Dismount

Off Balance, Book 5

By: Lucia Franco

Narrated by: Sarah Puckett

Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Adrianna and Kova let caution fly for love despite the odds. Each lesson learned formed a new scar for them to bear. And now that her father knows their secret, the damage left behind is irreparable. They both must pay for their actions.

Torn apart, Adrianna is forced to face the last challenge of her gymnastics career alone. While Kova, the beautifully anguished man who has been at Adrianna’s mercy giving her everything she’s demanded, has no choice but to walk away.

Adrianna and Kova survived deception and betrayal. Now they face their greatest enemy. Time. With just one hurdle left, the clock is winding down to the final moment. Adrianna must soon realize life is more than an Olympic dream. But in order to live and salvage them both, she will first have to save herself.

©2021 Lucia Franco (P)2023 Lucia Franco

What an ending

Dismount. It’s a tricky thing trying to hide something from your family. They thought it was going to be easy to hide their love, and not get caught, but boy or boy were they wrong. Ria’s father caught them in the act and was furious. Now she has to continue her career without her coach, her lover, and while dealing with this incurable disease. What will ever happen.

Oh, the ending of this book I got to me it’s really got to me. It is truly a must read series to just read the wonderful words that Lucia has putting together in the series. This will definitely be a continuously read series from here on out for everyone and especially myself. I would so reread.

Kova!

I loved this series. Wonder world building and a great story, Kia a and Ria ❤️

Beautiful love story

Beautifully written. I didn’t want it to end. The emotions of the characters were expressed with such intensity and detail.

gymnastics details and how detailed the love scenes were.

would have liked more details when he finally came for her. would like to know if father finally accepted their love.

Beautiful Conclusion - Kova and Ria are soulmates

6/3/2023 - Still a 5 star read.

Rereading by listening to the audiobook for Off Balance Audio Tour. Thank you to Forever and Always PR for providing the audiobooks.

This was an emotional and satisfying conclusion to the Off Balance series. I thought the narrator did a great job being the voice of Ria. I also thought she did a great job doing Kova's Russian accent. At first, I was bummed out that we didn't get a male narrator. It made sense to have a female narrator when the series is told from Ria's POV.

Watching Ria achieve her dreams was so gratifying, especially after everything she had to overcome. Kova was such a supportive and devoted coach to her. It was very beautiful.

I loved the epilogue so much, and we finally got something from Kova's perspective. Kova is so beautiful, and I wanted more from his POV. I just wish we had more from when they are finally reunited at the end. You know that must have been 🔥.

Original Review 2/9/23

This was a great conclusion to this series. It was a wild ride, and I was so happy Ria and Kova got their HEA. Can't say much since it's the last book.

I enjoyed this wild ride. Vlog coming soon with more details on my thoughts on my youtube channel

Adrianna and Kova - a couple for the ages!

This is the fifth book in the Off Balance series and it is not a standalone. It is a whirlwind of emotions and raw energy that Sarah Puckett has used her talent to infuse the written words of Lucia Franco to give life to Adrianna and Kova. These two have been through h**l and highwater and somehow manage to keep moving forward on their own terms. The ending will have you gasping for breath as this beauty comes to a close. Filled with drama, steam and heartbreak, it will leave you with the powerful, “I still love you Malysh,…Forever.” I highly recommend this book and the rest of the series.

Conflicted

I liked the story overall. The age gap was concerning in the beginning. The misunderstanding between the definition of a miscarriage and an abortion was infuriating. The lack of anger for Frank and his actions was disappointing. I feel like he should have been arrested. Definitely more than a few triggers throughout the 5 books!

THE BEST SERIES EVER!!!

This series is my absolute favorite series of all time. It’s so beautifully written and has all the feels. It’s one of those stories that imprints on your soul and you never forget it and listen/read it over and over again.

FANTASTIC!!!

This book has my emotions spinning out of control. I almost had to stop listening, just to give my heart a break, but I pushed through and I'm so happy I did. This is my new favorite book and series! Thank you Lucia for writing such a heart-wrenching/heartwarming series and Sarah did an amazing job bringing these characters to life. Kova and Adriana's story will live with me forever. I don't think I could ever tire of them and just want more.

SO ADDICTIVE

This entire series so unbelievably amazing and just unputdownable. My life is forever changed.

This is a forbidden romance with student/coach relationship so be look up tw before reading this series as it might not be for you.