The Mistake
by Elle Kennedy
The campus player messes up on day one and then works very hard to fix it. Funny and charming.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~360
- Ending
- HEA
How spicy is The Mistake?
The Mistake is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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Setting & world
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Spice 4 out of 5, SpicyThe Mistake: quick answers
How spicy is The Mistake?
The Mistake is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is The Mistake a standalone?
No. The Mistake is book 2 of 5 in Off-Campus. Start with The Deal. The series is complete.
What tropes are in The Mistake?
The Mistake features hockey player, college / university, big grovel. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Mistake have content warnings?
We have no major content warnings noted for The Mistake, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Mistake?
If you loved The Mistake, try Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, Collide by Bal Khabra, Mile High by Liz Tomforde. They share its hockey player and college / university energy at a similar spice level.