Reviews with content warning for Rape - Hook Shot

Kennedy Ryan has written the best basketball romance series and I will take no other opinions on this matter.

Book 3 in the Hoops series focuses on Lotus. I was dying to know more about Lotus after being introduced to her character in Book 1 (Long Shot) and it surpassed my expectations. This story was deep, healing, and sensual. (Is that okay to say about a book?! lmao)

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵:
✨ basketball romance
✨ single dad
✨ friends to lovers
✨ age gap
✨ baddie FMC
✨ dirty talking MMC

A true masterpiece with so many beautiful, healing moments between this couple. This is a true love story from start to finish. There are so many elements to this story that hit you in the heart but Kennedy Ryan puts you back together at the end, I promise!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

Content Warnings

eap157's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

Eh. I appreciated that they both had scars and were afraid to trust someone new, but not a whole lot happened until the last, say, sixth of the book?
Long Shot was INTENSE and so much more happened and it was deeply emotional, harrowing, satisfying. A lot of the emotions were there but we only got to know some basic facts about Kenan in the end. I love how intense Kennedy Ryan is but didn’t love this one.

Content Warnings

anjmor's review

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Content Warnings

amarachireadss's review

Go to review page

4.5

“I have found the one whom my soul loves,” he quotes. More tears rain over my cheeks; a release years overdue. I weep for every time I’ve felt unloved, unwanted, unnecessary, and imperfect. It’s all there in the look he settles on me. To him, I’m more than enough. I’m all that he wants.”

This just may be my favorite book in this series. I really enjoyed the personal journey that both Keenan and Lotus went through and the romance 🥹. Their connection, chemistry, the drama and the friendship made this such a good read. I really really appreciated the healing that Lotus had to go through that stemmed from the trauma she went through.

Something that was really interesting to me in this book was Lotus’s spirituality. The combination of New Orleans voodoo and christianity and how it shaped her relationship with Kennan and also her healing was so unique and different. At first I was like huh but I really liked how it played out especially with the Song of Solomon verses and also the voodoo healing(?). Like always the way Kennedy Ryan writes friendships and healing was really well done and I liked the glimpses of characters from the first 2 books.

Tropes/themes
- Single dad
- Age gap
- Healing
- Slow burn
- Sports romance

4.5⭐️

Content Warnings

thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I’ve been obsessed with Lotus and Kenan since reading Long Shot, and this story did not disappoint. After longing from a distance, a brand deal puts Kenan in the perfect position to finally shoot his shot with Lotus. While reconciling with childhood trauma, Lotus finally allows herself to explore true love and intimacy with the one man who can truly hold her down. With plenty of love and lots of spice, Lotus and Kenan are a beautiful story of healing and learning to trust again. A perfect end to the series.

Content Warnings

literallymeggs's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

Content Warnings

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny inspiring 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? No

4.25

I just KNEW as soon as we met Kenan and Lotus in the first book, that I wanted to read their story as soon as I finished. And this book did not disappoint; I liked it even better than Long Shot.

As always, Ms. Ryan breaks our heart but she puts it back together. I cried so many times during this book, and the love story is so beautiful (the Song of Solomon quotes? Are you kidding me?? *sobs*)

Content Warnings

More...