This review was originally posted on Andi's ABCs 
 I was a little uncertain how I was going to feel about The Score. I was a crazy big fan of The Deal. So much a fan that I tell everyone to read it that is looking for a good New Adult book. The Mistake, I liked it. I didn't love it like book one but I really liked it. So really The Score was in a tough place. It could have gone one of two ways...and it went the way of The Deal. Actually it surpassed The Deal and it is all because of one character...Dean Heyward Di-Laurentis. 
 Action 
 The Score was far from lacking action. And I'm not just talking about all the sexy times. There was a real story in it. Dean who was scared of commitment in a sense and Allie who was kind of in love with being committed. These two polar opposites learned from each other and learned about themselves. Add in Allie's acting and Dean's hockey playing and rich life style there was definitely plenty to build off of. 
 Backdrop 
 Back to good ole Briar University. I honestly never thought I would love a fake college as much as I love this one (okay, I love Cora Cormack's Rusk University on the same level). There is something so quaint and charming about this school. It is like it is a character in the story. Classes are attended but rarely is the reader brought into one and I love that. I love hearing about Allie going here and Dean going there. I love that they have a local bar they go to because colleges usually do have that one local bar. Honestly I felt like I was in college with them. 
 Characters 
 Seriously I was in love with Garret in The Deal and didn't think any boy would come close. And then playboy Dean showed up. He was crass and rude and blunt. He had no shame and didn't care about anyone knowing anything about his life. He had all the qualities I should hate in a guy and get there was something about him that I just had to love. Honestly the best thing about Dean was his truthfulness. He never hid once from who he was and I respected that and so did Allie when all is said and done. 
 Oh Allie. Allie was so good for Dean. She didn't take any of his crap and wasn't not charmed by his usual lines...well mostly. A girl can only be so strong. What she did though was go after what she wanted even when she questioned how she would be perceived by people. She let go enough just to let a player in a tiny bit and it did a world of good for both of them. Dean could be a jerk but Allie called him on it when she had to and he had to deal with the consequences. Basically they were like the best couple once they worked out their junk. 
 Final Thoughts 
 In the end I surprised myself by loving The Score even more than I loved The Deal. I can't pin point what it was but there was something there and I'm so happy it was. Everything about it worked for me, even the expected break-up that we all know is coming in a romance/NA. I miss Dean and Allie already. Oh and I'm so ready for Tuck's book (and Hunter's too). BRING IT!