The Deal Paperback – 24 February 2015

"Most of the popular kids are total douchebags. Case in point—Garrett Graham, the other star athlete in this class. Dude walks around like he owns the place. I guess he kind of does."I don't know what is so special about this series that makes me want to keep coming back but I definitely am not complaining about it. I first read the book back in 2016 and since then, I've been obsessed with this world. Every book has it's own charm and it's like I can't get enough of Hannah & Garrett. They are my favourites!"Every girl at this college would cut her frickin’ arm off to help me out. But this one? Runs away like I just asked her to murder a cat so we could sacrifice it to Satan."Garrett Graham- Briar's star hockey player and the team's captain is failing in his class and he needs a tutor. Luckily for him, Hannah Wells aka Wellsy is acing her grades and he is not going to give up persuading her, no matter how much she resists. Garrett is used to everyone treating him like a celebrity but imagine his surprise when Hannah doesn't seem to be interested in giving him the time of her day. Despite being pushy and kind of overconfident, Garret was such a kind, compassionate, headstrong, protective and sweet guy. He is definitely top on the list of my favourite book boyfriends.“Does that usually work?” she asks curiously. “What?” “The aw-shucks little boy grin... Does it help you get your way?” “Always,” I answer without hesitation. “Almost always,” she corrects.Hannah was a talented vocalist/composer and had a crush on some football player and wasn't sure how to catch his attention. So, when Garrett offers to help her (with a stupid idea) in exchange of tutoring him, she caves and agrees to go on a fake date with him. Hannah was such a cool chick, I honestly related with her a lot. The things she said were so apt that I couldn't help but connect with her. She was funny, sassy, talented and carefree. I hated that one major incident in her life kind of dimmed her light. Both Hannah and Garrett had their own set of issues to deal with and it wasn't easy (you should check out the trigger warnings before reading the book if you can't handle such serious topics). Though I loved how they slowly opened up to each other and had a good communication."Sometimes people sneak up on you and suddenly you don’t know how you ever lived without them. How you went about your day and hung out with your friends and f'ed other people without having this one important person in your life."Hannah & Garrett's relationship flowed so naturally and there were no complications. Their comrade was so perfect and I could practically feel the sparks erupting between them. Elle Kennedy sure knows how to keep her readers hooked with some amazing side characters, humours banters and unforgettable moments. There's not only romance but also some meaningful moments in the books. (Especially when Hannah stroma into the boys locker room. That was hilarious and what happened after it, was THE BEST PART) I guess that's what keeps me want to re-read the series. Overall, the series is imperfectly perfect and I can say that I'm never going to stop re-reading these precious books!

This book was so much better than I expected. And after all the fawning reviews, I was expecting it to be good. Turns out, it's awesome.The novel follows our two main characters, Hannah and Garrett. When Garrett finds out that he's failing his ethics class and that he might not be able to play hockey if he doesn't bring his GPA back up, he turns to the only person in the class who got an 'A'. Hannah is less than inclined to help him. But when he suggests that he'd help her get a date with a guy she's crushing on in exchange, a deal is struck.And that's all the info you need to know because the Goodreads synopsis is totally not right. Seriously, half of it is wrong. But that's no problem because the wrong part is substituted by something better. But you have to read the book for that.And reading this book will be no chore, I promise. This is such a light and fun read but also touching and cute and emotional... you'll be glad you picked it up. I sure am.This is a well written novel with very likable characters, a good and interesting story, a perfect pace and is very entertaining. I was smiling and laughing the entire time I was reading it, which was one day and basically one sitting, since bathroom breaks don't count.The best part was, hands down, the relationship between Garrett and Hannah. I mean, apart they were both well-developed and likable people, but together, they were perfect.The romance between them was slow burning and done very well. It wasn't a case of insta-lust, like in most novels. No, things started off with the deal and they slowly became friends. They bickered, they talked, they studied, they laughed and developed a beautiful connection, all before trying to get in each other pants. Shocker, I know!Honestly though, they both cared about and knew one-another. They had mutual respect and a lot of trust. They supported one-another. And they laughed. I know I already mentioned that, but I just loved that they made each other laugh. I understand feelings and intensity and sexual attraction and all that. But I call total bullshit on true love if the two people have never even shared a genuine laugh. Laughter is very important to me, and something I often find to be lacking in romance novels.So yeah, I adored the relationship between out protagonists.One of the best ones I've read. And I believe the two are perfect together.The supporting characters were also given a fairly good introduction so that they wouldn't be interchangeable. Especially the ones that will appear more in the future novels of the series.Overall, everything was great and I was in a terrific mood after reading it. Highly recommend checking this one out.

First time reading Elle. And my God, am I late to the party!I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was sweet, real, cute and moved so fast leaving me to want more.I pretty much loved every single character. And I can't wait to get on to the next book now.Save for one cliche twist towards the end, the book pretty much sailed smoooooth for me. Go for it. You'll love it.