26. Aug.
Rating:4

This book felt like coming home!! I used to be a swimmer until I was like 12, when we moved away and there was no other pool in the area; so it was really interesting to read a book about competitive swimming, to read about this world I used to be a part of (on a much smaller scale). I really wish there were more romance books that included (competitive) swimming! The main character is trying to qualify for the Olympics, so reading this during the Olympics seemed fitting. This book also deals with mental health (bipolar disorder) and physical injuries, with family and friends, and sacrifice in the professional sports world. It also touches the topics of body acceptance and body changing, because the protagonist's body changed a lot during puberty and she doesn't really know how to swim with it, and she is also slower because of it. Rep: sapphic romance (supporting characters), latinx main character (+ family), a metal health issue (mentioned in the spoiler above)

Breath Like Water
Breath Like Waterby Anna JarzabInkyard Press