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A review by oreosislife
The Deal by Elle Kennedy
2.0
After reading this book I feel like I should stop reading books from the romance genre because I hate how similar the main male characters are represented in every single book. They are either too cheery or they are the brooding type. But the thing that connects both of these type of characters are their alpha male energy whose cells (I suck at biology so it might not make sense) are covered with a special layer of overconfidence and arrogance so you can't ever expect them to lose their confidence.
And don't even get me started on the female characters. They are not like other girls obviously. They might not be very social, but there has to be one boy (who's obviously the main male character) whom they hate for no reasons. Oh no I know the reason. They hate them because well if we are talking specifically about a sports romance then who doesn't like stereotyping every single male who plays some sport? He plays hockey? Well then he HAS to be an asshole just like all of his teammates are.
And the greatest question of all time - Why the fuck is every person who plays sport in this book described like only handsome people play sports. Why don't we have a cinnamon roll type of character who plays sports? Introverts can play sports too right? There's a scene where furious Hannah barges inside the locker room and every single person is NAKED? Am I the only person who found it weird or does these things really happen irl? (I have basically 0 knowledge about sports so I could be wrong but I was really weirded out after reading this)
Garrett is a walking red flag for fuck's sake. I hate him so much. This dude takes no hint and thinks that just because he's the hockey team's leader and has a good body, he owns everyone on this earth. Like hell no p-uh-lease.
So the story goes like- Garrett fails a test and his average goes down so he needs to do well in the retest or her won't be able to play hockey. Then he accidentally sees Hannah's (the female lead) grade (she aces the test) and asks her to tutor him. She says no because she's busy. But this guy here keeps on pestering her.
Garrett's thought process throughout the book:
I want to check out her ass again, because it’s a damn sexy ass, and now that I’ve seen it I wouldn’t mind another look.
Because…again…I’m a guy.
Like fuck off. I know you are a guy. You don't have to say that again and again to prove the assholeness filled in your brain.
“Yeah, that actually makes you a total pig compared to the girls I know. The most they ever eat is half a starter salad.”
“That’s because they need to stay rail-thin so guys like you will find them attractive.”
“There’s nothing attractive about a woman who’s all skin and bones.”
Should I even say anything? People like them are responsible for skinny people feeling insecure with their bodies.
“Women aren’t supposed to think, Wellsy. That’s why your brains are smaller. Science proves it.”
Hehe very funny. Nice joke Garrett. You nailed it.
“God, I can’t even be selfless without screwing it up.” He snickers. “It’s okay. At least you’re hot. And don’t get me started on your stripper tits.”
G R E A T.
I hate how girls in this book were represented. Like you HAVE to wear short clothes or show your boobs if you want a guy to like you.
Also who the fuck does he think he is? YOU DON'T OWN A GIRL IF SHE BREAKS UP WITH YOU (or even when you are in a relationship). He fucking told everyone to stay away from Hannah? Agh this pissed me off so much.
I liked Hannah but there were some things she said throughout the book which felt a little weird and insensitive. And before you say that I take things too seriously, all I would like to say is that internalized misogyny exists and I can't help but pointing it out.
I'm telling you this book could have been way better if the author tried not to insert humour in places where it wasn't necessary. I still enjoyed the plot but the representation and stereotyping characters pissed me off a lot.
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Well fuck, the 1st book of this year turned out to be shit. But I'll try not to think about this jinxing the rest of my year.
And don't even get me started on the female characters. They are not like other girls obviously. They might not be very social, but there has to be one boy (who's obviously the main male character) whom they hate for no reasons. Oh no I know the reason. They hate them because well if we are talking specifically about a sports romance then who doesn't like stereotyping every single male who plays some sport? He plays hockey? Well then he HAS to be an asshole just like all of his teammates are.
And the greatest question of all time - Why the fuck is every person who plays sport in this book described like only handsome people play sports. Why don't we have a cinnamon roll type of character who plays sports? Introverts can play sports too right? There's a scene where furious Hannah barges inside the locker room and every single person is NAKED? Am I the only person who found it weird or does these things really happen irl? (I have basically 0 knowledge about sports so I could be wrong but I was really weirded out after reading this)
Garrett is a walking red flag for fuck's sake. I hate him so much. This dude takes no hint and thinks that just because he's the hockey team's leader and has a good body, he owns everyone on this earth. Like hell no p-uh-lease.
So the story goes like- Garrett fails a test and his average goes down so he needs to do well in the retest or her won't be able to play hockey. Then he accidentally sees Hannah's (the female lead) grade (she aces the test) and asks her to tutor him. She says no because she's busy. But this guy here keeps on pestering her.
Garrett's thought process throughout the book:
I want to check out her ass again, because it’s a damn sexy ass, and now that I’ve seen it I wouldn’t mind another look.
Because…again…I’m a guy.
Like fuck off. I know you are a guy. You don't have to say that again and again to prove the assholeness filled in your brain.
“Yeah, that actually makes you a total pig compared to the girls I know. The most they ever eat is half a starter salad.”
“That’s because they need to stay rail-thin so guys like you will find them attractive.”
“There’s nothing attractive about a woman who’s all skin and bones.”
Should I even say anything? People like them are responsible for skinny people feeling insecure with their bodies.
“Women aren’t supposed to think, Wellsy. That’s why your brains are smaller. Science proves it.”
Hehe very funny. Nice joke Garrett. You nailed it.
“God, I can’t even be selfless without screwing it up.” He snickers. “It’s okay. At least you’re hot. And don’t get me started on your stripper tits.”
G R E A T.
I hate how girls in this book were represented. Like you HAVE to wear short clothes or show your boobs if you want a guy to like you.
Also who the fuck does he think he is? YOU DON'T OWN A GIRL IF SHE BREAKS UP WITH YOU (or even when you are in a relationship). He fucking told everyone to stay away from Hannah? Agh this pissed me off so much.
I liked Hannah but there were some things she said throughout the book which felt a little weird and insensitive. And before you say that I take things too seriously, all I would like to say is that internalized misogyny exists and I can't help but pointing it out.
I'm telling you this book could have been way better if the author tried not to insert humour in places where it wasn't necessary. I still enjoyed the plot but the representation and stereotyping characters pissed me off a lot.
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Well fuck, the 1st book of this year turned out to be shit. But I'll try not to think about this jinxing the rest of my year.