Terra Elan McVoy

Prioritizing her competitive swimming goals above everything including her grades and friendships, Brynn buries her family troubles only to find herself in a brutal cat-and-mouse competition involving her wild best friend and a hot new college swimmer. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of Criminal.

In Deep

Ultracompetitive Brynn from The Summer of Firsts and Lasts craves swimming victory—and gets in over her head—in this irresistible novel from Terra Elan McVoy. Swim. Push. Breathe. Swim. Nothing else matters to Brynn as she trains her body and mind to win. Not her mediocre grades and lack of real friends at school. Not the gnawing grief over her fallen hero father. Not the strained relationship with her absent mother and clueless stepdad. In the turquoise water, swimming is an escape and her ticket to somewhere—anywhere—else. And nothing will get in her way of claiming victory. But when the competitive streak follows Brynn out of the pool in a wickedly seductive cat-and-mouse game between herself, her wild best friend, and a hot new college swimmer, Brynn’s single-mindedness gets her in over her head, with much more than a trophy to lose.

Ana Ignat

*I received this as an ARC for an honest review*

3.5/5 stars*

In Deep by Terra Ellan McVoy was an enjoyable read. I really like how the main character Brynn was so devoted and focused on her swimming but I feel like her character and the other characters weren't very developed. They felt quite bland and I didn't really connect with any of them. Also, some of the events that happened in this book seemed a bit ridiculous and I really didnt like the relationship between Brynn and Grier. They claim to be best friends but I think it was just a constant competition between them and when Gavin comes into the picture, we really see that competition. Gavin's character also really bothered me because I felt like he was a huge player and he really didn't care for either Brynn or Grier, he just wanted to see them fight over him. The only character I really liked was Charlie because he really seemed to like Brynn, and I didn't like how Brynn treated him. Other than that I enjoyed reading it none the less. The drama was a bit over the top I think, but it was quite entertaining.

Overall, In Deep was good but I feel like this book could've been a lot better. I think the characters could have been developed better and I think that the book could have been a bit longer, which would allow for relationships to form in a more realistic way (instead of an insta-relationship type thing) and to learn more about the characters. I just don't think this book was my cup of tea, but I would recommend it to people that are considering reading it.

In Deep

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