here.

The 80% of the way drama broke my heart. Which is exactly what I want with my drama break up. I want the angst. I loved how they got back together as well. God I just loved all of it. I read it in a single sitting. Stayed up until 4am to finish it.

All Ali Hazelwood will be 5 stars from me.

Not at all what I was expecting!

This book was a very slow start for me. Initially it felt like an exploration of kink and characters that I didn’t immediately take to. I pushed on and it became so much more. What was supposed to be a friends with benefits relationship becomes more as we start to really understand the characters and how they act. When we really learn what drives them, perceptions start to shift. I think this was very intentional on Ali’s part. By the end I really loved the dynamic between the characters and the arc of the story. There was so much growth and understanding and it really resonated.

I might be speechless????? Like the content warnings prepared me going in but I was still pleasantly shocked by what I was reading. Ali ATE with this book. It was kinky and delivered everything that I love when reading a college sports romance. I’m sorry to all the book boyfriends Ali has written in the past but they have NOTHING on Lukas, the broody, mysterious, and filthy loml 🫶🏻🥵🔥 AND SCARLET is perfection in all it’s forms. I loved how this book explores BDSM and just like how Bride introduced a lot of readers to knotting, I feel like this is going to have a similar effect

First and foremost, this was the PERFECT post Olympics read and I’m SO. GLAD. I got this surprise in my life this week because it was exactly what I needed 😭 I stayed up until 3am to finish this book last night because there was no way I could fall asleep peacefully without knowing how the story played out.

One thing I’ve loved about Ali Hazelwood’s most recent releases is her ability to take on a completely new concept from the last and just absolutely dominate it. It’s clear that she’s having fun exploring with her writing and that really shows in Deep End. With this one, Ali took the concept of a sports romance and said “let me teach you a thing or two about SPORTS” and I LOVE this. A romance between two big brained college athletes who excel in their respective sports at the highest level was the PERFECT way for her to dive into this particular subgenre. Deep End is classic Ali with the hottest twist 🔥

I don’t want to spoil anything so I won’t go into the details, but this book was AMAZING. Scarlett and Lukas had palpable chemistry from the very beginning, and the way that was explored in this book had me so freaking hooked the entire time. I don’t think I’ve seen a book quite like this one and it was incredibly refreshing to experience. Clear your mind of everything you think you know about this one because I PROMISE you it’ll be the ride of a lifetime 🤭🌊