The Mistake: Soon to be a Streaming Series on Amazon Prime (Off-Campus, 2)

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.”

4-4.5 stars. I was excited to read Logan's story because he was such a fun character in The Deal, being Garrett's best friend and fellow college hockey player. The way he crushed on Hannah told me that he was going to fall for a girl with similar qualities like Hannah and I adored Hannah. Logan is a definite manwhore, but underneath, he graves genuine affection and a connection with someone. Grace is a college freshman who isn't afraid to be herself even though she has a tendency to ramble, but she makes no apologies for loving football and action movies. She's a sweet girl with very likable qualities, she's also very non-judgmental and open to new things. Grace has a crush on Logan but doesn't believe that he could ever notice her knowing his reputation. Their paths cross serendipitously and although their first encounters are not the norm for a budding friendship, they forge a semi-friendship as Logan tries to sort through all the issues in his head and relies on Grace to keep his mind off of the really bothersome stuff. Logan makes a big blunder and Grace detaches from him, leaving him behind for several months to mull over his mistake. The new Grace who returns to Briar won't put up with anyone's crap and if Logan wants to be her friend or more, she's going to make him work to earn it. I still love The Deal more than The Mistake and up until Grace returned to Briar for sophomore year, the story was moving at a decent pace but I wasn't feeling the intensity of the chemistry between Logan and Grace like I did with Garrett and Hannah. However, once Logan declares his intentions, the story really ramps up. There's still a lot of humor and laugh out loud moments (so glad that Dean is getting a book next, he's a riot), but the best part was seeing Logan go after someone he wanted without being deterred along the way and how he made sacrifices for his family. Another entertaining sports-themed NA read.

This book tells the story of Grace and (Johnny) Logan, a couple who hook up right away and then fall in love as Logan has to make up for the fact that he initially rejects the idea of getting more serious with Grace. The plot is pretty flimsy, although there is decent development of outside conflict, including Logan's alcoholic father and his struggles with his potential hockey career. There are some very steamy scenes--lots of them, actually-- and some cute moments, but in the end, this isn't a particularly memorable story. To be honest, I have a love/hate relationship with this series (I read the first one, too). On one hand, I think Elle Kennedy is a good writer with a flair for dialogue who knows how to script a steamy love scene. She also does a solid job for the most part in fleshing out her main characters, even if supporting characters often seem like walking cliches ("The Overprotective Dad" vs "Alcoholic Dad"; "Rebellious Best Friend" vs. "Straight-Laced Best Friend"). There are a lot of genuinely funny lines, too, even if they're sometimes of the stereotypical frat boy variety (as a lot of the characters are stereotypical frat boys). Speaking of stereotypical frat boys, this dovetails into what I hate about this series. I have to admit to not being a fan of the Greek system in general so that may be a bias that's affecting my reading experience, but there's something over-the-top and a little disconcerting about the way Kennedy depicts both the sex-fueled parties and the conversations between the guys about their sex lives. I'm not saying her portrayal of Greek life is entirely unrealistic, but the scenes have a cliched, obvious feel, and although she means to set a sexy tone, there's something icky about the way these guys get whatever they want, whenever they want it (and it's not just sex on demand, but apparently amazing sex with hot women on demand). All the guys are gorgeous horn dogs who get drunk but never seem to be anything less than smoking hot and cool. Oh, and apparently, all this partying doesn't negatively impact their training regimen). Most of the girls throw themselves at them, either alone or in pairs. Plus, in both books, I had some trouble believing that the heroines really hung out at frat parties and knew the athletes by name. Both Hannah and Grace (and even Ramona, for that matter) struck me as young women more apt to avoid frat parties and maybe hang with the multitude of other non-Greek members who populate a college campus and host off-campus parties. (To that end, how about a hook-up between one of these athletes/frat boys and a young women who has no interest in an athlete/frat boys? I went to a big school, and at least two thirds of the campus probably couldn't identify one athlete by name.) Ultimately, I enjoyed aspects of this book and liked the main characters by the end of the novel (Logan wasn't that appealing for about half of the story, but I warmed to him eventually). And it definitely is more expertly plotted and well written than a lot of other NA novels out there. But if this series is to continue, I'd like to see the formula shaken up. Grade: C+

