The Mistake: Now an Original Series on Amazon Prime (Off-Campus, 2)

John Logan, Garrett’s best friend from The Deal, starts off the story dreading his final year in college. His dream to play in the NHL never to be realized, as he’s going to stay home and take care of his alcoholic father and the family business, and he's crushing on his best friend's gal, Hannah (the heroine from The Deal). So he drowns his sorrows in booze and women, not necessarily in that order. Then he meets Grace Ivers, shy freshman. He hooks up with her but manages to screw it up. Thankfully, he’s not a quitter, and yes, romance happens. The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between -Elle Kennedy really has a knack for the sexy-funny: Truly, my favorite type of love story is the sexy and funny, and Ms. Kennedy’s brilliant at it. The ‘verse she’s created at Briar University is fun to visit and I’m intrigued with all the characters, not just the leads in each story. -Logan and Grace bring the heat: The sex scenes start slowly, and build well. There’s no lack of fooling around, so I was surprised when I realized that they didn’t make love until late in the book. I enjoyed that it isn’t perfect from the beginning, but really gets better as they get to know each other, much like a real relationship. Also, I’m not gonna lie - give me a hero who loves his oral, and I’ll show you a keeper. Logan’s love of the downtown was fantastic, and I liked that he was kind and gentle with Grace, never pressuring her to do anything she didn’t want to do. -Logan gives good grovel...and he has to: He screws up, more than once, because while I love him, he’s a bit of a butthead. But it’s the test of a man who gets back up when he falls down, and Logan does. The scenes where he works hard at getting back into Grace’s good...um, graces :), are funny and lead to some of the best moments in the book. Even when he screws up, I didn’t hate it, mostly just felt like nudging the knucklehead and setting him straight. It’s an excellent balance to the serious moments, like... -A bit of serious mixed in with the lighthearted: Logan is the child of an alcoholic and I think this fairly serious issue is handled well. It gives a poignant twist to a generally lighthearted tale. It’s so believable when he’s torn between living the life he’s always dreamed of, and taking care of his father. It gives an unexpected depth to Logan’s character that I enjoyed. I think it’s resolved fairly quickly, but I didn’t mind. -Grace is great: I’ve always enjoy seeing heroines who stand up for themselves, who can go toe to toe with their men and think for themselves. This series has had Hannah and now Grace as excellent examples of how you do strong new adult romantic heroines. Grace doesn’t just roll over for the hot jock and I respected her for it. She’s endearingly awkward, babbles when she’s nervous, but underneath it all, she’s no pushover. She values herself and she’s empathetic to Logan when he needs it, stubborn when he doesn’t. Loved her. -Can’t wait for more: I’m convinced menage is in the future of this series (yeah, I’m looking at you Dean) and if it is? I. Can’t. Wait. Elle Kennedy knows her way around a menage *fans self*, so it should be massively sexy and entertaining. -The only reason it’s not a five star: So I shaved a shade off the top because of a couple things: Logan’s almost hookup and lingering crush on Hannah. I know, he didn’t, but I’m a jealous gal and I didn’t like that he even attempted it. Also, Logan and Grace are sweet but predictable. Doesn’t matter though, I still had fun reading this. The Bottom Line (4.75 stars) I really enjoyed this (slightly bitter but) mostly sweet, funny story, almost as much as I loved the Deal. If you’re in the mood for a good NA romance, look no further than Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series. I highly recommend it. **ARC provided for review**

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Stars The Mistake by Elle Kennedy Another 4-star read for me! Romance is definitely outside of my normal comfort zone since I’m usually reaching for a thriller, but I’m really enjoying this series so far. Just like The Deal, this was an easy read with an interesting storyline that kept my attention. I really enjoy Elle Kennedy’s writing style because everything is so easy to picture, and I found myself getting invested in the characters and their story. I also love that each book follows different characters while still keeping you connected to the ones you already know from the series. It makes me want to keep reading and see whose story comes next! Overall, another enjoyable read and I’m definitely ready to continue the series!

