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The Chase by Elle Kennedy

17 reviews

abidavisf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

3.75

Summer is joy and light. Her ability to see the good in everything (except perhaps herself) and her will to make friends with everyone is inspiring. The journey she takes during The Chase is beautiful and I can’t wait to read more about her in the rest of this series.

I wish we’d had a bit more Colin in this book. Though he’s a closed off character, I’d hoped that we’d get more from his perspective so we could dive in a bit deeper. Hopefully we see more as the series continues!

The learning disorder visibility is wonderful and so important. Really well done and a huge thank you to Elle Kennedy.

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kelliereadsabit's review against another edition

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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

4.0

This book is exactly as advertised imo. A hockey romance with a cute couple that goes through a tough experience together and also has a bunch of sex. If you want something fun and easy to read I’d definitely suggest it.

The writing style is perfect for these types of books, quick and cute with great banter and the knack for putting a character archetype on page without it feeling judging or shallow.

I will likely continue reading Elle Kennedy books as she’s set herself up with a great cast of characters to expand in, and other characters from previous books are clearly mentioned here that I might be interested learning about.

If you like contemporary new adult sports romances, I’d say this is a good place to live in for a while.

Trigger warnings-
Sexual harassment and assault
Grown men getting butthurt because a girl told them no
Ableism towards learning disabilities like ADHD
Some self deprecating thoughts

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katharina90's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

Appreciated the ADHD/learning disability representation. Sadly the writing remains terrible.

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johall7's review against another edition

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emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I love this author and was expecting a 5 star book. I was highly disappointed when I instead got a 2 star book who’s *only* saving graces were the amazing side characters.

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avybear_16'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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I love Summer as a character but the author made so many mistakes in this book. For one she sometimes refers to summer as ADHD symptom adjacent, and sometimes as ADHD. Disabilities aren’t dirty words it’s okay to say a character has a disability just do your research on the disability. Which was another thing she didn’t do. Don’t write about disabilities you don’t know about learn then write. I also think a good chunk in the middle it’s just poorly written it. Fitz says and does so many things that don’t feel like they fit his character like he’s a very easygoing person but for a whole bit he’s agressive.

He is also in capable of saying i like you when she’s telling him say it i wont date hunter which just feels so childish and gross

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plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

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emotional

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Loved the fMC especially since often times characters with her personality (bubbly, extroverted...) are portrayed as lacking depth but she is just such a complex and well thought through character.
I also liked the dynamic of the MCs...BUT the way he treats and the things he thinks about her sometimes were really the only reason this book was not entirely enjoyable for me...

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iamauden's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a very fast-paced read, but I will say that it took me a little while longer to get into it than it usually does when I pick up a book by this author. My feelings towards this story are nearly the same as they were towards The Deal - while it was a fun sports romance, and steamy at times, I ultimately didn't feel drawn toward Summer and Fitz as a couple - I just didn't really see the chemistry. I loved Summer as a heroine (and appreciated that she held a lot of feminist beliefs!) but I found Fitz to be pretty forgettable, albeit his character was meant to assume the role of a wallflower who hates being the center of attention (unlike the majority of his teammates). Their "conflict" within the first half of the novel was TIRESOME

I mean come on, him saying that he found her "surface-level" should not have caused her to be pissed off for 150 pages I'm SORRY. It was ridiculous, and was reaching in my opinion.

I did appreciate how Elle Kennedy highlighted how big of a problem sexual harassment is, and especially between individuals in asymmetrical power dynamics. That being said, I didn't particularly enjoy how Summer's ADHD and learning disability was portrayed - it came off as ableist in my opinion, and that having any type of cognitive disability is something to be ashamed of which of course is not true. Summer became more gentle with herself at the end of the novel and acknowledged that her learning disability is nothing to be ashamed of, but I do have to highlight this particular quote from page 154 (and Summer's internal dialogue):

In high school, my special-ed teacher - oh gosh, it makes me want to throw up saying that. It's frigging mortifying.

It definitely wasn't great, but it was good to see Summer's growth by the end. All that being said, I'm looking forward to seeing how the series progresses!

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

4.0

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marylinaris's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

It gave what it was supposed to give, I was entertained.

The big plot pints were quite predictable and the main characters a little too stereotype.

I liked how the romance between Summer and Colin was developed, their pining and attraction was catching and convincing, sadly - once they got together - the relationship wasn’t much further developed and got overshadowed by the side plots being wrapped up.

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