The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) in shelf indulgence

Sep 29, 2022 kavya (warner’s version) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Has this book officially turned me into a puck bunny? I really can’t say. But yeah.

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Apr 08, 2023 Ellie J. (semi-hiatus with 👶🏼🎀) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-contemporary

3.5/5 ⭐️ this was super cute! A fun and easy-reading fake dating hockey romance 💕

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Nov 28, 2021 mimi brown rated it liked it · review of another edition

Changed to 3 stars. Idk why I rated it 5 stars at the beginning but here you go. It's your very average sports romance written which only got popular because it's written by a white author and caters to a white audience.

The premise, the chemistry, everything gives me very basic Wattpad books vibes and tbh Wattpad books are better and mostly free. Why would I pay for it? ...more

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Dec 21, 2021 erin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

i was constantly seeing this book & series on booktok and i’m so glad i got into it! i loved it so much and i can’t wait to finish the rest of the off campus series :)

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Feb 08, 2022 Bridget McCue rated it liked it · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. MINOR SPOILERS:
This was a very fast and easy read which I appreciated! This is the first book in a series centering on the dating lives of a college hockey team and their love interests. This series has come up on my “recommended for you” page on multiple platforms, so I decided to give it a chance when I wasn’t in the mood to read anything.

Let’s start with the parts of the book I liked. Usually with romances, the plot only moves forward through the characters’ relationships. And while this is MINOR SPOILERS:
This was a very fast and easy read which I appreciated! This is the first book in a series centering on the dating lives of a college hockey team and their love interests. This series has come up on my “recommended for you” page on multiple platforms, so I decided to give it a chance when I wasn’t in the mood to read anything.

Let’s start with the parts of the book I liked. Usually with romances, the plot only moves forward through the characters’ relationships. And while this is partially the case for The Deal: Off Campus, the characters’ lives don’t completely revolve around each other. They have other friends, responsibilities, and goals that they focus on. I thought the banter between characters was good — nothing super special or witty — just the classic teasing and throwing each other under the bus. However, there were a few instances where I thought one of the characters pushed the other or said something particularly offensive, and I thought “I definitely would never say that to someone or would allow someone to say that to me.”

Now for the aspects I didn’t love. First and foremost, if you’re considering reading this book please check for TW (rape/sexual assault/domestic abuse). Given that the author chose to focus on SA and abuse, I genuinely think these topics could have been discussed in a better way in these books. While most of these issues were resolved by the end of the book, I still felt that there was a serious taboo on these topics even though they played a big part in the plot and character development. I also didn’t love how much Garret “pursued” Hannah. It was more harassment and bordered on stalking. I understand that he’s trying to get this girl to tutor him, but I think that the premise of the book could have been the same — just with some minor adjustments. Say, Hannah works as a part time tutor in addition to her job to help with tuition and Garret is told by his coach to go see an ACTUAL tutor; while Hannah is unimpressed with Garret she reluctantly tutors him yadda yadda yadda… without there being a definite feel of harassment. I also didn’t love parts of the dialogue — I thought that there were a few parts that were either way to cheesy or far to crass for a (relatively healthy and normal) relationship.

All in all, a fun fast-paced read that will probably get you out of a book slump! Keep in mind, these are my opinions and lots of people absolutely love these books. I say give it a chance, but don’t buy the whole series up front. ...more

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