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Splash
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Connor Molina’s summer can’t get any worse. He’s stuck in his college town taking summer classes, and he’s got a dead-end lifeguard job he’s too old for and a baby gay who’s thirsty for all the wrong guys.
Even worse? Tristan, a wild patron, won’t leave his section of the pool, splashing him and pulling stupid stunts to get his attention. When Tristan fakes a drowning to ge ...more
Even worse? Tristan, a wild patron, won’t leave his section of the pool, splashing him and pulling stupid stunts to get his attention. When Tristan fakes a drowning to ge ...more
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Sweet, quirky, very steamy , funny and light on plot comes to mind when I think of Splash.
Ideal for a afternoon at the pool read.
My rating falls between 2.75 and 3 stars.
I just reviewed Splash by J.R. Hart. #Splash #NetGalley
Ideal for a afternoon at the pool read.
My rating falls between 2.75 and 3 stars.
I just reviewed Splash by J.R. Hart. #Splash #NetGalley
This book surprised me! I thought it was going to be a cute summer romance, which it is...but it has a lot more depth than I expected.
Connor is stuck working at the pool while he's taking summer classes. College life isn't quite what he expected. He'd rather be lazing around his parents' place but he needs to make money...and he's a swimmer! Being at the pool all summer should be great. But it's not.
An event in Connor's past ensures that he's stressed out all the time while working. People can d ...more
Connor is stuck working at the pool while he's taking summer classes. College life isn't quite what he expected. He'd rather be lazing around his parents' place but he needs to make money...and he's a swimmer! Being at the pool all summer should be great. But it's not.
An event in Connor's past ensures that he's stressed out all the time while working. People can d ...more
Aug 31, 2020
Lisa Pineo
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Review by Lisa Pineo
*I received this eARC from NineStar Press via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
My ratings: * I hated it ** It was okay *** I liked it **** Really good ***** Great
TW (trigger warnings): death, graphic sex scenes
Long streams of exposition and many detailed sex scenes made "Splash" by J.R. Hart a bit of a slog to get through. 3.5 stars
Description from the publisher:
"Connor Molina’s summer can’t get any worse. He’s stuck in his college town taking summer classes, and he ...more
*I received this eARC from NineStar Press via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
My ratings: * I hated it ** It was okay *** I liked it **** Really good ***** Great
TW (trigger warnings): death, graphic sex scenes
Long streams of exposition and many detailed sex scenes made "Splash" by J.R. Hart a bit of a slog to get through. 3.5 stars
Description from the publisher:
"Connor Molina’s summer can’t get any worse. He’s stuck in his college town taking summer classes, and he ...more
Thanks to NetGalley and NineStar Press for a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
* Warnings *: Explicit sex scenes, death of a parent, mentions of drowning
Splash is a queer new adult summer romance. It centers around Connor, who works as a lifeguard at the pool. Here, his life is made hell by Tristan, who seems to be willing to risk his life in order to get Connor's attention.
I feel that the relationship in this book was quite well developed. I enjoyed being able to read Connor's persp ...more
* Warnings *: Explicit sex scenes, death of a parent, mentions of drowning
Splash is a queer new adult summer romance. It centers around Connor, who works as a lifeguard at the pool. Here, his life is made hell by Tristan, who seems to be willing to risk his life in order to get Connor's attention.
I feel that the relationship in this book was quite well developed. I enjoyed being able to read Connor's persp ...more
I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
This is a short, m/m, new adult summer romance. It had the dislike to love trope and I thought I was going to really enjoy it. However, I just didn't enjoy this at all. The characters bugged me, particularly Connor. I thought his hatred of Tristan at the beginning was over the top for Tristan's actions and after that I couldn't get into this. I also didn't feel the chemistry between Connor and Tristan, maybe because I was ...more
This is a short, m/m, new adult summer romance. It had the dislike to love trope and I thought I was going to really enjoy it. However, I just didn't enjoy this at all. The characters bugged me, particularly Connor. I thought his hatred of Tristan at the beginning was over the top for Tristan's actions and after that I couldn't get into this. I also didn't feel the chemistry between Connor and Tristan, maybe because I was ...more
I thought this book would be a really easy, Tom com read! How wrong I was! It was so much deeper than that. We follow Connor and Tristan at their local pool. Connor is the lifeguard and Tristan is annoying.
What Connor doesn’t realise is there’s another side to Tristan than the annoying younger kid.
This story gets dark and emotional, dealing with trauma of death and does come with trigger warnings which is so important.
Overall I enjoyed the story but it wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I enj ...more
What Connor doesn’t realise is there’s another side to Tristan than the annoying younger kid.
This story gets dark and emotional, dealing with trauma of death and does come with trigger warnings which is so important.
Overall I enjoyed the story but it wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I enj ...more
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for providing me with an ARC
I will start with some trigger warnings: pretended drowning, death of a child, death of a parent.
Now. First thing I will say is that pretending to drown to get someone's attention is NEVER okay and the scene hasn't been sitting right with me.
HOWEVER. Not taking this scene into the equation, I loved it? It was the perfect mix of romantic, sexy and serious and I enjoyed every second of it.
I came to really care for Connor and T ...more
I will start with some trigger warnings: pretended drowning, death of a child, death of a parent.
Now. First thing I will say is that pretending to drown to get someone's attention is NEVER okay and the scene hasn't been sitting right with me.
HOWEVER. Not taking this scene into the equation, I loved it? It was the perfect mix of romantic, sexy and serious and I enjoyed every second of it.
I came to really care for Connor and T ...more
I received this ARC from the publisher and Netgalley for my honest review. I picked this book because of the cute premise of a lifeguard finding love. I thought it would be a cute and fun read. However I was a bit wrong. It started off as a cute love story of Conner and Tristan but then the second half of the book delved into darker elements. I’m not stating that it was bad but I was hoping for a better resolution to it.
The book was a quick and fascinating that I couldn’t put down. I read it in ...more
The book was a quick and fascinating that I couldn’t put down. I read it in ...more
I recieved this copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you J. R. Hart, NineStar Press and NetGalley.
The review will be posted on my instagram account @soooomanybooks 24/08/2020.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐(⭐)
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Oh my... wooow! I did NOT expect this! It started out lightly and it got really intense really quickly!
In Splash, Connor works as a lifeguard at a pool where Tristan acts like a total douche to get his attention. And his attention he gets. But instead of feeling attraction Connor is annoyed and truly ...more
The review will be posted on my instagram account @soooomanybooks 24/08/2020.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐(⭐)
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Oh my... wooow! I did NOT expect this! It started out lightly and it got really intense really quickly!
In Splash, Connor works as a lifeguard at a pool where Tristan acts like a total douche to get his attention. And his attention he gets. But instead of feeling attraction Connor is annoyed and truly ...more
From annoyance to summer fling and/or true love, lifeguard Connor and pool patron Tristan develop an intense relationship that spans one summer and several traumas, both significant and not so much. (It’s hard to give a range without spoilers, but think everything from questionable pool etiquette to dealing with mortality). Connor’s voice shapes the narrative, and the first-person perspective really works to give readers a sense of his character: the intensity of his emotions in particular color
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Thank you to NetGalley, J.R. Hart, and Ninestar press for the opportunity to read in exchange for an honest review!
Splash is a quick, 50% light and raunchy summer romance, 50% dark but relatable account of young love and the realities of life. I enjoyed both protagonists, and the enemies-to-lovers trope didn't rely on one enemy being an absolute asshole, which I always appreciate. In a romance, I want both love interests to come across as genuinely decent people, even if they don't start that w ...more
Splash is a quick, 50% light and raunchy summer romance, 50% dark but relatable account of young love and the realities of life. I enjoyed both protagonists, and the enemies-to-lovers trope didn't rely on one enemy being an absolute asshole, which I always appreciate. In a romance, I want both love interests to come across as genuinely decent people, even if they don't start that w ...more
SPLASH was a fully satisfying, 'perfect for summer' reading experience. One of the best M/M Romances I've read recently, it's full of all the things I could hope for: the thrill of the chase, deep passion and intense lust, a little danger, a little risk, and a whole lot of steamy sex.
Connor and Tristan are handsome young men with their whole lives ahead of them. Sounds like the same old story? It's not. Connor is settling in for a boring, monotonous summer, but Tristan has an entirely different ...more
Connor and Tristan are handsome young men with their whole lives ahead of them. Sounds like the same old story? It's not. Connor is settling in for a boring, monotonous summer, but Tristan has an entirely different ...more
Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book in return for an honest review.
Splash is a book about Connor, a lifeguard and college student who has to do a few summer classes. Enter Tristan, a wild patron who pretty much does anything to get Connor's attention, including things that are reckless and stupid.
Warnings: Explicit sex, Death of a child (mentions) and Death of a parent
I liked this book a lot as I felt that I saw Tristan and Connor grow quite a lot. In the beginning, Connor is very ...more
Splash is a book about Connor, a lifeguard and college student who has to do a few summer classes. Enter Tristan, a wild patron who pretty much does anything to get Connor's attention, including things that are reckless and stupid.
