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A review by rebeccazh
The Deal by Elle Kennedy
3.0
I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. One thing I really liked: the sensitivity both characters showed for each other and for the abuse they'd each suffered. I'd originally thought this book was going to gloss over Hannah's rape, which would have been awful, because abuse is not something that should be swept under the rug, but the author didn't.
I also originally thought that this book was just going to be about Hannah and her struggles because Garrett didn't seem to have a shitty past, but he did, and I really liked that the book managed to allow both these characters and their issues to breathe and to just be there in the book with little jostling, with no comparing, no, "he is more of a victim because his abuse was worse", or anything like that - abuse is abuse and it's not about who is more of a victim. The author acknowledged that, and said that oppression was oppression. I liked that a lot.
I also really their conversations - lighthearted and quick and easy to read. It felt very real. I expected only a PWP love story but I really liked how the author approached the characters and abuse with such care.
I also originally thought that this book was just going to be about Hannah and her struggles because Garrett didn't seem to have a shitty past, but he did, and I really liked that the book managed to allow both these characters and their issues to breathe and to just be there in the book with little jostling, with no comparing, no, "he is more of a victim because his abuse was worse", or anything like that - abuse is abuse and it's not about who is more of a victim. The author acknowledged that, and said that oppression was oppression. I liked that a lot.
I also really their conversations - lighthearted and quick and easy to read. It felt very real. I expected only a PWP love story but I really liked how the author approached the characters and abuse with such care.