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The Long Game by Rachel Reid

30 reviews

kaydee_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was NOT expecting to be heartbroken by this sequel, but it goes way deeper than I expected in terms of talking about depression, loneliness, homophobia, and it really makes you feel for Ilya the whole way through. I loved it, but once again, the ending was SO ABRUPT. I don’t know if this is just a general theme with this series but it always feels like we need one more chapter to wrap things up! 
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amris's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful
  • 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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samlauren07's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

  • 3🌶️ (m/m romance series)
  • This continues off of the characters in book 2 of the series.

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jess_justmaybeperfect's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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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bea1745's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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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levilore_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This was such a great ending to the series. I was hoping we got some more resolution on Ilya and Shane and I was not disappointed. 

As usual, the serious topics were dealt with so well and I really appreciated how
Ilya wasn't magically fixed once he started going to therapy. The author really took care to explore what therapy is actually like and not make it a magical fix for everyone's issues.


I loved that we actually saw so much of the love between Ilya and Shane which was not something we had seen a lot of before this book. The domestic scenes were so cute and seeing how mushy Ilya is was just amazing. I already believed that they were in love but this book gave actual evidence that they are perfect for each other.

Once again, the book ended on a really inspiring and hopeful note for how hockey could change for the better. I really appreciated that throughout the series. It made me really happy that in this fictional world, people were standing together against the toxic culture of sports. 
 


This book just tied up the series perfectly and filled in all the questions I had about Shane and Ilya. A great ending to a great series.  
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crystalmackey's review against another edition

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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? Yes

5.0

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haileeraye's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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pierrereads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny 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

4.0

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ginalee52's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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 am so glad I picked up this book! I am usually hesitant to read a sequel to a romance book, but this was just as good as the first! I love Shane and Ilya so much, and seeing how they grow individually and together was beautiful. I think the mental health was handled really well by showing that being in a relationship does not cure all like people like to romanticize. There was a specific focus on growing relationships outside of the romantic one.
That being said, the romance was amazing, there were times that I had to pause because those two were being way to cute and lovey. I love these two and will happily read more as long as they are hapy and together. 
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