4.5 stars
Ahhhh, this book is so cute. This book is a male/male romance that follows Jeremy Reeve, who is training for the Olympics as a diver, and Brandon Evans - who is also a diver, and starts training alongside Jeremy. Jeremy has been diving for thirteen years and he finally has his shot to compete in the Olympics and he won't let anything distract him from winning a gold medal. Brandon is openly gay and doesn't care about diving nearly as much as Jeremy does - he mainly does it for fun. Jeremy claims he is straight, but he is so far in the closet, because he's terrified of coming out to his Dad and his brothers who he feels he needs to prove himself to.



This book is written so well, and it's the first book I've ever read from this author, but I'm definitely going to have to check out her other books now! I love that this book is told from Jeremy and Brandon's POV's so you really get to see their thoughts and see why they are the way they are. In the beginning Jeremy is so focused, he's kind of an asshole towards Brandon because he understandably doesn't need a distraction, but Brandon eventually wins him over. These two are so fucking cute together. All of their scenes together had me smiling so widely and laughing out loud. JEREMY IS SO PRECIOUS. The fact that he's never been with a guy before Brandon, and it's so adorable. Jeremy is really irritating with his need to push Brandon away, but at the same time I can relate to him and I feel like I am the exact same way, so I understand where he is coming from. I also have a tendency to put "superficial" things in front of people, and I just understand where he's coming from.

Brandon is a really inspiring character, and he has such a big heart. Jeremy's need to impress his Dad and his brothers was heartbreaking because he always feels like he's never good enough and they tell him diving is a weak sport, and are always putting him down and it was getting on my last nerve. I really love Valerie as a side character and I think she was very fleshed-out as a character.

This book just had so many CUTE moments, I was so giddy because they are so CUTE.

When Brandon was describing Jeremy as a baby kitten when he wakes up. So adorable. And when Jeremy bought condoms and lube online, but he was all nervous and he's like: "they said these were the best ones" like HE'S SO ADORABLE OH MY GOD. Jeremy discovering his sexual desires for a man for the first time was so hot, all the sex scenes were written very well. And Jeremy falling for Brandon happened in such a natural, real way. The romance felt so real and not too rushed. When Brandon got the flu and Jeremy was taking care of him, and Brandon muttered I love you, THAT SHIT WAS SO CUTE. And the way Brandon loves how Jeremy gets bossy in bed, and Brandon is extremely talkative in bed because it relaxes Jeremy. Their little couple quirks are just so adorable.

I feel like the ending was a little abrupt, and I would've like maybe one more chapter or an epilogue added to the end.

An epilogue talking about how the Olympics went would've been awesome. It was like the entire book is a countdown to the Olympics, and then we don't even get to see the Olympics as readers... I wanted an epilogue damn it! Lol. I know it doesn't matter if Jeremy won or not, but I would've liked to see a little glimpse into the future.

But, overall I LOVED this book and if you're looking for your next favorite M/M romance novel, definitely check this one out! Also, if you're into forbidden romance and/or sports romances, this book is definitely for you!