By Denise Williams
Star rating: ★★★★★
Blurb
Britta didn’t plan on falling for her personal trainer, and Wes didn’t plan on Britta. Plans change and it’s unclear if love, career, or both will meet them at the finish line.
Britta Colby works for a lifestyle website, and when tasked to write about her experience with a hot new body-positive fitness app that includes personal coaching, she knows it’s a major opportunity to prove she should write for the site full-time.
As CEO of the FitMe app, Wes Lawson finally has the financial security he grew up without, but despite his success, his floundering love life and complicated family situation leaves him feeling isolated and unfulfilled. He decides to get back to what he loves—coaching. Britta’s his first new client and they click immediately.
As weeks pass, she’s surprised at how much she enjoys experimenting with her exercise routine. He’s surprised at how much he looks forward to talking to her every day. They convince themselves their attraction is harmless, but when they start working out in person, Wes and Britta find it increasingly challenging to deny their chemistry and maintain a professional distance.
Wes isn’t supposed to be training clients, much less meeting with them, and Britta’s credibility will be sunk if the lifestyle site finds out she’s practically dating the fitness coach she’s reviewing. Walking away from each other is the smartest thing to do, but running side by side feels like the start of something big.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Read if you Like:
🏃 Text friendship to lovers
🏃 Curvy heroine
🏃 Cinnamon roll hero
🏃 Fitness journey
🏃 Forbidden romance
My Thoughts:
The Fastest Way to Fall is an usual romance in that Britta and Wes start out only talking online. I loved Wes was initially attracted to Britta's humor and how wonderful their banter was.
I really enjoyed that this story took on the sometimes conflicting messages of body positivity and health. This book does such a good job showing that weight and health can also be unrelated. I think that's easy to forget when you are someone who is healthier at a weight that is considered normal by the medical community. Just because for one person a particular weight is unhealthy doesn't mean it is for everyone.
I really enjoyed how much Wes supported Britta while also allowing her to have her own accomplishments. It was touching to see him want to be a part of her triumphs so much that he didn't step back even when assigning her to another coach would have simplified the situation.
The only reason this book isn't five stars for me is that I wasn't a huge fan of Wes' ex's character. Obviously, she wasn't supposed to be likable but I wished she had been a little less two-dimensional. I felt like this was a book that wrote about a number of difficult issues beautifully, having a stereotypical pretty on the outside and uses it to manipulate men character was a bit of a cop-out. However, I am well aware that many books have this issue.
Overall, I loved this book and I think it shouldn't be missed! The good far outweighs my one complaint. I think this book is deeply underhyped. I can't wait to read more from Denise Williams!
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