Elyse Springer
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I try to push myself to read outside the romance genre, but 50/50 is the most I can make myself do, right now. I'd not read anything from Springer before, and picked this one up because of a booktube recommendation.
This book has great characters, good depiction of internalized homophobia, interesting descriptions of diving as a sport, a very nice slow build romance (which is my favorite kind) and pretty decent writing. I prefer books with solid family dynamics, but I also have a soft spot for self-made families, which this one had. Brownie points for having female character(s) that weren't vilified but had their own interests and lives. Overall, this one falls solidly in the sweet romance category in stead of the steamy one (even though it's definitely got its NC-17 bits, too), which was refreshing.
This book isn't a five-star read, but not because there's anything wrong, exactly. Every checkbox I have for a good read got ticked, it just got ticked in the "good" column instead of "amazing". In my books, a four star read is worth a re-read, even if it's not the best out there. (I reserve my five stars for books that change me.) All in all, a very nice way to spend my Sunday.… (meer)