This is a decent book but I kinda feel like not much happened? I don’t need drama on top of drama in a book, but this just didn’t really seem to have much substance to it. It stayed pretty surface level.

The Mistake is the second book on the Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy. The Mistake is Logan’s book and I can honestly say that when I read The Deal, I fell head over heels for this character from the moment I met him. How can you not love John Logan and his cocky grin? John Logan is a player a fact that he makes no excuses for. He is a very well-known member of the Briar University hockey team and because of this; he has no problems getting the female students attention. In fact he has no issues getting any females attention, at all. But lately Logan has realized that he has been hooking up even more frequently than usual, even by his own standards. In fact his friends are noticing it as well, but what they do not know, is that he has a reason for his behavior. He is just not willing to admit it or even consider dealing with it because he is far more comfortable with running away from the problem, then facing it head on. “This obsession with Hannah Wells is really starting to mess with my head. I need to get laid. ASAP.” Grace Ivers is a freshman at Briar University and she is well aware of who John Logan is. Her best friend has been chasing Dean, one of Logan’s teammates for quite some time now with no success. When she bumps into Logan at a party on campus one night, immediately following one of his many hook ups she is struck by his hotness and cocky attitude, but quickly pulls herself out of the lustful fog. John Logan is a player and there is no way he would ever be interested in her, the freshman virgin. Grace also has no interest in being yet another notch on Logan’s seemingly never ending belt loop. When Logan randomly knocks on Grace’s dorm room door one evening looking for a party, she is shocked. What could he possibly want with her? It has to be a mistake… and it is, he has the wrong room but, what happens next as they say is history. Grace and Logan are attracted to one and other and the sexual tension is thick enough to cut with a knife. Lust prevails and they do hook up that night, but Logan gets freaked out and leaves Grace “hanging” immediately afterwards. She is confused and hurt. Logan is totally clueless; he does this all the time, hooks up and runs, but then it hits him, Grace deserves better than that. Grace is better than that. “I made the guy come last night and he didn’t even stick around long enough to kiss me goodbye. So yeah, I have to face the facts: I’m just another girl on a long list of John Logan’s conquests.” “Leaving a girl wanting isn’t just embarrassing. It’s unacceptable.” Grace is not a puck bunny, in fact she doesn’t even like hockey, she prefers football. Logan doesn’t do relationships; he has no time, between Hockey and dealing with his troubled family life. When Logan is finally realizes he has feelings for Grace he doesn’t handle it well at all. He wants what Garrett has with Hannah. He is lonely and the never ending line of hook ups no longer interests him, he’s thinking constantly of Grace, other women no longer interest him at all. But he has screwed up royally; can he ever win Grace back? “It's a damn shame that duels don't play a role in the modern world anymore.” The Deal was the first book I had ever read by this author and I loved it, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on The Mistake. It then got buried on my kindle and I just realized I hadn’t yet gotten to read it and I moved up the list. I’m so very glad that I did, I love Elle Kennedy’s style of writing and being a Canadian I have a real soft spot for handsome, cocky, hockey players. I love that this book was a fabulous balance of sexy and steamy, sweet and sassy, funny and emotional. I love the characters, every single one of them. I especially love that the female main characters are spunky and sassy. The story line was great and I thought that the banter between characters was very amusing. I love that each book has a happily ever after and I’m really excited now to begin reading The Score. I hope that each and every one of the crew is given their own story in this series before it ends, because now I’m addicted. I’m reading The Score next; I’m excited to read Ali and Dean’s story. If you have not yet begun to read this series, I highly recommend it; I am loving this series by this fabulous Canadian author. “This guy continues to surprise me. To awe me. He’s a better person than I am, better than he gives himself credit for, and if I wasn’t sure about it before, then I’m damn well sure of it now. I love him.” “I need you. I can’t stand the thought of being without you.” He releases a shaky breath. “You’re the last person I think about before I go to sleep, and the first person I think about when I open my eyes in the morning. You’re it for me, baby.”

