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The Goal by Elle Kennedy

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annick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Tucker and Sabrina

I enjoyed a lot of this book.

The gritty parts about poverty, classism at university, the icky stepdad and the sexist MIL, seemed realistic and relatable.

I enjoyed t be e banter between the FMC and her BFs Hope and Acarina.

I don’t normally enjoy spicy college romances with pregnancies but this seemed to convey the challenges reasonably well. Without a big means of rescuing the main couple from the financial and familial problems.

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abifoster02's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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maggie_the_ferocious_reader's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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sky2024's review against another edition

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challenging funny inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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claireandreese's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

"We're happy because we want to be, because we're pouring our energy and emotion into each other in the best possible way."

I would like to say that I sympathize with Sabrina's character. She really did go through a lot of trauma and would probably benefit from therapy. I wouldn't say I dislike her but I wouldn't say she's my favorite compared to the three other girls.

She was a bit frustrating as a character, and I can understand why. Tucker's character was also lost on me towards the end of the book. Not sure if I quite agree with the comments he was making about his baby. Also, completely lost me with the baby name too.

I feel like both these characters didn't really grow, and at times they still feel like they're in "lust" with each other.

Also did not need to relive the death of Beau again.

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annatl4's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

it’s so difficult to rate this one because the first 150 pages were good and made me hopeful. the page was good and the characters were likable. once we find out sabrina is pregnant everything becomes insufferable. i was actively frustrated the entire second half of the book. it felt very disconnected from the rest of the off-campus series and sabrina was such a brat. the constant “i don’t wanna tell him i love him” was so stupid and tiring. the pregnancy stereotypes were annoying and the pregnancy sex made me cringe. the ending was abrupt but i was glad to be done. i did love tucker, although his mother was also terrible.

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saretta02's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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lindsaymc74's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Usually pregnancy tropes are not my favorite types of books. However this one had me gripped. I think in a lot of ways I saw parts of my self in Sabrina and maybe that’s why I enjoyed it so much. Tucker is such a lovable character. Him and Sabrina are the stereotypical “black cat-golden retriever” and I’m such a sucker for that. Tucker is everything any girl could ever possibly dream of in a guy. This was a great way for the original 4 books of the Off Campus series to end.

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smartcookiesca's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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knoteboom's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Full transparency, surprise pregnancy tropes are not a favorite of mine, which only decreases when it happens to new adult characters. Because of this I was already skeptical going into this book. However Elle Kennedy did a great job addressing a serious issue with a not always mature age range.

She was able highlight the struggles and concerns the MFC was having without her losing her entire self

Was it my favorite book of the Series, No. But this was a good ending for the Briar Hockey Boys.

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