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The Deal by Elle Kennedy

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eldymond's review

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medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

kind of fun? but not a good book…

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annatl4's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

i loved this story and am surprised at how much i enjoyed it since it was one of kennedy’s earlier books. Young Hannah and Garrett were very cute and the rest of the boys were sweet. this book bares a similar complaint to the rest of her books - the pacing is perfect until the last 75 pages. i felt like the conflict and resolution were rushed and didn’t match with the pace of the rest of the story. another complaint i have is how

hannah’s assault was detailed. i didn’t like how within the first paragraph kennedy threw in “the rape”. i wish it wasn’t hannah’s entire storyline and i wish it wasn’t constantly referred to as “the rape”.

aside from that i’m excited for the other 4 books in this series of the universe.

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n_malin_p's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

Fun quick read, i really liked their communication
The book touches on some heavy topics, it has a good balance of taking the topics serious but not dragging the mood down too much.

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hilivingston7's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I ate this romance up in one sitting. It was so cute. Love the fake dating and was kicking and screaming during the “make out” practice. It handled some heavy topics and balanced taking the topics seriously but not dragging the mood down too much.

Pros-
-Avoided the “were faking it and we both have developed feelings but are lying to ourselves” denial trope
-when he learns about her r*pe, he is so empathetic and patient in trying to help her reclaim sex
-lots of spice
-really brought me back to college

Cons-
-is a little 2015y on use of slut shaming throughout the book
-the hockey team has yuck moments & makes me uncomfy at times (he tells her to sleep in his bed because his friends may ‘accidentally’ grope her if they come back drunk and find her on a couch 🤮 🚩)
-at the beginning when he’s trying to convince her to tutor him, I don’t love how many times she’s said no

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pandachrissan's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? N/A

5.0

ICH LIEBE DIESES BUCH ❤️
Ich hab glaub ich noch nie ein Buch so schnell gelesen, ich konnte mich nicht losreißen, ich liebe die Charaktere und die Chemie zwischen Garrett und Hannah, das Buch ist super witzig & sweet, aber behandelt auch sehr wichtige tiefgründigere Themen, ich denke ich hab ein neues Lieblingsbuch ❤️

Ich freu mich schon auf die weiteren Teile der Off-Campus-Reihe ✨

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