I absolutely adored this book. Dylan and Sierra are definitely added to my top ten book couples list. They were written so well, and the author explained Sierra’s PTSD and anxiety amazingly. I felt so seen and represented in this book, just simply by the FMC Sierra. That shows me the author did her research/has experience with this, and that makes me respect her so much!! I love when authors show how much time they put in by being accurate. I don’t get to read a lot of books that write panic attacks and anxiety as well as this. All in all, it was an amazing book and I’m so excited to go back and read her others!! Thanks so much for the ARC!!

Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
3.5 stars ୨୧

Spice:
🌶️🌶️/5

Basically Step Up, but with figure skating⛸

Sierra is an ice queen who is recovering from a bad accident, while also trying to find her place back into the ice skating community. Dylan is a hockey player who has to redeem himself for smoking the devils lettuce, & potentially ruining any chance he has at going pro. Kian is the side character that would frequently steal the spotlight, as well as my heart.

I am fairly new to sports romance, but this was such a fun read! There was also some emotional depth at the right moments, as well as a good amount of character development. I had a hard time relating to the MC’s, but enjoyed seeing their relationship develop nonetheless.

Would recommend if you like:
🎥 Step Up
🪞 Mirror scene

What I liked:
-Found family
-The side characters, specifically Kian!😍 Petition for a Kian book immedialty!
-Dylan (The MMC) was the definition of if he wanted to, he would.

What I didn’t like:
-I was a bit bored during the middle portion of this. I think I was just hoping for cuter moments between the MC’s & less smut.
-It didn't feel like either of the MC’s had a lot of passion for sports. Part of the reason that I like sports romances is to see people passionate about something.

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing & Netgalley for the e-arc✨

I love the trope of an ice skater needing a new partner and of course a hockey player is available! It’s giving cutting edge without the toxic relationship. I loved how supportive and understanding the MMC was of the injury trauma the FMC had. The story spent most page time on their relationship, becoming friends and quickly lovers than on the sports they competed in. Very fun and quick read with some real life struggles. I really enjoy when there is no 3rd act breakup and this gave me the character development I was looking for.

The way I squealed when this hit my inbox! Thank you so much for the ARC, Berkley!

This is by far my favorite book in this series. I enjoyed it so much, and I devoured it like I’d been starved all day.

It had everything I love in a sports romance: 2 athletes, a come-back story, and overcoming adversity together. Oh, and an ex turned rival. Hee. I love that.

Yes, there are a few unrealistic things/scenarios in this book. No, I absolutely do not care. The Vibes were definitely vibing and that’s what I’m basing my rating on. 😌

First of all - thank you to Berkley and Netgalley for the ARC of this one! I was so excited when I received it - I’ve previously read the first two books in this series and thoroughly enjoyed them (Collide and Spiral).

I took my time with this one - and actually finished it during intermission while sitting in an NHL arena for an away-game watch party - it seemed appropriate timing.

The way Dylan reformed himself for Sierra - getting rid of his furniture so nothing was touched by another woman, painting his room, allowing her into his bathroom where no woman had ever been permitted before - yes please! I love a man who goes above and beyond for his woman. And this man was down bad for her.

These two had great banter - Sierra’s threats to cut him with her skate were hilarious.

A little of what didn’t work for me (major spoiler ahead!) - you are telling me that Dylan gave up a career in the NHL to become a figure skater?! The salary difference between those careers is huge… yeah, yeah, love is worth more than money, blah, blah. And yeah, sure - to a certain extent. But Dylan kept talking about how he wanted to take care of Sierra and give her everything she wanted - and you know how you do that?? With a multi-million dollar NHL contract. Sheesh.

I also feel like it would be a lot more difficult than depicted for Dylan to switch back and forth between hockey and figure skating, those are two very different sets of skates…

This was labelled as an uncorrected proof, but there were quite a few typos present. I didn’t deduct anything from my rating, as I give a lot of leniency to ARC’s - I have trust that this will pass through another proofreader or two before being officially released. It did feel like more issues than I’m used to seeing in ARC’s though…

Anyways back to what else I did enjoy -

I love the friendship group in this series. Does it feel like an accurate depiction of university? Not at all. But few college romance books do. I love Kian (and Whiskers) so much - he better get with Scarlett (I always enjoy a good coach’s daughter/player book!). And Bal is clearing setting us up for a Sampson/Amara book at some point as well, meaning this is looking like it’ll be at least a 5 book series - which is fantastic news since this is an automatic-read author for me ❤️

“If I can’t follow you into your head, I’m going to follow you everywhere else”

thank you to netgalley and berkley for the arc!

as someone who was a fan of collide and somewhat a fan of spiral, when i saw i was accepted for this arc i was SO excited but i unfortunately it did not match my expectations

while i enjoyed dylan and sierra at the start of this book, i found myself just getting bored and losing interest in them near the end 😭 i dont know what it is but i wasnt sold on their chemistry throughout this and they werent really giving me much .. i did really enjoy collide and thats definitely still my favorite in the series but unfortunately its the only one in the series that i actually cared about :/

3.5 stars.

