Balance
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Adrianna Rossi is no stranger to the rigorous demands required of her body. Years of pain and determination make her one of the best. Olympic glory is the ultimate goal, and she'll do anything to achieve it. Even if that means leaving home to attend World Cup Academy of Gymnastics, a training center that serves one purpose-producing champions. Perfection, precision, and dedication are required of his athletes. When two time Olympian Konstantin Kournakova is persuaded into training the young hopeful, he immediately regrets it. She doesn't come close to his high standards. As the relentless pursuit of her dream keeps her striving, a passion is ignited within him. Kova's power and domination, coupled with Adrianna's fierce tenacity, reveal there is more for her body to learn. Every interaction can be misconstrued, but there's no mistaking the darkening of his gaze, the lingering of his touch, or the illicit image of his bare skin pressed against hers. Integrity is on the line. One toe off the beam and their forbidden desires could ruin everything they've worked for, throwing it all off balance.
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6 primary books#1 in Off Balance
Off Balance is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Lucia Franco.
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read for the swoon sisters' book club liveshow: november 2022
i was so excited for this book but no. age gap doesn't always bother me but when it isn't done well its fucking creepy like this book. it wasn't even the fact she was underaged necessarily or even that there was a power dynamic like coach and gymnast. the main thing that bothered me was how the hero treated the heroine. i don't even mind an asshole hero in a series because there's character development and i even love bully romances but this is a grown-ass man being rude to everybody, especially to the underaged girl he's having sex with who is his gymnast and he's cheating on his girlfriend with her. like it's just too many things at once. the reason this got an extra 0.5 of a star is because i loved the gymnastics aspect of this and it talked about the gymnastics moves and training a lot which doesn't happen a ton in sports romances.
Someone recommended this as “a book similar to magnolia parks angst” bitch where?
First, this was pure paedophilia, rape and taking advantage of a minor? The author tried to twist it around to convince that it's the right trope but all she did was convince me that this man is nothing but a fucking pervert
Fuck this shit. I wasted so much of my time reading this only to get that ending. I kept waiting for it to get better but alas. I am never getting my 4 hours back
This was messy. I can appreciate how the author showed deep knowledge of gymnastics, and how intense it was.
At the end of the day it's a taboo romance between a 32 year old coach and a 16/17 year old athlete. Which is a big no.
I'm all for red flags and taboo, but when both parties are adults.