The Mistake is the second book in Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series, following a new couple while maintaining the humor, steamy romance, and emotional depth that made The Deal so popular. This installment focuses on Logan, Garrett’s best friend and fellow hockey player, and Grace, a quiet but strong-willed freshman, as they navigate second chances and personal growth. John Logan – Logan is charming, funny, and a ladies' man, but beneath his confident exterior, he struggles with deep-seated family issues and a sense of being trapped by his circumstances. His development throughout the book makes him more than just the stereotypical player. Grace Ivers – A freshman who starts off shy but proves to be independent and assertive. She isn’t easily won over, and her ability to stand her ground makes her a refreshing and likable heroine. Familiar faces from The Deal, including Garrett and Hannah, return, while new side characters add to the college setting’s energy and humor. Kennedy’s writing is engaging, with a mix of humor, emotional moments, and steamy romance. The alternating perspectives between Logan and Grace allow for a well-rounded view of their relationship and personal struggles. The book delivers plenty of humor and flirty banter while also tackling deeper themes of family responsibility, self-worth, and making tough life choices. The chemistry between Logan and Grace is strong, and their romance is a blend of fun, tension, and genuine emotional connection. Strengths ✔ Strong Character Growth – Both Logan and Grace undergo realistic, satisfying development. ✔ Second-Chance Romance Done Right – Logan’s journey to making up for his mistake feels earned, and Grace doesn’t immediately forgive him, which adds authenticity. ✔ Engaging Writing & Humor – The witty dialogue and college setting keep the story entertaining. ✔ Balanced Romance & Personal Struggles – The love story is front and center, but each character also has their own challenges to overcome. The Mistake is a fun, emotional, and steamy addition to the Off-Campus series. While it follows a familiar formula, the engaging characters and well-paced romance make it a standout. Fans of The Deal and other college sports romances like The Chase by Elle Kennedy or The Score (book 3 in the series) will love this one.

Received in exchange for a honest review. This is a great continuation in the series. The humor is awesome and Logan is hysterical. He starts this book as a idiot than he becomes the lovable idiot and he was just to fun to read about. The story shows how Grace learns to become a confident strong woman and Logan learns that there are other ways to deal with situations. That not everything is as they seem and that there are those who support and love you no matter what. We have two complex stories. Grace who begins shy and mousey. She doesn’t stand up for herself and feels she is a doormat. Logan who wants what his best friend has but not in the way he thinks. He wants a future he doesn’t believe he can have due to a promise made to his brother, he wants a relationship but thinks it’s the girl that he wants. He doesn’t realize until it may be to late that he want Grace and the relationship his best friend has and not the girl that is his friend. When he tries to be a good guy because he is truly lost and confused he messes up. This though brings a new reality to Grace and she begins to learn something about life. She toughens up and changes. When the fall begins and logan pursues her in earnest the fun begins. this is where her snarky side comes out and Logan becomes a puppy. She gives him a list of things he must do. The red velvet couch was hysterical and the poem really so bad. Him becoming friends with her date classic. They bond over video games how classic. He even endorses logan to Grace. This is a fun romance. There are serious sides. The look at Logan’s home life and the effects of alcoholism is really hard to see. He gives up everything so that his brother who gave up a few years of his future can get a break. Logan is a great hockey player and is willing to give it all up for a promise. I was glad to see his coach step in and his dad step up in the end though. This is just one aspect that shows the impact of our family on our lives. Grace has her dad who is always there for her and Logan has his brother but his brother doesn’t really get him. The writing draws you in and the adventure of logan just to get the date is hysterical. The hoops he goes through are too much. Each character has you enjoying the ride that is the getting together of Logan and Grace. I look forward to see who is next in the series to fall in love.