The first book in the Off Campus series, The Deal, was crazy addictive. I was sucked into that book from the first page. So when I saw it was a series and The Mistake was book two I preordered immediately. Was it that same as my feelings on The Deal? No. Did I still love it? Absolutely! I may not have loved The Mistake or been as addicted to The Mistake as I was to The Deal, but it was book crack all the same. The Mistake essentially takes places right after The Deal ends. (To be honest It was hard for me to tell how much time passed between the two books.) The story is about John Logan and Grace Ivers. Logan is a hot shot hockey star that walk around campus like a sports god. While Grace on the other had in a quiet freshman that is a little naïve and keeps to herself. When a chance meeting happens between the two a friendship and immediate sparks start up. But when Logan does something stupid Grace washes her hands of the hot hockey player. Now a year later Logan wants Grace back in his life but Grace doesn’t know if she should let him. She isn’t the same girl she was anymore. With persistence Logan convinces Grace to give him a chance to woo her. But with Grace now running the show just how far will Logan be willing to go to get her back in his life? Action There were things I loves about this plot and story and things that I didn’t hate but I wasn’t crazy about. I didn’t love the whole “Logan is in love with Wellsy” story. I just didn’t get that he was that kind of guy from his personality and I didn’t like the choices he made because of that. But I did love his though process on this when Grace was in the picture and then not in the picture. I loved seeing Logan woo Grace because she knew she deserved it and he knew she deserved. And I loved her not being easy to woo back after he screwed up like he did. That was the best part of the story for me. Backdrop I love Briar University. I can’t help it. I know it is a made up college but I always like to picture my alma mater when I think about it. It wasn’t even close to the same but the campus feels like it could be similar so my mind goes there. Seriously though there is just something about books that take place on college campuses that makes me wish I was college age again. Then you throw sports into the mix and forget about it. Characters John Logan. What can I say about John Logan? He is arrogant and knows he can get what he wants but is also charming and adorable and a hot hockey player. What is there not to love? All of that and he is human. He makes mistakes and feels bad about it and has insane crazy emotions that he knows aren’t right. He is real. And Grace was his perfect counterpart. She didn’t really let him get away with anything. She started out naïve but grew and became someone that knew what she was worth. She was strong and just want Logan needed to keep him in his place. Basically I loved them! Final Thoughts In the end I may not have been as addicted as I was to the first book, but I did really love it. I wanted more when all was said and done. It was well written and had a great group of characters. It was everything I hoped for for a follow-up and it made me really look forward to book 3. So book 3, where are you? Wait, why are there no more words???? I need more words. That was ridiculously fun and addictive. Review to come.

This review can be found on my blog, Reader Rayna, as well as Goodreads. This second story in the Off Campus series was fun, sexy, funny, dramatic, and so, so awesome. I really enjoyed it more than the first, and I really liked the first book. Since this is a companion series, there isn't much in way of spoilers, but there are different characters that are focused on and introduced in this book, but they were all just as dynamic as the last group of characters. We have Logan, who makes a reappearance in this book as one of the main characters. He's Garrett's best friend and another player on the hockey team at Briar. As such, he's quite the player and he has sex with a lot of different girls to fill a void in himself - which he does realize toward the beginning of the story. I absolutely loved his character to pieces. He's sarcastic, but sincere (or tries to be) and I think he really shined when he met Grace. I love how much he cares about his family and is willing to sacrifice his own happiness and future to help out when he can because of the situation at home. There isn't as much animosity between him and his father as there was between Garrett and his father in the last book, but there was still a bit of drama unfolding there due to situations out of Logan's control. I will say, though, that I loved the way he treated Grace and how they really melded well together. Also, he's wicked funny, which made him brighter in my eyes as a character. Then we have Grace, who is a freshman at the beginning of the book and turns to a sophomore about a third of the way through. She's quiet and hard pressed to mix and mingle with others, but she tries her best with her friend, Romona, and that's when she ends up meeting Logan. I thought that her character was very level headed and grounded in reality, but she still had a bit of fire in her when the time called for it. She had me smiling and reminding me a lot of myself in ways, which was very much appreciated as a reader. I thought that she handled situations well given what some of the ones she was thrown into were, and I also like how she is very creative in coming up with challenges for Logan to complete in order to gain her trust back. Clever girl. As far as the story went, I really enjoyed this one. It was steamy almost right from the get go, which was a bit of a surprise, but when the mistake happened, oh man. I could see where Logan blew it big time, and frankly, I don't blame Grace for being to put off by him. This plot centered around him trying to fix what Logan broke and realizing what he wanted, craved, and, frankly, needed in his life. But it also centered around Grace finding herself and understanding that she doesn't have to bow to anyone's will simply because they want her to - she's her own person who can make her own decisions and stick to them. I thought that the way they were written was very well done and that they bounced off of each other wonderfully. I loved the tension between them, the hot romance, as well as the dating aspect. I also enjoyed the family bits thrown in there and how there was some give and take toward the end on that aspect. It wasn't just a steamy romance, but a little bit more, and I think it was done well. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was well paced, steamy, funny, and not so much centered around hockey as the last one, but was still present, and it focused more on relationships of different kinds: romantic, friendships, and family relations. It was very enjoyable and it definitely made me excited to continue this companion series. I rated it 5/5 stars and highly recommend it.