Warnings: Explicit sex, Death of a child (mentions) and Death of a parent
I liked this book a lot as I felt that I saw Tristan and Connor grow quite a lot. In the beginning, Connor is very ...more
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC of this book!
Connor Molina is working a summer job at the pool while attending summer classes at the community college. While working at the pool as a life guard, he meets Tristan a nineteen year old boy. Connor hates him for his ego and attitude and does not want anything to do with him. But eventually soon, the two blossomed into a romantic relationship...
I have mixed feelings about this book so I am going to start with the positive on ...more
Connor Molina is working a summer job at the pool while attending summer classes at the community college. While working at the pool as a life guard, he meets Tristan a nineteen year old boy. Connor hates him for his ego and attitude and does not want anything to do with him. But eventually soon, the two blossomed into a romantic relationship...
I have mixed feelings about this book so I am going to start with the positive on ...more
Connor is a college student who works as a lifeguard. He rather be doing anything else but is stuck in this dead end job. Moreover, a particular unruly patron won't just let him be and is pulling all the stops to get his attention.
Soon Connor realises there is more to Tristan than meets the eye. He can't help be intrigued by the contradiction that is, Tristan McCarthy.
“𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓?” 𝑰 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅.
“𝑶𝒉, 𝒘𝒐𝒘, 𝑰 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓? 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒕.”
𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏 ...more
Soon Connor realises there is more to Tristan than meets the eye. He can't help be intrigued by the contradiction that is, Tristan McCarthy.
“𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓?” 𝑰 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅.
“𝑶𝒉, 𝒘𝒐𝒘, 𝑰 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓? 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒕.”
𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏 ...more
I was in a slump, none of the lasts books I read seemed to satisfy me so I decided to try something new.
I've never read anything by J.R. Hart and the description intrigued me, this book isn't what I was expecting at all.
I was expecting something more light and fluffy, even if there is mention of death in the warnings.
This book is about grief, love, and growth. The journey of two young men that start with the wrong foot but find their way to each other.
I liked the writing and the pace but most o ...more
I've never read anything by J.R. Hart and the description intrigued me, this book isn't what I was expecting at all.
I was expecting something more light and fluffy, even if there is mention of death in the warnings.
This book is about grief, love, and growth. The journey of two young men that start with the wrong foot but find their way to each other.
I liked the writing and the pace but most o ...more
Interestingly for most of this story I gave it a 3. The cliches abound, the transition from enemies to lovers was far too swift and barely a transition, and the first half was utterly predictable. But Tris and Connor's relationship captured my attention second half and kept me wanting more as each page turned. Connor's narrative grows from sounding like a spoiled whiny teen to an adult tackling his first real love, wanting, and loss. I enjoyed watching them grow and mature as they tackled a seri
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I'm on the fence about Splash. I can't figure out if I somewhat liked it or didn't like it at all.
While the writing itself isn't bad, the characters and story didn't draw me in. The plot points felt like they existed purely to have a reason for the MC and his love interest to be together. I didn't get their connection at all. In fact, the stunt the love interest pulls to get the MCs attention left me uncomfortable and wondering how, considering the MCs past trauma, this incident could be overlo ...more
While the writing itself isn't bad, the characters and story didn't draw me in. The plot points felt like they existed purely to have a reason for the MC and his love interest to be together. I didn't get their connection at all. In fact, the stunt the love interest pulls to get the MCs attention left me uncomfortable and wondering how, considering the MCs past trauma, this incident could be overlo ...more
I received a copy of the book from Netgalley to review. Thank you for the opportunity.
A quick and fluffy read that lacks much substance. I found it hard to engage with this story as the MC was not very likable: he starts off complaining and berating himself about oversleeping.
An OK read.
A quick and fluffy read that lacks much substance. I found it hard to engage with this story as the MC was not very likable: he starts off complaining and berating himself about oversleeping.
An OK read.
Like others who read Splash (I may have skimmed a couple of reviews) it took me by surprise. On the surface and in the beginning, it seemed like a fun summer romance, and in a lot of ways it was. The further into the story I got, the more intense it became. There was so much more to Tristan than the reckless, immature kid that Connor first met.
The more time Connor and Tristan spent together, they more they grew. Not just as a couple, but as individuals. They were both there for each other when t ...more
The more time Connor and Tristan spent together, they more they grew. Not just as a couple, but as individuals. They were both there for each other when t ...more
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