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A review by elisasifaa
The Deal by Elle Kennedy
5.0
*Edited after rereading*
Trigger Warning include (but is not limited to): Mentions and descriptions of rape mental and physical abuse.
The story follows two university students who are just trying their hardest to live their finest life throughout their college years. Both are dealing with trauma from being abused, and the story showcases beautifully that there is no one set way to deal with your trauma.
Garrett was abused throughout most of his teen years after watching his mother go through the same thing. Hannah was drugged and raped, then abused by the system as her abuser got off scot-free.
They are dealing with their trauma individually until they learn how to lean on each other in healthy ways and help each other. This book talks about the trauma and how they cope with it beautifully, where they emphasize that there isn't one right way to manage it. I found it inspiring.
Like I said before, the book follows two university students. Garret is the hockey team captain and is failing Ethics class. Garret is so likable. He's persistent but not in a creepy way. He knows what he wants, and he goes after it.
Hannah is a music major who got an A on her Ethics midterm and crushes on a football player who doesn't know her name. Hannah is a quiet girl who ironically has the voice of an angel but doesn't like to be the center of attention.
The start of the book is somewhat slow; it just follows them around as Garret tries to persuade Hannah into tutoring him for a couple of weeks so he can up his grade. It gives the necessary background to the story, but it is slow and tedious.
Howeveeeerrrrr, the book overall is fantastic. Their relationship from strangers to tutor-student, friends, and lovers is beautifully written. Of course, it is a romance novel, so there is a 3/4th way miscommunication trope, but in this case, it's not cringe-worthy but funny.
The spicy scenes are, well, first of all, L O N G, also spicy and H O T. This is a NA novel for sure, and the writer beautifully writes about sex with emphasis on consent, trust, and communication. Truly a breath of fresh air.
Trigger Warning include (but is not limited to): Mentions and descriptions of rape mental and physical abuse.
The story follows two university students who are just trying their hardest to live their finest life throughout their college years. Both are dealing with trauma from being abused, and the story showcases beautifully that there is no one set way to deal with your trauma.
Garrett was abused throughout most of his teen years after watching his mother go through the same thing. Hannah was drugged and raped, then abused by the system as her abuser got off scot-free.
They are dealing with their trauma individually until they learn how to lean on each other in healthy ways and help each other. This book talks about the trauma and how they cope with it beautifully, where they emphasize that there isn't one right way to manage it. I found it inspiring.
Like I said before, the book follows two university students. Garret is the hockey team captain and is failing Ethics class. Garret is so likable. He's persistent but not in a creepy way. He knows what he wants, and he goes after it.
Hannah is a music major who got an A on her Ethics midterm and crushes on a football player who doesn't know her name. Hannah is a quiet girl who ironically has the voice of an angel but doesn't like to be the center of attention.
The start of the book is somewhat slow; it just follows them around as Garret tries to persuade Hannah into tutoring him for a couple of weeks so he can up his grade. It gives the necessary background to the story, but it is slow and tedious.
Howeveeeerrrrr, the book overall is fantastic. Their relationship from strangers to tutor-student, friends, and lovers is beautifully written. Of course, it is a romance novel, so there is a 3/4th way miscommunication trope, but in this case, it's not cringe-worthy but funny.
The spicy scenes are, well, first of all, L O N G, also spicy and H O T. This is a NA novel for sure, and the writer beautifully writes about sex with emphasis on consent, trust, and communication. Truly a breath of fresh air.