Rafael Morales

29 de mayo de 2026

better than the series

The chemistry the characters the banter the amazing direction of the story all builds up to a crescendo that simple didn’t let go! This is the first of an epic series that simply let love in its many different ways and journey transformed lives in ways that one couldn’t imagine! Beautifully worded and crafted with a creative nack to entertain and really dig this universe! Well done Miss Kennedy, well done!Ver más

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Giliana

21 de mayo de 2026

Not forced or rushed

I really liked this book. Hannah & Garrett’s story starts off like a typical smart girl tutors the jock to help him get though a class in college. But their stories are traumatic and the things that they have both had to overcome make this book so much more than your typical tutor/jock story. Garrett is sweet, cocky, funny and helps bring Hannah out of her shell in a refreshing way. Hannah is not meek or mild or quiet, she is strong because of her past but still a little unsure. Together their chemistry is hot and their relationship just sort of naturally unfolds. I really loved that it didn’t seem forced or rushed, it just happened as it should. Garrett’s story in particular hit very close for me so maybe that is why I felt connected to these characters so much. I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the series.Ver más

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Max Alvarado

4 de junio de 2026

The Hype Train Goes 🚂

4.5⭐️ | 4🌶️ | 4🎧I genuinely enjoyed this book! It’s been sitting on my TBR for ages, and with all the buzz surrounding it lately, I finally decided to hop on the hype train. Thankfully, this one absolutely delivered.What surprised me most was how much depth this story had. Beneath the humor, hockey, and romance are some pretty heavy topics, and I thought Elle Kennedy handled them with a lot of care. Hannah’s journey in particular felt incredibly authentic, and I appreciated how thoughtfully the book approached her past trauma. This story felt like a safe space for survivors, never minimizing what she experienced while still allowing her healing and growth to shine through.Garrett and Hannah were such a fun couple to follow. Their banter was hilarious, their chemistry was undeniable, and their relationship developed in a way that kept me completely invested. I loved watching them challenge each other, support each other, and slowly become exactly what the other person needed. The romance was sweet, the spice delivered, and the emotional moments hit when they needed to.As a hockey fan, I also loved the sports aspect of the story. Hockey is one of the few sports I actually watch, so those scenes were especially enjoyable for me. But more than anything, I adored the sense of found family throughout the book. The friendships and team dynamics added so much heart and made the world feel lived in and welcoming.The audiobook was solid overall. Christian Fox and Lorelei Avalon did a good job bringing the characters to life. Christian Fox was a standout for me, while Lorelei Avalon occasionally sounded a little robotic during certain scenes. It wasn’t enough to take away from my enjoyment, but it was distracting at times.Overall, I can definitely see why so many readers love this book. It’s funny, emotional, spicy, and full of heart. I’m excited to continue with the rest of the series and spend more time with this group of characters! 💕⛸️🏒Ver más

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B Truly

19 de mayo de 2026

Dreamy Hockey Men & Steamy Romance

Loved this book! This book came up as one of my Amazon similars. As for contemporary, they must have an intriguing plot to hold my interest. I normally prefer Paranormal, Dystopian or Sci-fi romance or romantic suspense.The blurb sounded appealing, so I decided to give it a chance. This was my first hockey romance. After reading this book, I'm now a fan of the genre. This story had everything in it that I loved. An intense, slow-built romance. A cocky guy, who didn't really do relationships until he meets the girl who brings him to his knees. Friends to lovers with a few games in between. Spicy love scenes and jealous. Most importantly, a driving plot with intense drama that had the perfect balance. But it wasn't childish or over the top.I was over the moon when I recently learned that this book is becoming an adaptation for on Amazon. May 13th can't come fast enough.This book was so good, I decided to check out book #3 in the series, The Score. All 4 books in the Spin off series blurbs sounded interesting. After book #3, I immediately read all the books in the spin-off. Book #1, The Deal is tied with The Play in the spin-off series as my favorite with The Risk in the spin-off being a close 2nd..Another thing I like about her series is that they all the books are stand-alones. You can also read the books out of order. Each book is a separate couple, so you get a new story each time, alongside following the other characters that were introduced in previous booksVer más

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Angie

16 de mayo de 2026

Good Start

This was the first book in the "Off-Campus" series. Hannah Wells, a focused and reserved music student, and Garrett Graham, the confident captain of the college hockey team whose academic struggles threaten his future. When their paths cross through an unexpected agreement, a friendship begins that gradually deepens into something more meaningful. I normally read YA but I found that I liked both of these characters I also liked the secondary characters as well. This was a pretty good read and I see why it's a good series on prime. This book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.Ver más

