Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Long Shot - Special Edition by Kennedy Ryan

46 reviews

grimmaelover's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent

inaliterarymood's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

booktheshelves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.75

STATS
Stars: 4.75/5 ⭐️
Spice: 3/5 🌶️ 
Emotional Damage: 15/5 😭

Overview: I had reservations at first. The first few chapters didnt immediately hook me. But, I’ve found recently that a book doesn’t have to draw me in right away for it to change who I am. I had no idea where this book would lead, and it lead to some very triggering, dark places. And yet, those places were also therapeutic. The romance was almost a side-plot, sorta. The DV and Iris getting her life back took center stage, for at least a good portion of the book. It’s definitely slow burn, which I usually don’t love, but Long Shot had great pacing. It was not too fast nor too slow. It gave justice to everything Iris and August needed to work through to end up with each other. 

You know how people say certain books change your brain chemistry? Well, this story certainly did that to my brain. 

Something I think to myself a lot when I love a book is “I wish I had read this sooner.” But, this book came at the exact perfect time. If I had read it 2 years ago, I might not have liked it. It was dark and it was emotionally draining. As someone who has experienced DV (very minor compared to Iris’ experiences, but still DV nonetheless) this book changed so many things about my thinking process. I could put myself in Iris’s place, I could feel her pain as vividly as I felt my own. 

 Kennedy Ryan has such a beautiful way with words. Some of the quotes from this book absolutely shattered my heart. Iris and August’s story tugged at my heartstrings and gave me hope again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

yagyalmimi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

ajacobs17's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book ripped my heart out on multiple accounts. I just felt for Iris the whole book and cried with her more than once. She is such an inspiring woman,

putting her child before her own safety. So happy with August's character and how he listened to her and did not jump to conclusions about why she couldn't tell her.

I am so happy they got their happy end :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

nuttykiya's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was way too slow paced for me. 

Some repetitive thoughts from both main characters
The romance in this novel is not very exciting.
 It seems like the main characters just lust after each other.
didn’t feel connection between main characters.
The author did a good job at showing the stages of domestic violence and how the system fails woman

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Stalking

emilynsopp's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

It wasn’t bad but I didn’t see the authors note before reading and there was a lot of on page graphic domestic violence. I had no idea what I was getting into. I think the story could have been told without so much on page violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

kandacewright's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

mayawata_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

This was absolutely heart wrenching, especially the first half oml. I read the trigger warning but I was not expecting THAT. It was so beautifully done and brought so much light to survivors of domestic abuse. I’m gonna need a comfort show after this but one of my favorites, for sure <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Violence and Blood

courthney's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent