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The Deal by Elle Kennedy

101 reviews

emotional lighthearted slow-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

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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: Complicated

As a middle aged married mom, I had so much fun reading this NA romance! There is nothing groundbreaking about the story or the romance… it’s just very cute and addresses some heavy topics in a respectable way. I love Garrett and Hannahs banter. I love Garrett’s pursuit of Hannah, his respect for Hannah, and how their friendship/love for each other transforms them despite their intentions for their lives. I love how Hannah’s preconceived notions about “jocks” were shattered by the true feelings she developed for Garrett. I could go on and on. This was an excellent book and I would recommend to anyone who loves a fun romance!

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funny lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is so good. Garret is one of the best men he makes Hannah feel safe and never forced her to do anything he also fell first. Hannah and garrets relationship is gold. There isn't to much sports stuff that's it's  just a sports book. The boys also have such a good friendship that's so supportive.

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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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: Yes

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Was a very good read and I enjoyed reading it so much!

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funny hopeful 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: Complicated

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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: No

The Deal was exactly what I was expecting it to be, and it didn’t disappoint. 

HOWEVER, as a singer I could not get past the misuse of music theory jargon. Like damn, I don’t expect an author to be an expert on every interest their characters have, but wow it was distracting. Luckily it stopped pretty early in the book, but oof it hurt my heart. That’s what kept this from being a four star book.

What kept this from being a five star book was mostly the lack of trigger warnings and the casual  misogyny. The spice was good, the relationship development was good, I liked the balance of plot and romance, and I loved the strangers to enemies to friends to lovers pipeline! But please, read trigger warnings before you read this book.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book and will probably read the rest of the series at some point. 3.5 stars.

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emotional relaxing 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: Yes

Such a great combination of depth and vulnerability for s romance book! Usually I don’t read books that focus only on romance and relationships because I find them boring and superficial. But I found this one so gripping snd exciting. 

Yes this was obviously a romance book, I mean the entire plot is fake dating. But the book covered subjects like sexual assault and domestic violence, and it did such a great job at it. It made me fall in love with the characters. 



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