Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

27 reviews

juliagracemoto's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

jtpgdavey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Misogyny, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

Wow, this was a tough, but good book. Kennedy Ryan’s writing is amazing at making you experience what the characters are feeling, both good and bad.

Let’s start off with the good feelings. I absolutely love August West! He was basically exactly what Iris needed exactly when she needed him. They were perfect together, once they were given their chance. I love how the ending talked about soulmates, because they are two characters that make me believe in that idea too. I also loved Iris, especially her character growth in the wake of the suffering she endured.

While this book has a lot of triggering content, I think Kennedy Ryan handled it very well. She brought to life the cruelty in this world, but also offered hope in the wake of that cruelty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Confinement, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, and Miscarriage

vs101's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Great book but PLS PLS PLS read trigger warnings. I went into this book thinking it was going to be a cute sports romance… BOY WAS I WRONG. This book is so emotional. I was on a roller coaster. I felt like I was screaming for air reading this. I cried so many tears bc I know this is the reality for many women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Rape

triple_m's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

2.0

I’m conflicted with how I feel about this book, but ultimately I think it’s a miss for me.

In general, there was a lot of “not like other girls”-isms that made me roll my eyes and contemplated DNFing in the first 30 pages. In general I think this book treated most side female characters very stereotypically and negatively.

The abuse:

Spoiler

I knew going into it that this was a book about domestic violence, but I was not prepared for how graphic it would be, nor did I anticipate such brutal rape scenes. I also have a hard time believing Iris would get herself into a situation where she 1) doesn’t even consider getting an abortion (she didn’t seem strongly religious), and 2) moved in with Caleb without her name on ANYTHING. She was smarter than that, it felt unrealistic for her character.

While Iris gets out 60% into the book, I don’t think the conclusion was worth sticking around for. If Kennedy Ryan wrote this book for DV survivors to feel seen, then I think she missed the mark with Caleb dying. Many people will have to live the rest of their lives knowing their abuser is out there.

This book is tagged as a romance, and I did like August and Iris as a couple, but they’re not really that memorable. Their romance is definitely overshadowed by the abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

hannibanani29's review

dark emotional tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Body horror, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Murder, Child abuse, Suicide, Racism, Medical content, and Mental illness

_astoldbyem's review

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Abortion, Sexual assault, and Rape

libroswithlexaa's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

Read trigger warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

nedali's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

My only fear about the story is that someone reading without properly educating themselves on domestic violence will inappropriately romanticize the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

whatbriereads's review

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Physical abuse