This was cute! I actually really liked this book. Starting out, John Logan kind of irritated me, but I loved how strong Grace stayed from the beginning to the end. I liked how she kept Logan on his toes and didn’t just bend and give in. She made him work for it because what happened was not okay! I also loved that she pushed him to talk about things because communication is so important, especially in a relationship. That’s one of the things I loved about Hannah and Garrett in The Deal,their communication just worked, and Hannah just kept Garrett and all the boys on their toes. I love that we still have all the characters in play and you get to see a little bit of each of them. So far, The Deal is still my favorite in the series, but now onto The Score!

The Mistake was such a good read! I absolutely loved Logan and Grace’s story. Logan was charming, funny, confident and just the right amount of cocky, while Grace was such a great character with her own personality and backbone. I really enjoyed watching their relationship develop. There were plenty of funny moments, great chemistry, and just enough drama to keep me completely invested. I especially loved seeing Logan grow throughout the story and become more serious about what he wanted, rather than just being the carefree hockey player he initially appeared to be Excited for their story to be adapted to a series.

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Que livro delicioso, não conseguia parar de ler!! A química deles dois é absurda!!!

Ha sido mi favorito de toda la serie Off Campus, lo compre para leerlo en lo que sale la síguete temporada de la serie, pero este más buen va a ser la 3era temporada

absolutely adore everything about this series, the story, the characters, the laugh out loud humour, the emotion, Kennedy manages to intertwine it all so masterfully that it keeps me hanging on every single page and desperately wanting for more. I thought I had loved Garrett and Hannah, but that was nothing compared to how much I fell for both Logan and Grace. Their relationship was perfect, there was so much emotion, passion, humour, angst, friendship and love that it completely consumed me. Logan was totally flawed but he had a huge heart and loved deeply, not to mention an unshakable determination when it came to winning Grace's heart. I loved the fact that Grace wasn't a push over, she managed to stand up for herself and retain her dignity but wasn't bitchy or annoying like so many other heroines now days. She was an incredibly sweet character and was quick to forgive. I particularly enjoyed her penchant for babbling and her honesty. I must admit initially I was a little worried where the story would go when it began with Logan mooning over Hannah because frankly, those type of story lines usually piss me off no end Thankfully, Logan's "feelings" are resolved and understood quickly so it doesn't cause the reader any prolonged or undue angst, phew! Logan and Grace seemed like complete opposites but they were perfect for each other. They definitely endured their fair share of heartache, obstacles and mishaps along the way but the end was worth it all. This series just keeps getting better and with every book I fall a little more in love with ALL the characters involved. I am already salivating over Dean’s book next…… I cannot wait! If you haven't yet experienced the awesomeness that is the Off Campus Series I would recommend doing so immediately you will not be disappointed..... highly addicted.... but not disappointed!

The writing is fast paced and love the chemistry between Grace and Logan.. They are certainly my favourite couple out of all the four couples