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Kunauntubbee

19 de mayo de 2026

Hot, Sweet, and Real

First I love a hockey romance! Add in fake dating, he falls first, and shared trauma and you have me hooked! This has been on my TBR longer than I want to admit! With the show that came out I wanted to read this first and it did not disappoint! I loved it! Garret and Hannah together crack me up and are so cute! This book had sad, funny, serious, and spicy moments! Highly recommend! The audiobook voice actors did a good job! I would recommend reading the trigger warning page this book does talk about some issues/trama that can be triggering.Ver más

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Katlyn

30 de octubre de 2022

Making my love for hockey (and the players) stronger

She manages to create such realistic characters that readers can’t help fall in love with. The Deal is no. exception to that. This book is actually our first introduction to her amazing world of obscenely attractive and crazy talented hockey players at Briar University. Wasting no time, we get straight to the wonderful and hot captain, Garrett Graham.Garrett is a history major in his third year at Briar. Here is where Ms. Kennedy does something different, in shows, movies, and books we often see teachers and professors cutting slack for athletes especially ones that are currently in season. Yeah no, that’s not the case at Briar. Enter: Hannah Wells. If I am being technical, we start of in her perspective however I’m in love with Garrett, so we ignore that. The two of them are taking some sort of philosophical ethics course and when the story kicks off, they are getting their midterms back. You ever have that teacher that literally has either way two high of standards, can’t teach or both? I don’t know what the case is in this situation, but the majority of the class bombs that midterm, except for Hannah (and a few other students). Garrett is among those who failed however he is majorly screwed because if he doesn’t ace this makeup, he is no longer academically eligible for sports. After literally bumping into Hannah on his way out of the lecture hall, he sees her grade and decides that this girl will be his tutor and he won’t take no for an answer. He is relentless in his pursuit of her tutoring him that he goes so far as showing up at her work to beg. Finally, he finds the one thing he can offer to make her say yes: a fake date to catch another guy’s attention. Yeah, that fun cliché. She agrees to tutor him only through the retake because she is too focused on her winter showcase for the music department to tutor him all semester. Predictably speaking, that whole fake dating thing, yeah that backfires. I wonder sometimes if it ever works in any way other than making one of the two people realize they have feelings for each other.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.Her characters are also so real. Like yes there’s no way this many perfect men exist for her to write 9 books about the hockey players that come through Briar. But that’s not what I mean, I mean her characters have substance to them, they have this wonderful thing that we all as real people have: past traumas. That being said, if you are a person that gets triggered by characters having been abused or sexually assaulted in the past, please consider this your trigger warning. This did all happen prior to the books first page so what we see is the aftermath of the traumas and not the actual events taking place if that makes any difference. If that is you, I would urge you to reconsider reading the story and the rest of this review because I do intend on discussing a little bit of what happens with those situations and how Garrett and Hannah chose to respond to them. Consider this also your spoiler alert as well.When Hannah was 15, she went to a party with friends. At this party she was drugged and raped. Now, roughly 6 years later, we see how this has affected her. She refuses to drink if she is not alone and has some problems with intimacy. The cool thing though is that she uses her friendship with Garrett to help her slowly work through these problems. Once he relatively knows what her hang ups are Garrett never once pressures her or belittles her for them only helping her to slowly move past them in any way he can even if it means he plays the “bodyguard” for a night out with their friends so she can drink and not feel scared. And of course, because this is a romance novel and those two are clearly meant to be he also helps her work through her problems with sex in such a slow and patient way that, in combination with everything else we’ve seen from him, makes all the sense in the world why he is loved not only by her (though she is too dumb to admit it till later) and by all of us as readers. Garrett’s past is not all sunshine and roses either. Son of a former NHL superstar, he had to watch his mother slowly die of cancer and watch as his father’s anger was directed in the form of physical violence at his mother, and later at him. Garrett was routinely abused by his father for years until he learned to hit back, no one saw any warning signs or stepped in ever. All they saw was a retired famous athlete and his equally athletically gifted son. Hannah is the first person he ever felt comfortable opening up to about this and is there for him as a place of support when he is essentially forced to spend thanksgiving with his father and his new girlfriend. She does whatever she can to support him and to remind him that no matter who your parents are, it doesn’t determine who you will be when you are older. This is such an important message that honestly everyone needs to hear as do many of the other men in this series just for different reasons than Garrett.This book is honestly in my opinion perfect, and I don’t think I’ve stopped recommending it to people since the first time I finished it.

Cheryl A.

30 de mayo de 2026

Off Campus Book Series

I absolutely love the Off Campus TV Series!! I have watched it 5 times already. I ordered the Off Campus Book Series. I just finished reading Book 1 - The Deal. It was absolutely amazing!! It was well written and I fell in love with Garret and Hannah. Love the Characters and both their storylines. I was so excited when reading in the Book that the Hockey Championship was being held at the Wells Fargo Center, Home of the Philadelphia Flyers, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I live 30 minutes from (Philly) Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I would like to shout out to the Author ✍️ very well written!! Can’t wait to read the whole Book 📕 Series!!Ver más

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Idil Özdemir

25 de mayo de 2026

Love it🫶🏻

I just finished The Deal by Elle Kennedy and omg… I get the hype now. 😭🏒✨This book was honestly such an addictive read. Garrett and Hannah had so much chemistry from the start, and their banter felt super natural and funny instead of cringe. I loved how the relationship actually developed over time and didn’t feel rushed. Garrett is literally the perfect book boyfriend — confident, funny, caring, but still flawed enough to feel real.What I liked most was that the book wasn’t only romance. Hannah’s character had depth and her personal storyline made the emotional moments hit harder. Some scenes were surprisingly emotional and balanced out all the cute and spicy moments really well.The hockey setting also made everything more fun, even if you’re not normally into sports romances. It really gave the perfect college vibe.⭐️ 4.5/5Ver más

Kat P

2 de junio de 2026

Tutoring to True Love: A Winning Romance

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Review: The Deal by Elle KennedyThis was my first book by Elle Kennedy, and I’m so glad it was recommended to me by a work friend. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book like this, and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. I would absolutely recommend it.Hannah is a strong and determined character who hasn’t had an easy past, but she’s focused on succeeding at Briar University. She refuses to let anything—or anyone—derail her, especially not a hockey player with a failing grade.Garrett, on the other hand, is at risk of losing everything if he can’t bring his grades up. As a key player on the hockey team, failing could take him off the ice and ruin his season. When he realises Hannah is one of the few students excelling in the class, he becomes determined to convince her to tutor him.What starts as reluctance on Hannah’s part quickly develops into something more, though her hesitation makes you question whether it’s stubbornness—or a lack of trust. The chemistry between Hannah and Garrett is fantastic, and their dynamic kept me hooked throughout.This book perfectly balances romance, humour, and deeper emotional moments. It’s an engaging, feel-good read with characters you genuinely care about. I’ll definitely be picking up more from Elle Kennedy!Ver más

Maite

10 de diciembre de 2025

Edición preciosa

Para las que amamos esta serie de Elle Kennedy, pero que no tenemos una edición tan bonita como esta. A mí me da igual que esté en inglés. Es perfecta. Tanto las ilustraciones, los cantos y la sinopsis a modo de estrategia de partido de hockey... sencillamente, una edición preciosa. Por más así.Ver más

Victoria

3 de julio de 2023

Garrett & Wellsy 🫶🏼🤍

Why did I not start this series sooner??? I loved this booook! With this book, I became a hockey fan. This book made me look into this sport that I spent most of my childhood at hockey games – need to do it again next season. I am a bit hesitant to pick up a book when everyone is buzzing about it everywhere. But I’m glad that I read it and it wasn’t disappointing.The way I fell in love with both of the characters. Hannah, my sweet angel, at first had a huge crush on the football player Justin but then fell hard for Mr. Garrett Graham. And Garrett – he is THE best Off-Campus Guy ever!Garrett Graham was the captain of the hockey team, he was, of course, drop-dead gorgeous with ripped abs and a face that could melt anyone’s panty, and Hannah Wells the regular girl with a sordid past she was trying to outlive. It was a sure recipe for a good romance don’t you think? I loved how feisty Wellsy is. I loved her strong personality, and how she doesn’t back down from anything, I just had a little issue with her sometimes, there were moments, but it was easily overshadowed by her overall personality, so it was still okay. Garrett, on the other hand, is someone that is more than what meets the eye. He was not a dumb college boy, he was actually good in school, save for Ethics haha. He was a little cocky and maybe a little too good to be true. But I loved both of them, I love them so much I want to hug them haha. And I so love their banters! They are just so cute, I cannot even!The whole story was something I really enjoyed reading, I loved the set of friends both Hannah and Garrett have, they were all good people and good-looking. I love Hannah’s parents! But sometimes it was bordering unrealistic, but it was something I could live with. It tackles sensitive issues, but I loved how the author didn’t press too much on that subject, making things just easy and fun to read.This book was definitely a sweet surprise, I can’t simply swipe off that stupid smile on my face after I read the book. The dual POV was great and I especially enjoyed reading Garrett’s POV – He was such a funny character I loved him so much. Also, the way we got introduced to Garrett’s roommates – They all made me laugh out loud and I couldn’t wait to read their stories.Ver más

Anna

20 de marzo de 2025