"Revolve" by Bal Khabra is much better than the first book in the series. There is a lot of emotion and depth in this story for the main characters, Sierra and Dylan. I loved watching Sierra's climb back to success after an accident left her figure skating career up in the air. I loved seeing Dylan decide that he would rather figure skate than play hockey (though it does feel like a bit of a nasty decision). I love how he helped her gain back her confidence and strength to skate again. Really great character arcs going on here, especially when compared to the first book. Dylan and Sierra have excellent banter with one another. I also enjoyed the found family aspect between the guys on the hockey team (I love Kian!!!). There is a lot of spice and even some family drama for both characters, which sometimes feels a little put on the back-burner. Where this book falters is its pacing. It is quite uneven, and it's even a little too long, especially with something that happens at the very end of the book that feels thrown in out of nowhere because of a lack of third act breakup. This book isn’t a must read, but I have no doubt it will have tons of fans.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bal Khabra, and Berkley Publishing Group for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

Thank you SO SO much to Berkley Romance and NetGalley for the ARC!!!! I screamed when I got this. I am truly obsessed with Bal Khabra and this series!! I've read Collide & Spiral and love the interconnectedness between the stories.

Dylan and Sierra completely stole my heart. Their chemistry was so unexpected and so real!! A college hockey player trying to find his footing again, and her, an Olympic figure skater healing from a huge setback. I loved the mental health themes, the slow emotional unraveling, and Sierra’s is an ice queeeen but super soft. Dylan?? Such a good MMC.

I wish Dylan had been a bit more vocal emotionally at the end and less rushed but this was SO good. Already counting down to the next one. I hope the series has a lot of books planned.

Thank you!!

This series just keeps getting better and better. I had such a good time with this one. Revolve is getting added to my calendar for Oct. 14 ASAP

this book!!!!, out of the three in series, this one was my favorite. I thought it would be like icebreaker as it seemed like it would have similarities, however, not the same at all!! and I loved it. The story-line was so good, their relationship and complexity of the characters made this book so enjoyable. Truly enjoyed this from start to finish.

this was cute! I enjoyed the storyline following dylan and sierra. we get a lot of insight on sierra’s background as a figure skater and the things she’s had to overcome. it was great to witness her growth throughout the story! I loved how she let her guard down whenever she was around dylan! I thought they were so cute together. dylan was a great well rounded character. the pacing of the book was a little bit off to me at some parts but overall a cute and simple figure skating/hockey romance.

✧ Rating: ⭐️⭐️.5 / 5
✧ Mood: Steamy with swoon-worthy moments
✧ Romance Intensity: 💘💘💘 / 5
✧ Chemistry: 🔥🔥🔥.5 / 5

✧ Top Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers, Skating Partners, Black Cat x Black Cat, Figure Skater x Hockey Player, Found Family

✧ Favorite Quote:
“Seeing you in pain isn’t something I enjoy, but the way you continuously push through it is the most incredible thing I’ve witnessed.”

✧ Characters in Brief:
➻❥ MC: I honestly felt no real connection to her. She reminded me of a lot of other FMCs I’ve read, which made the story feel more and more cliché as it went on.

➻❥ Love Interest: So cute, swoon-worthy, and honestly the highlight of the whole book.

✧ Final Thoughts:
➻ Would I read the sequel? Maybe
➻ Would I recommend it? Not really. The book felt overly cliché, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d already read a version of this before.
➻ Would I ship the couple forever? Eh… I’m not sold yet.

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Overall, 3.5 stars, maybe 4 stars. This book had a lot of my favorite things, entertaining story, good main characters, banter, spice, and a comeback story. It's a super easy and fun read.

What I enjoyed:
*Sierra - her injury and her comeback story
*Dylan - overcoming his suspension and family drama
*Side characters - Kian, Coach Kilner, Coach Lidia
*Mental health rep
*Sierra and Dylan's banter
*Dylan's dedication to Sierra was so sweet and swoony

What I didn't enjoy:
*It was spicier than I expected, and I felt like there was spice in parts that didn't need it
*I felt like Dylan's shift from playboy to total infatuation was too much and happened too quickly
*Sierra was sometimes too hot and cold with Dylan, girl, make up your mind
*Stupid teenage boy stuff, the mom in me wanted to smack Dylan at times

Tropes:
*He falls first
*Hockey/Figure skating
*Found family
*Mental health

Format: ebook

Thank you to NetGalley, Bal Khabra, and Berkley Publishing Group for the arc!

