Reviewed by Angie on
I have to start with what I think was my favorite part of The Deal. It shows that you can be okay after a rape. Too often, NA goes into this really dark territory where the heroine is super damaged and pushes everyone away and then she gets saved by the power of love. Well, that doesn't happen here. Hannah is already done with therapy and going on with her life. Yes, she is more cautious in social situations and doesn't drink outside of her home. But she's dated, she's had sex, she wants to continue to do those things. And that is amazing! I think that is so important! She's not 100%, as there's one issue that she's struggling with, which Garrett does help her with. But it's just so different from how the subject is usually handled.
My next favorite thing about The Deal, was that Hannah and Garrett actually have a conversation about their relationship status. Instead of just jumping straight to the "I love you" portion and assuming that they're together, these two start out slower. They get to know each other during tutoring, an awesome friendship develops, then comes the attraction and lust, and then they actually talk to each other about whether they should be exclusive and call each other boy/girlfriend. This felt so much more natural and realistic to me!
The Deal does a lot of things right and I loved that! It was so refreshing! It was nice to see two people get to know each other instead of just declaring everlasting love. I absolutely loved the friendship portion, although the sexy time portion was great too! There is a bit of silly drama near the end, but I liked how it was resolved.
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Reading updates
- Started reading
- 9 January, 2016: Finished reading
- 9 January, 2016: Reviewed