Rating: 5/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 I absolutely loved this book. This is my first 5 star rating since I started using this Goodreads account in June, so I REALLY loved it. When I first read the summary I thought it would be really cliche, but I was pleasantly surprised. 
 The Deal is told from two perspectives. The first is Hannah Wells, a music major who is also a rape victim from when she was 15 years old. The second is Garrett Graham, a history major who is also captain of the hockey team and son to a famous pro hockey player. Garrett failed his ethics midterm and needs to get his grade up so he can maintain his average to be on the hockey team. He asks the only person he knows who got an A on the midterm, Hannah, to tutor him. Hannah wants nothing to do with him, but makes a deal with Garrett that she'll tutor him if he helps her get her crush, Justin's, attention. 
 I loved so many things about this book. I love how Hannah is such a strong female lead, especially regarding her rape. She says things like "I was raped. Yes, it so extremely terrible and I'll never forget it, but I've moved on and I'm okay." She can definitely be someone to look up to for a rape victim or a victim of other types of abuse. I applaud her for keeping such a positive outlook on life even though she's had to go through extremely tough times. She shows that we can fight past the difficulties, big or small, and still come out on top. Regarding the rape, I also appreciated that the author came right out and told us. I don't really enjoy books that you know there's a secret being kept and there's this huge buildup, and the secret is that the protagonist has been raped. It makes it feel like it was placed in the story to make people cry and/or to make them surprised, so I liked that the author didn't skirt around the topic. 
 The romance felt real, and it wasn't insta-love. The character development and the romance were both gradual and it was fantastic. Hell, Hannah starts off really disliking Garrett. Hannah didn't take any of Garrett's nonsense. I also appreciated how the relationship wasn't the sort of romance where the woman has all the problems and the man is the one who has to help her through it. Both Hannah and Garrett have their share of problems and they help each other. 
 This book made me feel so many emotions. I went from super happy to incredibly sad to laughing out loud. I love the humour in this book so very much. There's a lot of sarcastic humour and Hannah's thoughts are just so fun to read. (view spoiler)[ Especially that locker room scene near the end. (hide spoiler)] I must say though, I had more fun reading from Hannah's POV than Garrett's, but that just might be that I can relate more to her because she's female. 
 Overall, I loved this book so very much. The characters, the romance, the humour, all of it is amazing. If you're a big fan of romances/NA romances (such as Colleen Hoover) you NEED to pick this up. It's SO, SO good and definitely worth your time.