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The Score by Elle Kennedy

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ianb's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

Welcome to the 3rd Book in the Off Campus Series and I must admit that I’m loving being immersed into this universe and each book is a “easy” read. Being around these characters and seeing how with each book each character goes on a self-discovery journey and its lovely to be with them on this journey.

This time around, the story centres on Dean, the unapologetic member of the Hockey team. Dean has had it easy. He's good-looking, rich and doesn't lack for any female or male adulation. But Dean's life became a lot more interesting when Allie Hayes, Hannah's best friend, came to stay over at their house one night to avoid her ex-boyfriend who want to get back with her. Dean being Dean, he put on the moves on Allie despite warnings from Hannah and Garrett. Allie was unimpressed. She knows Dean's reputation and she doesn't want to be just another notch on her bedpost. She knows who she is: a girl who is prefers relationship over casual sex. And Dean is the epitome of casual. Besides, Allie just broke up with her on-and-off boyfriend of three years. But Dean was persistent, and he managed to convince Allie to ditch her no casual sex rule in favour of some hot rebound sexy times.

As I have come to love Elle Kennedy has done it again within the pages of this book, we get to see Dean and Allie fall for each other. It's so rare to read a book that shows the hero and heroine fall for one another in a series of moments instead of just being told that they are in love. There's no insta-love here. NONE. And I LOVED that because even though Dean and Allie were physically intimate with each other and are crazy attracted to each other, they didn't fall in love immediately. It took time for them to fully trust one another. But the moment they did, oh man, it was well worth the wait.

Once again, this book is not just about the romance, there are other layers to the story itself We see Dean change and grow as a character. We read about Allie deal with her limited career choices. We see the gang worry about life beyond college, about whether they're going to still be friends with each other or lose touch. Dean and Allie also had to deal with disappointments and tragedy.

I really can't find anything to complain about this book. I finished it with a huge smile on face because it met all my expectations, and I hope it will meet yours, too!

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lilimaibrisson's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s by far the best book I’ve ever read. I mean woah the smut it’s was from the beginning to the end. There’s was some fluff cute shit but also I’ve felt the worst through the last chapters. And I mean I hate this feeling but I feel like it’s essential in books to feel all the emotion cause otherwise there’s no plot idk. But I hate elle Kennedy for torturing me like that. And I like this book with my whole heart because I was able to imagine everything. I was able to feel their feelings. And fuck I hate the feeling I’m having knowing that beau is dead. Because I don’t even know him he’s not even my friends they’re not even real! But I got that connection with the off campus character that I don’t have normally. I didn’t had that feeling with fictional characters yk in movies but I feel like it’s different in books and I think I that’s what I like about reading. Like I have that feeling that I’m excited to finish the book but at the same time I don’t want IT to finish… and I know there will be a finale with each of ´em but I still don’t want to stop it. I’m feeling dizzy after reading this part (where beau die). Plus I’ve never wrote things about books like I did with the score. I knew since the beginning that it was gonna be my favourite book I had high expectations.

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kat7794's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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alexismil's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad tense medium-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

4.25

I really liked Allie & Dean! I thought they were a cute couple. They went through their hardships and that helped them become a better couple. I cried when you know who dies, it broke my heart. Just the fact that he was there when Dean & Allie kind of debut as a couple in front of their friends. I kind of loved that their love language was physical touch. Normally I’m not a type of person who enjoys it or enjoys reading it, but this was done right. Sometimes it can be down cringy but I thought it was cute and just showed how much they love each other. Also, they way that Dean didn’t even notice that he was touching Allie at some parts, made my heart swell! I feel like Dean was just waiting for someone to take him by surprise and Allie did that. Allie was waiting for someone who excites her and he did that for her.

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3ndt4p3s's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-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

3.0

unfortunately he wasn’t saying baby doll in an unserious way

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haley49's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

One of my fav romances. These characters have such great arcs both separate and together. There is an emotional hit and good themes about what it means to support your SO and how far you should go for them. Plus the good girl, bad boy vibes. I loved it 2x!!

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krosebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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gotbrie'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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was a slow start but it got better the more I read.

The writing, especially in the smut scenes took me a second to get used to. Towards the beginning of the book the writing is kind of cringe and uncomfy for my own tastes. As the relationship between the main characters develop, the smut writing does improve.

At first I found Dean's character incredibly unlikeable but as his character developed I changed my mind. He's not as strong a character as Garret or Logan but entertaining regardless.

Allie is an okay main character, had I not read the series in order I probably would have found her more captivating but in comparison to characters like Hannah, her writing is quite mediocre.

The book is okay, it certainly feels like a middle child in the series and is a lot less gripping than The Deal and I didn't find myself invested in the lead couple as I did with Garrett and Hannah.

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juliannarose19's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-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

4.5

i <3 dean

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hattie's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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