I was so excited to see this ARC hit my inbox! Bal Khabra’s writing gets better and better as the series progresses. Dylan is so down bad for Sierra long before he admits it to himself. Their quiet moments together were a sweet touch after so much loud 5-star banter between them. It was clear how dedicated Dylan was to Sierra, so I could do without the last little conflict at the end. I felt like it dragged the story on.

I still think Spiral is my favorite of the series but Revolve is a close second.

Okay but we love a boy who is down so bad.

And we also love a FMC who is sweet and caring and also SO unbelievably prickly that he basically has to wear gloves to approach her (but it is okay because she can make him some). And he approaches anyway on account of the whole being down so bad thing.

Their chemistry is so good even before they start to trust each other - because each of them see a side that the other doesn’t show willingly. Their unique position of both being vulnerable and desperate against their wills makes them NEED to see that in each other (and in themselves).

They are both so determined and guarded but also SO earnest, and their biggest barricade is that neither of them trusts that the other sees who they really are (or want to be). But once they start to let each other in through the cracks they are SO phenomenal and I love them.

Thanks to Berkley Romance for the ARC of this book! I spent the first half of my week diving into book 1 and 2 of this series before I started this one, and I just love Bal Khabra's writing so much! If you are sports romance fan at all, you will absolutely eat up the entire series, but this one in particular might be my favorite of the 3!
Revolve is a hockey romance that follows Dylan. a college hockey player, who gets kicked off of his hockey team. While he is unable to play hockey he ends up partnering up with Sierra, an Olympic figure skater, who has spent the last year recovering from an extreme injury that hurt her physically and mentally. Their pairing is unexpected and they find themselves surprised by the bond they build despite their differences. Dylan and Sierra are such an unexpected pairing and I loved reading their love story. This book was the perfect escape from everyday life and the characters still had a good amount of depth to make it interesting. This one also had some good mental health representation as well. Romance lovers should absolutely pick this one up! Five stars from me and a new favorite author, too!

જ⁀➴ 5 stars ⋆⭒˚.⋆

arc review 💌
release date: oct 14

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ✧.➛ I’m here for all of you. all the parts
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ that you think are broken are just
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ more for me to love.

⁀➴ 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
⛸️skating partners
💗black cat x black cat
⛸️figure skater x hockey player
💗trauma rep
⛸️reformed playboy
💗found family

𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠: the greatest by billie eilish ‧₊˚♪ 𝄞₊˚⊹

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
hello? bal has done it again !!
live laugh LOVE bal’s writing, like excuse me how does she write so perfectly.

fav dalton university couple award goes to…. DYLAN AND SIERRA 👏🏆

take a moment to appreciate my fav brown author 🤭

moving on this book - filled with every single emotion possible. like i wanted to cry but then was giggling SO damn much after. i love this series and the character so much (due for a collide & spiral reread before this gets released) easily one of my auto-read authors!!!!! so excited for the rest of this series and anything bal choosed to write after this 😫

dylan mf donovan.
that’s all

he’s so freaking hot and i just love his whole personality. he also felt a bit like kenji??? idk but maybe that’s kian lol. the way he takes CARE of sierra?!! pushes through her walls and WANTS to help her. these type of men 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️
someone who genuinely cares and wants to be there for his girl PLSSSS like i need more of him

this book was filled with so much angst and emotion i had to check if it was written by peyton because bal, where’d you learn how to make me cry like this??

biggest fan of bal & peyton’s friendship!!! toren getting mentioned in this made my whole month 👀

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⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚
her perspective was really nice to read from, and she felt really authentic. i liked how she was healing from her struggles with her body and ice skating journey. it was such an emotional roller coaster with these types of things, and i liked her learning to love herself—that really stood out to me, as i could relate to that in a way.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝you need me just as much as i need you.❞

i love their banter, but then it would go from silly and flirty to serious and emotional—and it was done so well. like, bal started writing sob stories!?

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝i’ve never been easy, i was always reminded of that.❞

✧.➛ hello??!! bal how do you write a piece of my soul in EVERY single fmc 😭😭 i could relate to sierra being seen as too much and too hard to please, like i’m sometimes a difficult person to be around, but i loved how dylan saw all of that and wanted her. didn’t try changing her or dimming her light, it was so poignant.


i’m beautiful,” i say. “and i feel it the most when i’m with you.

✧.➛ THIS is what a girl should feel with her boyfriend, feeling confident with him?!! i just love how he helped her learn to love HERSELF like self love needs to be prioritized 🫂❤️‍🩹


‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝i feel like I’m too much and not enough
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ at the same time.❞

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝sometimes, it takes a while to finally
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ love yourself enough.❞

✧.➛ this quote healed something in me


𝐝𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧
my man my man my mannnnn

guys im obsessed like kicking my feet and giggling. so swoony and loveable

dylan is your typical college f-boy, who parties a lot and hooks up with all the girls. but the second he meets sierra? he doesn’t see anyone else.

