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bessadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Death, Medical content, and Death of parent
camillarossi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
colorcrystals's review
- 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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
manaledi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
bee_wuud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic relationship
hjb_128's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
readwithde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I'm having trouble coming up with words because this man is the ultimate book boyfriend. He is grumpy, but soft. Athletic. Has an accent. Has tattoos and two cats. Has done emotional healing and work. Talks openly about his feelings. I know it's marked as contemporary, but it might should be fantasy.
Graphic: Sexual content and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
- 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
I am turning out to be a big fan of Elena Armas' work! I love her writing style and the way she implements other language than English into the story. The Long Game was a really nice read. It was a little dark and challenging at times and my heart broke for Adalyn several times. Having to go through such things and having no real support system must be so hard. But she is fierce and strong. Cameron really worships Adalyn. I am sure he would do anything for her just to make her happy. There chemistry was so good! I couldn't wait for their first kiss! And that took ages! The book was not as steamy as I thought it would be. But it was sexy nonetheless.
I can highly recommend Elena Armas' books! The Long Game was a really nice read. Enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn, romantic and spicy! I can't wait for the next book in this series.
Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
tyras_bookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
That said, on a petty level, the word choice through the book in crucial areas was off to me and distracting as a reader and the overuse of certain phrases took me from the story. Maybe it’s a personal brand of the author but some areas felt like they needed to be reviewed/edited again.
**spoilers ahead**
I appreciated Adalyn’s sense of responsibility and no nonsense attitude. It felt contradictory at first for people to see her as a “princess” knowing the truth of her character but the fact that Cameron operated off a stereotype only gave him a higher pedestal from which to fall deeply in love with her. Similarly, it was very fun to watch Cameron’s touch exterior get chipped away from the first encounter with Adalyn. I ate it up.
Adalyn’s arch was great (even if there were too many mentions of metaphors about dragons) and I’m so glad she healed that inner a child a bit to stand up to her terrible dad and ex.
I needed a bit more from Cameron’s arch but him getting the courage to be a full participant in life again and choosing to love someone when he never had before was nice to see. I think him giving up his big shiny footballer career as a response to his fear became easier to accept for him as he made a place for himself in Green Oak and eventually trusted himself enough to love someone.
I also loved that the third act conflict didn’t have a big toxic fight that characters wouldn’t recover from.
Definitely excited to read more from Armas!
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders