Deer in Headlights

by Staci Hart

[Angie]

Deer in Headlights was a quick, cute, unique read. I expected something quite dramatic, because the gods are messing with people’s lives! Especially when the players in their latest competition are introduced, because Lexi has a boyfriend, Dean is a girlfriend stealer in a band with Lexi’s boyfriend, and they’re meant to fall in love (or not). Turns out, it’s much subtler than that, and actually really liked how the relationships were handled since it’s very different from how these things usually turn out.

Deer in Headlights did start off kind of slow and confusing for me. It jumps around a lot to introduce all of the gods and mortals who are involved in this competition. We also have to learn the rules and prizes. Then we get backgrounds on Aphrodite and Apollo, so it randomly jumps back to events in their pasts which will probably be familiar. But the story moves quickly, so soon I was swept up in this game of love! Of course, I was rooting for Aphrodite. Team Love!

As for the romance, I found Dean and Lexi interesting. They both have issues with relationships. He can’t seem to commit after being abandoned by his mother who was constantly moving from man to man. Meanwhile, Lexi can commit, but she doesn’t take risks! I do wish we had gotten a bit more of Lexi’s relationship with Travis. They’re not in love. They live together, have sex, and are just comfortable. They’re basically best friends who have sex, and won’t risk a good thing even if they both know it’s not meant to be. I loved this so much! People aren’t always madly in love or desperately unhappy in their relationships. Sometimes, they’re just in it for comfort or for fear of being alone. And not all break-ups are messy!

I quite enjoyed Deer in Headlights. It was very different than what I was expecting, but that worked in its favor, because it gave me something I hadn’t read before.

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