(don’t kill me but i lowkey forgot who he was before reading this… 🫣)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝believe it or not, there are people who want
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ you to succeed, dylan.❞


‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝this is the only thing i had, and i f*cked it up
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ just like he said i would. that's all i’ll ever be
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ good for—f*cking up a good thing❞


the self-sabotaging is too real 😔💔


it’s hard to feel grateful for something i didn’t ask for
✧.➛ dylan’s inner thoughts are me (and his humour fr)


‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝you only have to look at me and i’ll give
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ everything to you, sierra.❞

we love down bad guys 😋

he also pays attention the the LITTLE things - she always watched videos of the lantern festival and he knows how important it is to her - so takes her on a surprise date to it 🤭 it’s like the quiet small things that matter. he always shows up for her and doesn’t let her push him away.

he fights for her and also gives her the space when she needs it. he’s my ideal type literally.



if i can’t follow you into your head, i’m going to follow you everywhere else


𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚
the little snippets of him and summer are so cute, i hope he finds his love soon. it’s so sad seeing him be alone while everybody else finds their person, and being a hopeless romantic on top of that? ☹️❤️‍🩹 give my poor baby the sweetest girl ever please bal

𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫
LOVE seeing their cameos and them being happy together 🤭 aiden just existing in summer’s world and obsessed with her. i love how much you can tell they care about each other from their friend’s perspectives.


𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞
we don’t get direct mentions of them but separately, like eli on a video chat in one scene and sierra watching sage’s videos.


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⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 𝐝𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚
dalton’s HOTTEST couple 😙

they are that couple

such a pure relationship, they do hookup somewhat earlier on and more spice than her other stories but it makes sense for these characters. it doesn't feel forced or anything.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝you're the only person i’ve ever wanted to hug

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ❝everything could be a blur, and i’d still see
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ you clearly ❞


𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪

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⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 💌
i’m here for all of you. all the parts that you think are broken are just more for me to love

i love you, sierra. on your darkest days, the good days, and all the ones in between. show me your worst, baby, and i’ll show you just how far my heart can stretch for you

he holds me like all those ugly parts of me fit seamlessly in the space he creates. the parts that never feel like me when they come out, that so many people hate me for. dylan doesn’t do that. dylan doesn’t hate me for anything.

because the way dylan loves me makes me want to love myself for the first time.



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⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥
this book is perfect for you if you love sports romances, mental health rep, healing, and finding yourself. also if you love angst / peyton corinne this is perfect!!

one of my favorite hockey romances of all times.

it does get a bit spicy tho so just be aware

thank you so much to berkley and netgalley for a digital arc!!

mwah,
joni 🤍

Thank you Netgalley and Berkley! This is my first ARC. I loved the way the characters got to heal part of themselves. The chemistry between the two MCs was sweet. I think the pacing could've been a little better; some scenes felt prolonged, some too short and some missing. I wish we could've have more outside the rink moments, like little dates or conversation. I also felt like we should've had a scene where we witness Dylan seeing or hearing Sierra's accident in more dept? She mentions it rapidly during training and chapters later he just knows what happened, and we learn he teammed up with Summer's friend to remove the videos. I fell like Sierra would've said something about it's suddent removal. I think the sprained ankle moment at the end was just tossed in to fill the pages, but i get the message it was trying to convey. I enjoyed the way Dylan was patient with Sierra, letting her figure her how to navigate some of her feelings and what she wants. I appreciate that Sierra's family wasn't overbearing and supportive, contrary to many books where the parents only see and prioritize their child success, especially since both of them were former athletes. I also enjoyed Sienna's resilience through all the ups and downs that were thrown at her. Overall i think that book was nice, the character developments were well depicted and you can feel that both of them are happier by the end.

Bal Khabras books just keep getting better and better! This is my favouite of the three. I loved seeing Dylan's growth as a character and how after one slip up he took a step back and reevaluated his life and seeing how he stepped up to help Sierra.
And watching Sierra struggle to overcome her trauma but still pushing through pain and fear to keep skating was so emotional and touching.
This has one of the better story lines and really showed the depth that these characters have! An excellent read and very fun romance!

This was really sweet. Bal Khabra just writes the exact type of book that makes you never want to put it down. It was so addicting and I really enjoyed spending time with these characters. They both had good depth and I loved the ice skating elements. I think it was definitely too long. Like after the vow renewal it should've been done, if not even before that. Just cut the epilogue entirely. I did like both characters a lot. It was nothing revolutionary but perfect for romance lovers.