The Mistake
by Elle Kennedy
★ Top 25 book of 2015 · #17 on Best Books of 2015
A charming hockey star hiding doubts about his future makes a careless error that drives away a college freshman he was drawn to. A year later she is more confident, and he must work hard to earn a second chance.
Best for: College-set romance readers who like second chances and a determined heroine
The Mistake is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Mistake is about
John Logan is a college junior and a hockey star whose life is a steady run of parties and hook-ups. Beneath the charm, he is quietly worried that the road waiting for him after graduation leads nowhere. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers might have become something more, until a thoughtless mistake on his part pushes her away.
Grace is back at Briar University, older and wiser after a difficult first year, and she is done with the arrogant player she nearly lost her virginity to. Logan spends his final year trying to prove he deserves a second chance. Grace has her own terms: he will have to work to win her back, and she intends to be in the driver's seat. This new adult romance mixes humor, heat and emotion, with themes of trust, growing up and facing an uncertain future.
The Mistake on the Best Books of 2015
The Mistake came out in 2015. Of the 56 books first published in 2015 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 2015 list.
Why it made the list: 772 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (15 ratings); 39 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2015 list
- Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon, #15
- Neverseen Shannon Messenger, #16
- Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, #18
- Cantik Itu Luka Eka Kurniawan, #19
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 701 want to read it, 39 are reading it now and 31 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.7 out of 5 from 15 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 88 | 55% |
| Reader love | 7 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 84 | 20% |
Questions about The Mistake
When was The Mistake published?
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy was first published in 2015.
Was The Mistake one of the best books of 2015?
The Mistake is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar. 772 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (15 ratings); 39 are reading it right now.
Why is The Mistake on the Best Books of 2015 list?
772 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (15 ratings); 39 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2015
- Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, #1
- The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz, #2
- Queen of Shadows Sarah J. Maas, #3
- November 9 Colleen Hoover, #4
- The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, #5
- Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, #6
See the full Best Books of 2015, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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