A review by giuliaghoulia
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

5.0

new favorite ali book unlocked!!!!!! 

i am gagged bc ali blew me away with this book! the emotional depth, the angst, and the pining in this book made my tummy hurt in the best way possible. i could not stop reading and stayed up way past my bed time devouring this book. 

lukas and scarlett consumed me body and soul. truly a perfect pair if i ever saw one! they complemented each other so well and were so emotionally raw and intimate with each other in a way they were never able to be with past partners. they were so in tune with the way the other was feeling and thinking, and it made for such a (you guessed it) intimate (!!!!) reading experience. i fr thought i was intruding on their private moments.

and lukas blomqvist??? i need him so bad!!! now that's a man down bad in love with his reluctant girl if i ever saw one! 

i don't even know what else to say except that i loved this book so much and i am in AWE with the emotional depth ali was able to capture not only between our main couple, but also with their individual relationships with other people. i already wanna reread it this book that's how much i loved it! 

it seems like ali hazelwood can write any romance subgenre and i just can't wait for what she'll wow us with next. this book is going to the top of my 2025 favorites, and what a time to be alive!!

thank you berkley and netgalley for this arc, it comes out february 4