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The Long Run by James Acker

11 reviews

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Homophobia, Blood, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this so much

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Outing, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Grief

20sidedbi's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was EVERYTHING. Absolutely delightful (and so nostalgic for life in Jersey/Philly) Made me laugh and weep and feel hope again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Death of parent

chris_reads's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This is one of the most honest and evocative queer coming of age books I've read. It takes itself seriously without coming off saccharine or brutal. The characters are well rounded and so easy to root for. I loved it. No notes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Cursing, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

pey333's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Outing, and Abandonment

tragicgloom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Homophobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Grief, Outing, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Medical content, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Racism, Biphobia, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Blood, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

louisekf's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

annikaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Misogyny, Cursing, Homophobia, Violence, Bullying, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Outing, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content

tristatereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I just finished an eARC for The Long Run by James Acker and can’t stop thinking about it. And it’s not just because I’m a Jersey girl, or that I could vividly picture every single Jersey reference that James put in this book, or because of the amount of cursing (we New Jerseyians love our swear words).

The Long Run is a coming-of-age story and romance about Sebastian Villeda (Bash) and Alessandro Miceli (Sandro/Dro). The two are both high school athletes navigating senior year, Bash being a track star and captain and Sandro being a field captain. While they’ve always been (at the most) acquaintances, it’s at a sports party where the two realize there might be something more between them.

I loved this book because it was so raw and real. It gave me Young Royals vibes as we saw two teenage boys seriously going through it. There were dysfunctional families, toxic friendships, homophobia, and sexual exploration (all very real things that high schoolers have to deal with on the daily). I was hooked on the self-acceptance journey and character growth for both Bash and Sandro, and the author did not disappoint. These two were navigating some serious shit and didn’t always handle it well. The author did a great job portraying this to the readers. In my opinion, there wasn’t really one central plot in this book, but rather several sub plots that worked so well and cohesively. And there was 👏🏼 So 👏🏼 Much 👏🏼 Incredible. Character 👏🏼 Growth 👏🏼. Not just for our MCs, but minor characters as well! WHO CHEERED?!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. 

Look for The Long Run on February 7, 2023!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail