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Queen B’s Decree:<\/strong> I was kinda let down. I was so excited for this book, but I just never clicked with the Hero and Heroine. Especially the Heroine – I never grew to like her. Was still overall a good read, just not as particularly satisfying as hoped.<\/p>\n

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Book:<\/strong>\u00a0The Goal<\/a> by Elle Kennedy<\/p>\n

Series:<\/strong> #4 of The Off-Campus Series<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> College\/Sports-Hockey<\/p>\n

Hotness:<\/strong> hot salsa<\/p>\n

Plot Devices:<\/strong> pregnancy<\/p>\n

Favorite Quote:<\/strong> “Because I’m going to ruin you for all future guys. I apologize in advance.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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To prepare myself for Tucker’s story, I revisited the previous books in the series.\u00a0 Instead of reviewing each book individually, I’m just going to include my favorite quote from each of the previous three in the series.<\/p>\n

\"thedeal_cover\"The Deal\u00a0(Off-Campus Book 1)<\/a><\/p>\n

“What do I look like, a pansy? Regular Coke, thank you very much”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Mistake\u00a0(Off-Campus Book 2)<\/a>\"themistake_cover\"<\/p>\n

“I didn’t show up planning to kiss her, it just sorta happened and – holy shit, are you playing Mob Boss?”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Score\u00a0(Off-Campus Book 3)<\/a><\/p>\n

“Uh-doy. Where do you think rainbows come from? Whenever you see a rainbow, that means an angel just came.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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