Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Long Game by Rachel Reid

6 reviews

apolen's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

shingekiyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-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

3.0

i read this book for the first time last year. it is straight up pornography, but focuses way more on character this time around.
i was disappointed in how the plot was centered around coming out. i don’t think this sequel was necessary, but i would read anything about ilya rozanov. i would read his grocery list. his team roster. the ingredients in his antidepressants.
yes i would read this book again. no i will not be taking questions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

cluckieduck's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

 Oh man, I am having a hard time reviewing this one because it is so obviously fan-service - filled with soooo much Rozander smut, but also touching on some really heavy issues surrounding depression, trauma, and stress which would have been better handled (I think) if there was more focus on the plot > porn. So, on the one hand I loved it - inject as much Ilya ❤ Shane content into my veins as possible, please. On the other hand, the writing felt a bit rushed with all the forced conflict to progress the story, which I felt was a disservice.

I loved how the story overlapped with some of the timeline in Role Model, especially surrounding a particular incident.

This go-round is very Ilya-centric and he does a lot of the heavy lifting plot-wise. A lot of the reviews shit on Shane, and yeah, he was a bit oblivious, but stress manifests differently in every one. Shane very obviously exhibited signs of disordered eating, but it was only brought up in a joking manner with an eye-roll at his expense. He also, IMO, showed signs of dissociation. Neither of these were really dealt/written about beyond the surface. Perhaps if he was given as much depth as Ilya was, maybe he could have been a bit more sympathetic of a character.

Before Ilya sought out his therapy, Shane directly asked him if he was ok, and that he would be there for him whether Ilya wanted to talk to him or not. Being in a relationship is hard enough (not even counting the fact that it's a secret one), but being in a relationship with a depressed partner presents it's own challenges. Especially when said partner keeps trying to push you away because they don't think they're good enough and deserving of happiness.

On a lighter note, there were so many cute moments in this one - I mean...Uncle Ilya & painting nails!?! Major swoon. And their talks about a future with children?? I just can't. I feel greedy in saying this, but I think they need another book (at least a novella) without any angst where they can just be settled, grounded, and happy in their relationship.

I have an idea about who the next book will be about (perhaps a certain Centaur rookie), so I look forward to seeing more of our past couples pop up in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

fraise's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

Shane follows a strict diet in a way that may be triggering. The text doesn't present it as an eating disorder.

There is a plane accident that requires an emergency landing, but no one is hurt. They do think that they're going to die though.

kharlan3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

there is a

major airplane incident (near crash landing but with everyone landing safely)

and a lot of discussion about a very restrictive diet

reading_rainbows's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail