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Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
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Imagine being held by your hair and locked in a chokehold so tight ur blue in the face gasping clawing struggling to be free� yeah well that’s the exact stronghold this book had on me the WHOLE time but the difference is I DONT WANNA BE FREE EVER DONT EVEN THINK OF SAVING ME

“Lukas Scarlett� 😫 NOBODY UNDERSTANDS THE EMOTIONS THAT BULLDOZED THRU ME WHEN I READ THIS PLS-

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LUKAS BABY PLS COME KIDNAP ME IM URS TO DO WHATEVER 🙏 PICK ME CHOOSE ME LOVE MEEEEE

It’s so rare when I get to love and appreciate both the characters. But I truly did with Scarlett and Lukas. They both excited me and made me stupid with love for them.

sweedy and his troll against the world 🧚‍♀️🔐�

Scarlett the precious adorable pookie u are 🥹 I love her so much your honour. Like she was just so sweet and caring and overall such a lovely soul. Her arc and development made me so happy. I loved watching her grow and make mistakes and learn from them. She was such a fascinating character.

There wasn’t a time when I didn’t love her or got annoyed with her. She’s such a relatable person who I couldn’t help but wanna hug and love and dote on. So I get it Lukas, I truly get it.

Lukas the MAN that you are 🗣�

The way he could do no wrong???? He’s perfect???? Everything he said was music to my ears. It just took me higher and higher 🧚‍♀�

The way he knew everything about her and was so patient and understanding but also so headstrong and took the lead??? Blueprint. BLUE. PRINT. He is now the official standard I will use to compare all romcom men.

No bc why was he the PERF amount of grumpy but sweet and hilarious 😾 I neeeeeed him pls I’m begging 👺👺

The intensity is what makes or breaks a couples dynamic/chemistry and these two had it in SPADES 😮‍💨� there was so much heat and tension it was palpable in their every interaction.

The fucking mouthhhh on this man PLEASE 🙏 had me panting and clutching my sheets like fuck- he is so hot I need him RFN 🫦

╰┈� �“Oh, sweetheart. Already? Just from this?�

╰┈� �“i need a minute to—�
“Nah, I’ll fucking tell you what you need.�


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The BANTER 🤚 had me blushing giggling kicking my feet twirling my hair biting the tip of my finger like a schoolgirl with the fattest crush. No like my cheek muscles are ACHING and twitching from how long and hard I’ve been grinning this past 24 hrs.

╰┈� � “You’re not cold, Scarlett,� he says. “You’re . . . soft.�
“I’m not soft.�
“You are with me.�

~SHUT UPPPP I CANTTT

╰┈� � “Because sometimes I can’t breathe when you’re around.�
~SHUT THE FUCK UP RIGHT NOWW

╰┈� � “The entire universe is here, in his arms.�

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There were so many moments when I was just scared thinking it’s gna get boring and predictable from here but that didn’t happen and I’m genuinely so happy it wasn’t. reading this was such a refreshing experience.

THERE WERE CERTAIN CONVOS THAT HAD ME LIKE 🫨🫨🫨🫨 MAN I WAS CRASHING OUT SO HARD OVER THEM.

Yk how everyone hated the Pen drama? Well 🌚 drama is my bread n butter so� I fucking are it up and it was delish 🙂‍↕️� The betrayal, the unwavering loyalty and support from Lukas, the gut wrenching pain when Scarlett said that WORD, pen turning out to not be that 2D villain OW like almost every romance book. It was fking refreshing.

I appreciated Ali’s writing so much in here. The care with which she used to discuss and create a safe space for ppl to express and explore their wants, it was rlly heart warming ❤️‍� the kink didn’t feel mild or “nonexistent�, it was simply “basic� but basic is not bad nor undeserving of recognition. Kinks don’t necessarily have to be something wild. Theirs was a display of what healthy and consensual looks like, showing that it could be your average couple that likes a little kink and doesn’t need to be considered a dark or taboo subject. I didn’t feel the lack of kinkiness or whatever because they are so much more than that. And every scene where they were intimate was based around their trust and that really brought out a whole new range of emotions. The heat, the intensity, the tension, the longing, the sweetness, the way he takes charge, the knowledge that she is one who truly holds all the power in their relationship. It created the PERFECT atmosphere. I just loved it.

There were certain aspects of their relationship I fell head over heels in love with. I missed reading contemporary romance but this experience was so unique to me.

Their relationship was based around their trust in each other and that is why I’m really convinced they’re genuinely in love. Not only did they protect their safe space but they didn’t allow it to take over their daily lives. Their respective careers and passions were given so much space and attention, it was just really amazing that Ali didn’t treat their personal drives as a gimmick but explored BOTH of their passions.

Their communication and easy understanding was what really brought me to the brinqqqq- i don’t remember the last time I felt this satisfied with a couple before. Their dynamic was so perfect and felt so genuine to me.

I CANNOT WAIT TO REREAD SCARLUCAS DIARIES 😫 IM SOOO CLOSE TO SAYING FUCK IT AND STARTING THE BOOK ALL OVER AGAIN RIGHT NOW 🤚

I’m convinced Ali wrote this book with me in mind. Matter of fact she wrote it FOR me mhm 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕� (my delusions are running free I do not fear 👹)

Farah I love u for buddy reading and giggling over Lukas with me I had the best time 🥹🔐💋 now we finally have another book to send memes to each other about and obsess over 😋

Side Note:
THE ADAMOLIVE CAMEOSSSSS ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
HAD ME GASPING SO LOUD AND HARD I ALMOST CHOKED
MY TWO FAV COUPLES IN ONE BOOK?????!!!!!!!! BOUTTA PASS OUT FROM LACK OF OXYGEN BC THIS JUST MADE MY ENTIRE FUCKIN YEAR
WHEN THEY CAME TO SUPPORT SCAR I THINK I CRIED A LITTLE 😭😫
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Reading Progress

May 11, 2024 – Shelved as: breathlessly-anticipating
May 11, 2024 – Shelved
February 12, 2025 – Started Reading
February 12, 2025 –
13.0% "Starting off strong 😮‍💨😮‍�"
February 12, 2025 –
13.0% "Starting off strong 😮‍💨😮‍�"
February 12, 2025 –
36.0% "I CANNOT STOP READING LIKE OMFDS I WANNA BINGE THISSSSSSS"
February 12, 2025 –
41.0% "THEYRE SO FKING HOT IM SWEATINGGGGG 🫦🫦🫦🫦🫦🫦🫦"
February 12, 2025 –
54.0% "They’re officially one of the hottest couples to exist ever pls the mouth on this man, the intensity, they HEAT 🫦🫦🫦🫦"
February 12, 2025 –
59.0% "When he lets you cry ur heart out on his shoulder and keeps patience thru it 😫😭❤️‍�"
February 13, 2025 –
93.0% "ADAMOLIVE IN THE STANDS SUPPORTING SCARLETT IM GNA CRYYYYYYY 🥹🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭😫❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍�"
February 13, 2025 –
98.0% "I’ve reached the epilogue and I don’t wanna finish it 😭😭 I don’t want it to be overrrrr"
February 13, 2025 –
99.0% "Shut the fuck up the transition from the whole book being in her pov to the epilogue in his pov was so seamless it felt like I had his pov the whole time like that’s such a feat I’m so in awe of Ali’s writing rn"
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: barking-for-boaf
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: 6-stars
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: 5-star-gems
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: comfort-and-serotonin
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: can-reread-over-and-over
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: book-supremacy
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: blankets-and-cuddles
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: dramarama
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: dear-diary-today-i-met-envy
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: cute-cuter-cutest
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: crank-the-ac-im-melting
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: i-m-your-daddy-on-the-field-bitch
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: grumpyxsunshine
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: got-me-laffing-hyena-style
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: resident-stargirls
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: my-husbands
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: my-babies-my-children
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: live-in-my-head-rent-free
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: the-lalala-to-my-okokok
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: tesoro-mio
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: soulmatery-at-its-finest
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: you-make-me-un-poco-loco
February 13, 2025 – Shelved as: unique-monikers
February 13, 2025 – Finished Reading
March 28, 2025 – Shelved as: physical-tbr
March 28, 2025 – Shelved as: physical-property

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Emma Skapetis Great review. I'm going to read this one soon.


buket your feral book reviews are my favorite thing in the world📢📢LUKAS CAN KIDNAP ME TOO WHENEVER HE WANTSSSSSS👩‍🦯👩‍🦯so happy you enjoyed this pookieeee adamolive cameo was absolutely the bestt


aeryn rose This book was EVERYTHING!! And so is this review YOU ATE THIS UP


message 4: by ivy (new) - rated it 1 star

ivy aaaa so glad you enjoyed babes!! currently reading this rn and it's so entertaining 😋😋 LOVEEE the review 💝💝


BellasCreativeLife This made me wanna read this book <3


readwithkrissy I LOVED this book too!! It was so refreshing to read about their dynamic when we normally only ever see it in darker romance books (which I love too) but it was just refreshing to see it portrayed in such a healthy way!


message 7: by cha (last edited Feb 13, 2025 10:32PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

cha SWEEDY AND HIS TROLL YEAH MHM THATS RIGHT !!! I'm so glad you loved this I've felt like I'm fighting my battle alone....... SCARLETTLUKAS GET BEHIND ME🤚🏼 i agree with everything you said i love this review so much <3<3<3 the "I'm not soft" "you are with me" scene will live rent free forever in my head.... I LOVE THEM SO MUCH YOUR HONOR I CANT MOVE ON


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gavie Gorgeous review ml!! So happy you loved the book and I can’t wait to read it!!❤️❤️


message 9: by Koisty (new)

Koisty AMAZING REVIEW LOVE ❤️❤️❤️❤️


claudia (purged my account) the fomo is so real stunning review


•°Dahlia °•  ( semi-hiatus ) So glad u enjoyed bby


message 12: by Iqra (new) - rated it 5 stars

Iqra Emma wrote: "Great review. I'm going to read this one soon."

Thankuuu!! Ahh I hope it goes well for you! Can’t wait to see what you think 😋


Farah ♡ Iqra my love, I love you a little more than I love Lukas. Thank you for buddy reading with me <3


message 14: by Hannah (new) - added it

Hannah LOVED THE REVIEW 🤭🤭🤭
your making me want to read it, will add it to the list


Ի&;#19岹;‍♀️✨(𳾾-󾱲ٳܲ) Amazing review!!This made me put this book higher on my tbr💕💕


Prerna The lukas scarlet was the reason I'm in love with this man. The definition of validating you!!!!!


message 17: by aly (new) - rated it 2 stars

aly ☆彡 glad ure enjoying the way this one is written more! but adamolive cameoss was one of the enjoyable things in this book >v<


message 18: by (new) - rated it 1 star

.˖ me questioning my life choices after i just dnfed the book


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.˖ don't read my review‼️


elle no same. changing his contact to Lukas Scarlett had me hyperventilating. I love them.


✨Jܱ✨ So glad you loved it!


message 22: by Madi (new) - added it

Madi so glad you enjoyed love!! 🩷


Prerna Ugh ugh ugh so agree!! Lukas is so perfect. My heart leaked out if my body from how large and melty it got every time he made sure Scarlett knew she was important to him, everytime he validated her. Honestly think he's my favourite AH MMC.


EmBibliophile They were so cute!! I really enjoyed this one. It got me giggling and blushing so hard. Beautiful review sweetie. So glad you enjoyed it too. xx


message 25: by Juli (new) - rated it 5 stars

Juli Dormond I could not agree more with this review!! The characters were everything and more, loved it sooo much!!


message 26: by lila � (new) - added it

lila ⋆ i'm just living for how much you adored this 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀� the quote with him talking about how soft she is with him stop that is so!!!!! lukas sounds like such a (grumpy) sweetheart 🥹 this review is so fucking gorgeous i love it


message 27: by Sherrie (new) - added it

Sherrie White One of the best reviews EVER!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


message 28: by Hoda (new)

Hoda Bestie 😭😭😭 your reviews never fail to excite me and make me want to read something this is illegal ✋� like plsss ugh I love this and ur love and excitement made me excited i need to read about lukas now 😔 loveeeloveee thisss 🤍🤍


Oakley’s World &#x1f30e; This review was absolutely amazing! I’m definitely getting this book ASAP! Thank you so much! ❤️


message 30: by aleksandra (new)

aleksandra omfggggg the quotes� 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 (I need this man) love the review!!!!!! I need to read it asap now


Seren Song ✨ 1000% all of this. I keep seeing bad reviews and have to remind myself it’s all subjective because this book had me in a chokehold. 😂 It was so perfect that I almost read it again immediately after it ended.


message 32: by Lily (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lily Rickman Omg yes. The adamolive cameo was EVERYTHING


message 33: by Elisa (new) - added it

Elisa Girl what a reviewwww


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