When I read the first book, this was only a few weeks from coming out. But after I finished that one, I knew I had to get this too, because The Deal was just THAT GOOD. So a few days after it released, I was a happy owner of The Mistake and Logan’s story. Again, after reading the synopsis, I expected something good and what I got was something GREAT! Grace is a freshman at Briar and wants to trz some new things.. like hooking up with someone, having real fun and just experiencing college. This is how she meets hockey player John Logan, who she thinks is the hottest guy at Briar. John Logan, or Logan, as everyone and his friends call him a teammate of Garrett’s, the captain of the hockey team. But the thing is, Logan is hung up on Hannah, who happens to be Garrett’s girlfriend, and he doesn’t know how to let it all go. He feels weird around them at the same time he wants Hannah to himself. Just as in The Deal, The Mistake has awesome characters. Grace is although a bit naive and shy, if you read more about her, you’ll see that she’s fun to be around and a real cool chick. She is a nice, cute girl, who is also happens to be a great friend. She is hilarious when she’s embarrassed and not shy about it. She also happens to be a virgin, which is a trope that has been done a million times, but I loved it here. Her parents are divorced but she has a great relationship with both of them. Logan is a different story. He lives with Garrett and their other best friends off campus, which he can only afford because he works in the summers. He is the same kind of man whore that Garrett was before Hannah. He gets chicks left and right and he is completely aware how he uses his fame. All the while, he has feelings for Hannah but at the same time for Grace too and he feels very mixed about the whole situation. He comes from a very troubled family which he never talks about to anybody. He has a brother, who helps him where he can, and together, they try to keep their alcoholic father in life and out of debt. Logan’s story is such a sad one, and you’ll have massive feelings when you read about it. I admit, he made me cry a couple of times. Except Ramona and that posse, I loved the secondary characters. I loved that we get to meet out beloved from the first book, while meeting new people, like Morris and Daisy. They were a wonderful addition to our main characters and I loved how Logan found friends outside of hockey too. Just as The Deal, this one is in told in dual POVs. We get to know both side of the story. This book covers a bit longer timeframe that the first, almost a year. I loved how their relationship evolved from the first meeting to the epilogue of the book. Logan is big of romantic gestures and he showed his swoonworty side all through the book. It was also good to read how they experience their first real, adult relationship together and how they just clicked. They seemed such opposites for the first time but as the book goes on, we see that they have more in common than we thought. I was rooting for the hard and they did not disappoint me. Elle Kennedy managed to do what only a few others before her could achieve: she made me cry while reading her characters. I don’t know how she did it or how everything she writes just turns out being a masterpiece but I really hope she never stops because I want to read her books forever. Now I just need to Dean’s book to swoon over.

Logan isn't my favorite of the young men in the Off Campus series. But I do love seeing his character arc and how he grows over the course of the series. Grace is one of my favorites, and I love that her growth is about learning to stand up for herself. She makes this book so good.

I could not put this book down! The Mistake has the perfect mix of romance, humor, chemistry, and emotional moments that keep you completely invested in the characters. The banter felt natural, the storyline kept me hooked, and the relationship development was so satisfying to watch unfold. The characters were easy to connect with, and I loved how the story balanced lighter college moments with deeper emotional themes. It is the kind of book that makes you want to keep reading “just one more chapter” until suddenly you are finished. If you enjoy sports romance with strong chemistry, heartfelt moments, and characters that feel real, this is definitely a five star read.

What can I say other than I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THIS BOOK! Grace and Logan are such sweethearts and literally perfect for each other. She came into his life when he needed her the most, helped him heal and together they created a beautiful love story. I must admit Garret and Hannah and Allie and Dean (Yep, I’m writing this review after I read The Score) kept me more on my toes but Grace and Logan are my precious babies that I keep tucked away in a special place in my heart and keep them protected at all costs. The whole Off-Campus Series is frick*n perfect!

✨Review The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2) by Elle Kennedy✨ • “𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪.” 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮-𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙙. “𝙎𝙤 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩.” • I am continuing on with the Off-Campus series and I definitely enjoyed this book! But not as much as the first one. It was a very sweet and cute college romance book but I was having trouble connecting with the characters for the first half of the book. But it did pick up for me and eventually I did swoon and fall for both Logan and Grace. They were great for each other and I loved their banter I especially love the list of 6 items 🤣 I can’t wait to read book three and find out more about Dean! 🤤 • Grace Ivers is a freshman at Briar and a virgin. She wants to experience all that college has to offer and in doing so her best Friend drags her out to almost every party, there she meets John Logan sexy as sin hockey star who is also a bit of man whore.. but this doesn’t stop Grace from wanting what she wants. She’s one of many who want John Logan. But she is also different from all the other women Logan hooks up with, she is smart, confident, and honest and she may be just what John Logan needs. But after a mistake leads grace to leave for 3 months she’s back, and Logan isn’t going to lose her this time. • John Logan was definitely sexy and I once again loved reading about all the hockey, but there was also much more to the story then hockey. I really enjoyed reading about Johns life and all he was sacrificing, he was a very admirable character and I loved his confidence. After a mistake with the one girl who makes John feel more he’s bound to get her back, and that means he will do absolutely anything necessary, because Grace just might be his forever girl. • 4⭐️

Was soll ich sagen. Ich liebe die Autorin und diese Buchreihe sehr. In jedem Teil war die Geschichte bisher spannend, ich habe mich in die Charaktere verliebt und mit Spannung gelesen.

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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!