I was given a prepublication copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review.
Quinn is something of a swimming prodigy, but having failed to make it to the Olympics, she is still piecing her confidence back together and is now aiming for the World Championships. She cannot let herself become distracted by anything or anyone, no matter how pretty they are.
At high school everyone knows about Quinn's sexuality but her best friend deserted her when she moved away and since coming back their relationship has been non existent. Kennedy Reed won't even look at Quinn, let alone have a conversation with her and Quinn is unsure why. Go back to when they were 13 and Kennedy was about to move away and a kiss between them on the front porch of Kennedy's house and the story starts to unwind.
To add to the confusion, there is also the relationship between Quinn and her twin brother Liam, who also has a massive crush of Kennedy, and the problems that creates.
The story is good, it talks about different relationships, prom and who invites who, as well as following Quinn through her rigorous training programme and seeing what she sacrifices in order to get where she wants to be. It also portrays the mixed emotions of coming out, (Kennedy) that many teenagers must go through, how to break it to their friends and family and the emotions of keeping a relationship secret, so that no one finds out.
For young adults and teenagers I think that this would be a great read, not only for those going through similar situations but also for others to understand and empathise and have a better understanding of what some people go through.
This is the first LGBT Young adult fiction I have read, and even though I enjoyed it it didn't grab me like many books do. (Hence it's taken me a while to get through it!) I liked the storyline and the characters, but I feel the pace of the book was just too slow for my liking.
I gave it 3 stars on Goodreads.
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