Every Breath You Take by Larissa Hommes: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own.

The Book

What if the stranger who knows your secrets is the one standing right in front of you?

Talon Everhart has spent his whole life swimming toward one goal—the Olympics. Now, with his final chance on the line, the pressure is more intense than ever. Everyone sees him as the golden boy in the pool, but no one knows about the words he hides behind under an anonymous writing account … or the girl whose comments have become the one thing keeping him afloat.

Livvi Dayton has made a career out of working harder than everyone else. If she can just keep pushing forward, maybe she can outrun the shadows of her parents’ mistakes and finally achieve the success she’s been dreaming of. But when the town’s swim celebrity keeps showing up in her life, his easy charm and quiet intensity have a way of making her wonder what she truly wants out of life. Except with every message she shares with an anonymous writer who knows her heart too well, untangling the truth of her feelings only gets harder.

As their connection deepens both on the page and in real life, Talon and Livvi discover that the dreams they’ve been chasing might not be the ones that matter most.

Will the truth drown them—or teach them how to finally breathe?

Every Breath You Take is a closed-door sports romcom featuring secret identities, slow-burn tension, and a quirky blue tang fish that steals the spotlight.

The Author

Larissa Hommes has always loved reading, especially anything to do with romance. She never gets tired of meet cutes, friends to lovers, second chances, pretend relationships, and more. Since she couldn’t get enough through reading about romance, she decided to write stories of her own. She loves traveling, eating treats, and being outdoors. When she’s not caught up in make believe love lives, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, who are her greatest joys and biggest fans.

Book Review

What a cute addition to The Love Playbook series this one was... taking on a sport that we don't see too often in romance: swimming! Not to mention, all the You've Got Mail vibes and a blue tang fish that helps bring them together too! What's not to enjoy? I enjoyed Talon and Livvi right from their library meet-cute. Talon is a character who at first glance comes across as a bit cocky... but who, we see as we get to know him better, actually has a lot of layers to him that I really enjoyed seeing throughout the story. These two had a cute dynamic between them in both real life and their online interactions, it's playful and flirty, but also really genuine and caring too. Seriously though, who would have thought taking care of a fish together could be romantic? And yet, it absolutely was! There was just something about these two that I couldn't get enough of. If you love secret pen pals and a sport romance beyond the usual sports, this is certainly one you'll want to add to your TBR. 

Every Breath You Take is a closed-door romance with kisses only and minimal minor language. It is part of The Love Playbook series. This is a multi-author series of standalones with each book featuring a different sport and an adopted pet. They can be enjoyed in any order. 


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