Diving In - Kate Cann

My friend pointed this book out to me in the library, and I soon found and bought the entire series on Amazon. This book is the first in the trilogy, and introduces the main characters, Coll and Art. They meet at their local swimming pool, and their relationship soon develops. The second book - In the Deep End - is quite a lot more dramatic, and the third - Sink or - Swim - continues in the same way. I'm sure most teenage girls can relate to the story, as this is Coll's first real relationship and feels insecure with the far more experienced and confident Art. She has trouble juggling her relationships with her friends, her mother and Art, as well as her ...  Read the complete review

Every Thursday, Collette goes swimming. She loves the water, the exercise, the way it makes her feel. But most of all she loves watching a boy, whom she calls Achilles, because he has the body of a Greek god. She's too nervous to speak to him - until one week she literally runs into him in the changing rooms. Next time they get talking, and it turns out his real name is Art, short for Arthur, and he likes Coll. They start going out on dates, and Coll is swept up into Art's world. She can't spend enough time with him. He's got looks, money and confidence, but horrible friends and a messed up family. Coll's friends don't like Art much, and neither does her ...  Read the complete review