Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

236 reviews

lydialou419's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

I just wish it had been longer! This book was good, it just left me wanting a little more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

readbykatherine's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Body shaming, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

petit_biblio's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Death of parent

invaderday's review against another edition

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

2.5

ok to be totally up front, i read this book bc bryce harper mentioned it in a gq interview and the more i thought about it the more i had to know what that was about. and now that i've read it i have no idea what to do with any of this information.

anyway i haven't read a straight college romance before and this is probably the last time i do that

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent

lujisa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

annica_fourie's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

I love this book so much. 
The characters were fun to read about, even though I didn't love all of them equally the whole time. The banter between the two MCs was so fun to read.
The story itself was pretty good. As with most books, there were some problematic parts but it did not subtract too much from the reading experience as a whole.
10/10 would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug use, and Cursing

jilliansreading's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved everything about this book and Garrett is OFFICIALLY my number one book boyfriend 🥵

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Rape, and Child abuse

sshpurple1's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

I was surprised at the depth of emotion found in this book.   I enjoyed the humor that was sprinkled throughout the book.
Hannah is an awesome protagonist. She's very independent and a strong survivor of rape and the aftermath of standing up for herself. Garret also has had personal issues in his past that round out his character.  The subconscious falling for one another was interesting and realistic.  The antics of the surrounding friends.  And the all-around world-building makes this one of the best books I have read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Rape

karenmsecrest's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

I understand why people love it, but, this book isn’t for me. 

Hannah is a sexual assault survivor, and the fallout and recovery from the attack are central to the plot. 

Side note: I read “Icebreaker” immediately before this book, and there are so many similarities: college campus, FMC on a scholarship, her singing/figure skating partner sabotages her, MMC is a hockey stud with a controlling/abusive father, she’s poor, he’s insanely rich… (I enjoyed Icebreaker more than The Deal).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Hannah was drugged and assaulted at a high school party that happened before the events of this book. Her recovery from that trauma is integral to the plot.

kaadee's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

First sports read and I must admit, i’m not disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail