📚 Book Review
Title: The Deal (Off Campus Series)
Author: Elle Kennedy
Genre: New Adult Romance, Sport Romance
Pages / Format: 374 pages (Paperback/Kindle/Audiobook)
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5)
📝 Quick Summary (Spoiler-Free):
Hannah Wells is smart, focused, and emotionally guarded—especially when it comes to matters of the heart. But when her crush barely notices her, she reluctantly agrees to tutor the cocky hockey captain Garrett Graham in exchange for his help making her crush notice her. What neither of them expects? That fake friendship and flirty banter will lead to something real.
My Thoughts:
Writing Style:
Effortless, snarky, and fast-paced.
Characters:
Hannah is independent, strong, and honest about her experiences with trauma and her boundaries.
Garrett starts as a typical cocky jock but develops into one of the most loveable, loyal and protective book boyfriends out there.
Plot & Pacing:
A great mix of romantic build-up and character development. There’s enough tension and emotion to keep the story engaging. A novel I couldn't seem to put down for longer than a few minutes.
World-Building / Setting:
Set on a college campus filled with locker room talk, emotional baggage from past trauma, controlling parents, and slow-burn chemistry, The Deal is a witty, heartwarming, and deeply satisfying opposites-attract romance.
Themes & Emotions:
This book explores healing from trauma, mutual respect, and genuine connection in a heartfelt and realistic way—all while being laugh-out-loud funny at times.
🖤 Favourite Quote:
“I’m everyone’s type.” — Garrett Graham.
✨ Final Thoughts:
The Deal is everything you want in a college romance—fun, flirty, emotional, and just the right amount of spice. Hannah and Garrett's relationship feels real, and the banter is on point, a chef's kiss. It’s the kind of book you finish with a full heart, a big smile, and a little sad that it's over.
🧭 Perfect for Readers Who Enjoy:
- Becka Mack's - Playing for Keeps Series
- College Romances
- Witty Banter
- Tropes like fake dating, opposites attract, slow burn, and found family
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