She at least has her new physiotherapy career and friends to look forward to. Additionally, it helps that she and her neighbor have a friendly rivalry going. Much like the way Hannah and Garrett surprised each other and everyone else when they fell in love, this book also surprised me in the best of ways. I am so, so sorry for not appreciating your perfection the first time I read The Deal. I strongly suspect that I was not ready to comprehend your otherwordly beauty, kindness and hotness. Perhaps the aforementioned hotness roasted my pathetic excuse of a brain. My heart, my body and my soul are yours. Please forgive me. Hannah is one of those heroines that I 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄. She is strong, funny, vulnerable when needed, and full of sass. She was perfect for Garrett, in my opinion.

Nell’s teasing voice brings a blush to my cheeks. She’s caught me drooling over Justin on more than one occasion, and she’s one of the few people I’ve admitted the crush to. She snorts. “Uh-huh. Well, sorry to burst your bubble, Mr. Perfect, but I’m not interested in dating you." It seems the perfect deal, until things start to look very real and they can’t keep pretending anymore. The problem? Their pasts and their worlds that seems to complicate everything between them. And when their finally collide, can they make it through the crash?

Just out of curiosity,” she says, “after you wake up in the morning, do you admire yourself in the mirror for one hour or two?”

Well, I am here to announce Elle Kennedy has broken the barriers of the NA curse... She has written a smart, compelling, and real book about college seniors who you fall for hook, line, and sinker at the first meeting... Abby will be required to make restitution and move in together with Travis for a month as a result of a wager between the two that Travis won. I absolutely loved their chemistry. To say that it was off the charts hot will be an understatement. You can really feel it from the beginning. Their slow-build relationship was very well done in my opinion. I just loved how everything progressed between them. The Deal was another one of those unexpected reads. Unexpected because despite its simple plot, this book succeeded in taking over my heart and my mind. Always a good sign for a reader. The side characters are pretty great too. And I’m talking about Hannah and Garrett’s friends. There’s some angst and drama, but don’t worry, they are low.

Yeah, that actually makes you a total pig compared to the girls I know. The most they ever eat is half a starter salad.” Believe it or not though my favorite part of the book wasn’t the romance aspects of it. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed that don’t get me wrong. It was the way that Hannah and Garrett actually became friends and spent time together as friends outside of studying and trying to get her crush’s attention. They binged Breaking bad, watched stupid documentaries and she hung out with the rest of the team celebrating one of their birthdays. This is something that in my opinion gets missed a lot in romance is that if two people are friends and fake dating, we want to see them actually being friends and not just a couple. She makes an effort to ignore the obnoxious British man who opted to park his vehicle next to their place, but it’s difficult to not be drawn in by his attractive face, even when he’s yelling at her. My mortified gasp draws the attention of every penis — er, guy, in the room. In a heartbeat, towels snap up and hands cover junk and bodies shuffle around, while I stand in the front of the room blushing like a tomato. Of course not.” I smirk. “I kiss each of my biceps and then point to the ceiling and thank the big man upstairs for creating such a perfect male specimen.”

Hannah agrees to tutoring Garrett since he’s super popular, and they think it might make her crush, Justin, notice her. For my angst whores out there, I don't know if this would be enough for you...but for those of us who aren't always in the mood to feel nauseous when reading, this is a great option when you need an angst break. The writing was flawless and engaging and the story was told in such a way that will make you be invested in this story from the start. Most of the time, in this genre, the story often get drowned out by its characters personal tragedies. With this book, while it was an integral part of the plot, it didn't suffocate the story. It helped to enrich it, giving readers an insight into the characters but their issue wasn't treated as another plot device. The Chase, a book in the same author’s Briar U series as The Deal, focuses on the tumultuous romance between Summer and Colin. Since she first met the enigmatic Colin, alias Fitzy, Summer has harbored feelings for him.Hannah is rehearsing for the winter show. She’s meant to be doing a duet with Cass, who is a nightmare to work with, for a song written by MJ. Cass keeps trying to change the plan, and eventually talks MJ into making changes that cause Hannah to drop out of the duet.