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Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

284 reviews

chip4201's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.0

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tammys_readinglog's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

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inaliterarymood's review against another edition

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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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amcopeland23's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

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laramlr_05's review against another edition

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

2.0

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booktheshelves's review against another edition

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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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et_pages's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is an unequivocally quality book. Incredibly moving and well written, but be prepared to endure a truly deep emotional roller coaster. I read a lot of dark romance but nothing I’ve read comes close to feeling like I was living Iris’ nightmare with her. Fantastic read, but I don’t know if I could put myself through it again for a reread.
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elmead's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Wow. This was incredible. The beauty of the writing was only enhanced by the performance of the narrators. I don’t normally prefer books with such heavy content, but this was so well done. It also felt educational and realistic as to what living in a dv situation is, without it being overly preachy or having a savior complex. 
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scottishreader00's review against another edition

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2.0

This book needs a trigger warning page because it deals with really heavy topics and you get NO pre warning
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illmaticiyanna's review against another edition

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dark inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“You’d be center. I’d play you at the five”

This book tore me apart and put me back together. At some parts, I had to throw my kindle across the room cause I was stressed, other time I was grinning so wide. This was everything to me, just everything. It’s dark but know their is a beautiful light at the end of the tunnel. Iris and August deserve their happy ending.
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