A review by gracedwithbooks
The Hardest Fall by Ella Maise

3.0

The Hardest Falls is a slow-burn college romance following Dylan, a popular football paper, and Zoe, a quirky photography student with a secret.

This book was just very long and cliche to me. I enjoyed aspects of the slow-burn romance but I didn't really love all the drama happening around our main characters. For instance, Zoe's secret felt very confusing at times, I found myself having to reread pages just to understand what was happening. I also felt that their romance was very insta-lovey which isn't my favorite trope.

I did enjoy aspects such as how Zoe tends to ramble (much like myself), and her great love of pizza. I also really liked how Dylan was respectful of her boundaries and feelings throughout the book (especially because examples of toxic relationships are also present).

All in all, can't complain. The bad and the good averaged themselves out to an okay read.