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Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

94 reviews

darkpinkfairy's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

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

robin1b's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 ✨✨ Another super strong book by Kennedy Ryan! Wasn’t sure if I could get through the hard parts and I just couldn’t put it down. I had to know how it was going to be ok. And I know, with Kennedy Ryan, in the end it will always be ok!  Loved it.

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Content Warnings

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

thejadamonique's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

While this book was hard to read and would urge anyone thinking of reading to see the trigger warnings, I really appreciate how Kennedy Ryan told the story. I love Iris and August and their connection and how they get together is beautiful. Definitely some hard chapters to get through but throughout enjoyed the book and HEA it led to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content

TRIGGER WARNING - Rape on the page, sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence. The trigger warnings within the book doesn't do it justice. All of the above are very graphically on the page

klandry98's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

reading_beyond_the_book_cover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Stalking

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

rza1002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

This was a really rough read and I'm not sure I'd recommend it to everyone. Major trigger warnings for domestic violence, rape, abuse, imprisonment and child endangerment. I was in a bad place myself reading part of this book, but had to finish it to make sure the heroine got through to the other side.

That said, the writing is amazing and quotable. The author obviously did extensive research because the circumstances and emotions and decisions ring true. If you are in a dangerous situation at home, call the Domestic Abuse Hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail