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Balance by Lucia Franco

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Every so often, a book comes along which knocks the ever loving shit out of you. It's the kind which replays scenes in your head over and over again, the kind which forces you to walk around like a damn extra from The Walking Dead because you got next to no sleep the night before, the kind which just. Doesn't. Let. You. Go.

For me, it was Balance (Off Balance, #1) by Lucia Franco.

To be honest, I'm still reeling. And how can I not? I mean, it's about a sixteen year old gymnast who hooks up with her thirty-two year old coach. Pfft. If you're gonna be offended by this trope then quit reading now—go on, I'll wait—because that's not what's got me in a choke hold here. Hell no. Remove the age difference, remove the social constructs, remove the taboo entirely and it's what remains which... *exhales*

No words.

Okay, I'll give you three: Kova and Ria.

So simple, so complex, so unbelievably addictive.

You see, their relationship had me devouring the pages. It had me reading until the battery on my Kindle literally ran out sometime after three in the morning. And do you wanna know why? Me too. I mean, if you look at each character objectively there are some major personality flaws. Kova is domineering, jealous, unfaithful and selfish; while Ria is driven, dishonest, fickle and naive. I know, right? Yet, there is something so freakin' strong between the two. It's beyond attraction, beyond chemistry, it's an animalistic compulsion which these glaringly imperfect characters succumb to despite the potential ramifications. And boy are there many. Even stranger, is it's the very possibility of utter ruin which drives some of the most epic sex scenes I have ever read. Boom. I said it.

Brutal. Honest. Twisted.

I flipping LOVED this book.







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