Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours for allowing me to take part in this tour for Out of Step, Into You.The cover alone was enough to convince me to read this book. I am a sucker for dogs.
About The Book:
Author:
Ciera Burch
Pub. Date:
May 20, 2025
Find it: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound
You can’t outrun love.
Taylor and Marianna were each other’s whole world – best friends, running partners, practically sisters – until Marianna moved away and Taylor promptly ghosted her. When the former best friends turned rivals end up on the same cross-country team three years later, everything is a competition… and a reminder of past feelings, as well as blossoming new ones.
Marianna runs because she’s angry. The oldest child of a single mother, she knows all about responsibility – for her siblings, at her part-time job. She just has to stay focused and be faster than the past nipping at her heels if she wants to secure a new, brighter future. With or without Taylor.
Taylor runs to prove herself. The only child of an almost-Olympian, she’s no stranger to high expectations. With enough effort, she knows she can immortalize herself with a state record and make her parents proud. Then, she can figure out her own passion. She definitely doesn’t have time to untangle her feelings towards Mari.
Can this pair figure out a way to work together before their past catches up with them?
Review:
A sapphic book with dogs involved? No brainer. I was going to read this book.
I could not pull myself away from this story. It was just...it was the right kind of book for me to be reading. It was so good, just what I needed.
I loved the cute scenes. The scenes with the reluctant bonding and the feelings bubbling up. The scenes that I could somewhat picture in my head and the ones that had me giggling like a fool. They were so good. (The dog walking chaos especially).
I also just enjoyed the tension and angst in this book. Probably because it felt real. They were set up in such a way that you got the breaking point of these characters. You knew that they had been through.
15 Reactions While Reading:
-Ooh, I am looking forward to this.
-That description of the race is just *chef's kiss*.
-That's rough buddy.
-Gotta be honest, I'm curious about Greer's rants now.
-Dun, dun, dunnn
-I respect Taylor pushing on this.
-Poor Taylor, that's never a fun feeling.
-Awww...forced bonding
-DOGS!!!!!!
-Don't know if I like this character...we'll see.
-Hahahahaha dog walking chaos is fun
-OOh are we talking now????
-So freaking cute. Gives me rom-com with some angst vibes.
-I genuinely really like the angst in this book. Feels well done and attention-getting.
-So! Many! Cute! Scenes!!!!
About Ciera Burch:
Ciera Burch is a lifelong reader, writer, and ice cream aficionado. She has a B.A from American University and an MFA from Emerson College.
When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found playing Dungeons & Dragons, eating ice cream, and thinking up more spooky stories with Black girls at the center. While she is originally from New Jersey, she currently resides in Washington, D.C with her stuffed animals, plants, and far too many books and D&D dice.
You can find her on Instagram.
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