Deep End

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A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

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Published Feb 4, 2025

Average rating: 7.37

614 RATINGS

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Readers say *Deep End* by Ali Hazelwood is a smart, steamy romance featuring relatable STEM and athlete characters with authentic chemistry. Reviewers...

For the Girlies Book Club
Jun 25, 2025
8/10 stars
I actually liked this book a lot more than I thought 😍 the sports romance plus the characters actually being brain smart with personalities was great. Lukas is beyond dreamy and Vandy is so great keeping her *interests* without feeling like a weirdo. Only thing I hated was how many times Pen came up during their relationship development.
NessaK
May 05, 2025
10/10 stars
smash. next. :)
Hanlove1192
Dec 27, 2025
3/10 stars
DNF. Bdsm wasn’t my thing
Amelia Enslow
Dec 14, 2025
6/10 stars
okay so this book is kinda mid and i may have uh dnfd it.
jobannister2012
Nov 07, 2025
10/10 stars
This book is everything. I read it within days, even though I tried to make it last as long as possible because it was just. So. Good.

Something I love about Ali books is that I know NOTHING about STEM or competition sports but it doesn't stop me reading them because it's written in such a way that I don't need to understand science. I don't need to be a top athlete or in the 99%.

Ali's books are human (even the supernatural one). They're day to day. The characters are real, with beautiful flaws and work/life balancing and emotions that make no sense but we still feel anyway. Her books help it be ok to just be whatever it is that you're feeling.

Deep End is an incredible book. Scarletts need for perfection and fear over her injury hit me deep (even though I only jog in emergencies, like when I've run out of wine). Grief from trauma is different for everyone and Ali wrote about it beautifully. Scarletts relationship with Lukas was complicated and messy, which is just how life is.

I don't want to spoil it so I'm just going to end with - stop reading the reviews and start reading it already!

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