A beautiful, inspiring and heart-warming love story written in magnificent prose that makes you lose track of time and your surroundings.

The Deepest End of Love is a romance story told from the perspectives of our two main characters, Lila Callaghan and Reed Abner. Lila is a young and ambitious, hard-working woman doing her absolute best to graduate and climb the career ladder. Having grown in a family consisting of two loving parents - who have however, gone through thick and thin in their lives- she wants nothing more than to bring more hardships across their feet. When she loses her temper however, and resorts to ways she would not have otherwise considered -i.e. slashing her ex's tires-, the one person bearing witness to her emotional outburst is none other than the one she had vowed to avoid. Reed Abner. Her mother's colleague and a professor at the university she studies. When circumstances bring them together, an inevitable spark ignites and they have no choice other than to give into their magnetic pull. However, not every love story has a happily ever after and they must fight for it if they want to reach the brightest light in the end.

Having read the whole Brightest Light series and being the biggest supporter and lover of Cal and Grace, I am afraid I have to admit that this one couple might just have managed to outrank them. I thought no other couple and love story would ever get close to Cal and Grace's but Lisina Coney proved me wrong once again.

Lila and Reed have very justifiably become one of my favourite couples and this book as a whole is nothing short of awesome. It is a beautiful book, not just telling the story of how a student fell in love with her professor (internship supervisor to be exact) and twelve years her senior. It is a story exploring the depths of self-confidence and finding who you truly are. Healing from your traumas and believing in yourself, escaping the monster called insecurity. Being your own person and never letting others dictate your life.

This book brought to an end the Brightest Light Series and I couldn't have been more sad about it. I have grown attached enough to these characters, namely Cal and Grace, and seeing them for the last time made me feel bittersweet. I haven't ever cried -and giggled- so much over a book but I definitely did bawl my eyes out, both while reading and after finishing the book.


To bring this to an end, this book is seriously magnificent and it deserves more than just 5 stars. Beautiful and heart-warming are not enough to describe it but I will leave it at that. Everyone, please read this and the other two books and you won't regret it.

the deepest end of love was the best way for lisina coney to end this series. its interesting to see how the relationships from the first two books affect the fmc lila in this installement. its sweet how she reveres her aunt&parents. her own journey was also written very well and it was nice to see her want to go into a similar field as her mother, but also try to figure out if thats what she really wants in her life after the third act. reed was also such an amazing character, his backstory was so heartbreaking and seeing how he’s a pure opposite from his own parents seemed like a full circle moment. i also loveeddd seeing their romance unfold, it was so angsty and there was so much pining - from both ends really. its nice to see how even though it took a while for these characters to find their way back to each other, they were doing better than they were before and got to be the best versions of themselves together

Oh my goodness, this book! The Deepest End of Love marks the end of the three-book series and focuses on Lila and Reed. Each book could be read as a standalone, but for better understanding, it should be read in order.

Lila Callaghan, Cal and Grace’s daughter from the first book in the series, is now twenty-three and a master's student studying to become a youth counselor. Reed Abner is a doctor in psychology and a renowned researcher who specializes in child welfare and foster care. Reed, who is a close family friend of Cal and Grace, has also co-written children’s books with Grace and teaches PhD seminars at Lila’s university. When Lila finds out her boyfriend of two years has been cheating on her, she goes to slash his car’s tire and Reed catches her in the act. With her graduation coming up and feeling the weight of not having any internships lined up, Reed offers Lila a spot at the youth center he coordinates and is a board member of. Working in close proximity ignites feelings between the two, but several factors are preventing them from exploring their feelings.

Lila is such a relatable character. She’s an overthinker, a rule-follower, and a good girl. However, that’s the character she curated for herself so that she wouldn’t cause any burdens for her parents or the people around her. Her selflessness to put other people’s needs before her results in her being a prisoner of her insecurity, anxiety, and scrutiny. Reed, on the other hand, suffers from the trauma he experienced at a young age from his parents. Reed is so lovable and sweet and is my favorite male character Lisina has written. He views himself as broken yet doesn’t let it define who he is as a person. His willingness to sacrifice his career for Lila to protect her and his defiance to raise another dog after a traumatic childhood experience was so inspiring. Their journey of love and getting together wasn’t easy, with their emotional and mental apprehension holding them back as well as other factors such as Reed being Lila’s supervisor, her parents’ friend, and being twelve years her senior. However, that didn’t stop their chemistry from developing and bringing it to fruition.

TDEOL is more than just a book about the struggles of love. It’s a book about acceptance, self-worth, being true to who you are, and overcoming your fears. It’s about the journey of vulnerability, authenticity, and identity. This book was so compassionate and tenderhearted and displayed so many heartwarming moments. Lisina ended this wonderful series in the most beautiful way, with the most sentimental written book as the last, and I’m so saddened to bid a farewell to this lovely series. But the end of a series creates a start for a new one, and for that, I’m elated about whatever Lisina will write next. 

This review will be posted on September 4 on Goodreads.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Victoria Editing, and Page & Vine for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I am speechless.

This was everything. Pure perfection end to a series. The pure and raw emotions this brought out of me was incredibly healing and I just really adored this entire series with my entire heart.

Omg REED !!!!!! What a sweet soul. First I want to say I read the two first books before that one. Never thought I was going to love a MMC more than Cal but it happens and it’s amazing. That one is by far my favourite out of the three books. I love Reed he is a gentle and sweet soul, and reading about is painful childhood hurt me in every way. Jeez LILA I knew from book one epilogue I was going to love that girl and what a woman she became. Strong and resilient but also sweet and scared. What a joy it was and a bitter sweet ending because the trilogy is over and I’m sad to say I’m going to miss that family that had so much love and strength to overcome all the pain they went through to get to that final epilogue. The brightest light it was indeed.

A beautiful ending to a captivating series.

I really enjoyed the slow burn for this book, I think it works well until the end
Coney has created some of my favourite characters and this added a few more so I'm very pleased about that!

Can't wait to see what's next in store 🤍

A beautiful and heartwarming conclusion to The Brightest Light series!

The Deepest End of Love follows the story of Lila, who was an absolutely wonderful FMC. Reed is quite possibly my favourite love interest in the who trilogy, I absolutely loved him! This age gap romance had me on the edge of my seat with the excitement and anticipation.

I will really miss the characters of this series but I am really excited to see what Lisina Coney writes next!