Harlow scored a small victory against those who conspired to keep her from playing ball. But she knows the war is far from over. As her romance with Brooks, Gavin and Jaire heats up, her enemy list grows. Will she make it through basketball season unscathed? Jaire is torn between testifying against his father and putting his friend's life in danger or letting the man go free. But if Morris doesn’t pay for his crimes, will Jaire ever be free? Secrets surrounding Brooks’ family come to light. As he struggles with the implications of Jaire’s situation, he has to come to terms with his own. Gavin’s parents have their own agenda when it comes to him, and they will do anything to get him to stand in line. Will Harlow, Brooks, Gavin and Jaire come out on the other side successful, or will the status quo break them apart?
K. Williams writes romance and life novels that will take you to another world. She provides the 'Happily Ever After' you deserve.
Who is K. Williams, you ask? She's first and foremost a dreamer. All K's life, her imagination has been her best friend. She's always made up stories in her head. When she was young, it was to put herself to sleep at night. As she got older, it became a way to combat being bored. Finally, her daughter convinced her to write a book, and now the voices in her head are just short of taking completely over!
She lives with her husband of thirty + years and her youngest daughter in Arizona.
Harlow and her harem return in Slam Dunk, book 2 in the Swoosh Chronicles. And I am sad that it is now time to say goodbye to Harlow, Jaire, Gavin and Brooks.
K. Williams continues with her great story and great characters as Harlow continues with her reverse harem with Jaire, Gavin and Brooks. But the four of them are not out of the clear after all Harlow dealt with to play ball, they know have more BS w McBride, Jaire's dad, john and even Senna continues interfering with this growing relationship.
The reverse harem is more PG but I would say this should be for more mature readers just for topic and abuse. K. Williams created such a great story especially with dealing with four main characters, as there are in this reverse harem. This was a good story in creating different tropes to attract numerous readers; from reverse harem, sports romance, young adult romance, as well as the trademark HEA that K. Williams creates in her stories.
This is the second and final book in the duet Swoosh Chronicles. Slum Dunk continues right on from where book 1 (Jumpshot) ends with Harlow, Jaire, Gavin and Brooks. Reading book 1 is a must.
Book 2 sees more and new twists and turns in their storyline that keeps you glued to the pages.
I would have liked to have seen a little more of their relationship side of things and bit more basketball in the storyline but even without those, the storyline was not lacking.
The epilogue was great! I could have read further books in this series when the characters were older.
Harlow was a target from almost her first moment stepping into the school. People wanted to get close and share her spotlight or they wanted to keep her out altogether. But they underestimated Harlow, her family, and her friends. She warned them, don't come at her unless you're willing to fight because Harlow will not back down until she has finished. So she took down her enemies. Her wish is to have a calm semester and to play some basketball. However, after beating him badly, Jaire's father has threatened the safety of everyone he cares about if he testifies. Gaven has a new houseguest with less than pure intentions. Something is bothering Brooks. And maybe Harlow has an enemy or two left. Second semester may be more drama-filled than the first.
This is such an interesting RH. It touches on really serious issues but does so in a manner I would be completely comfortable with my teen reading. Real-world topics without the grime. It's a reminder that the story can be told without leaving you emotionally drained. This book had more drama than the first. The details were a little unrealistic at times but authors are allowed fictional license. I would have liked the drama to stay more in the background, so we could have focused more on the character relationships. Harlow and Courtney, Harlow and her mom, Harlow and the team, Harlow and the guys (one on one and as a group). I would have also liked more basketball. Much more basketball. What we did get was great but it wasn't enough. I also would have loved more moments showing life as a POC. I was brought to tears in this series reading about a common event proving that skin color overshadows economic levels, GPAs, or athletic ability. I loved the simple exchanges around hair. I respect that a character should be judged on their attributes but would have thoroughly enjoyed more ethnicity. Lastly, I loved the time jumps in the epilogue. The little glimpses were so rewarding. I hope we visit these characters again.