A review by amarachireadss
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
5.0
"Loving again was a long shot, and I wasn't sure I should take it, but you were so patient."
"Breathe out the lies. That it was your fault. That you failed. That you are what he said you were. Breathe in truth. You are pure. You are enough. You are strong”.
Kennedy Ryan has done it again this book was amazing and I’m so glad I read this. There’s so much emotion, pain, realness and love that was in this book. This story is about Iris (fmc), her survival, strength and love and it was such an important one. We see how intimate partner violence affects Iris in her relationship, the horror of it and how she was able to survive and later find love.
This has a love story in it but it’s not a romance book. It’s a story that shows and gives voice to women that have been through domestic and intimate partner violence. It shows their strength and resilience, the stigma and isolation they go through and also the hope of survival, healing and love again. The romance was touching, sweet and spicy but I'm glad after some sort of healing for the main character. This story is so important to me and it was sometimes hard to get through because of what was happening to the main character but it’s such a beautiful story that everyone should read if they can,
This is also a sports romance that has basketball which is one of my favorite sports. I hardly see basketball in romance books which made me love this book even more. I can’t wait to post all my favorite quotes from this book because I have so many.
TW: This has graphic on page sexual, emotional ,financial and physical intimate partner violence so please be aware before reading.
"Breathe out the lies. That it was your fault. That you failed. That you are what he said you were. Breathe in truth. You are pure. You are enough. You are strong”.
Kennedy Ryan has done it again this book was amazing and I’m so glad I read this. There’s so much emotion, pain, realness and love that was in this book. This story is about Iris (fmc), her survival, strength and love and it was such an important one. We see how intimate partner violence affects Iris in her relationship, the horror of it and how she was able to survive and later find love.
This has a love story in it but it’s not a romance book. It’s a story that shows and gives voice to women that have been through domestic and intimate partner violence. It shows their strength and resilience, the stigma and isolation they go through and also the hope of survival, healing and love again. The romance was touching, sweet and spicy but I'm glad after some sort of healing for the main character. This story is so important to me and it was sometimes hard to get through because of what was happening to the main character but it’s such a beautiful story that everyone should read if they can,
This is also a sports romance that has basketball which is one of my favorite sports. I hardly see basketball in romance books which made me love this book even more. I can’t wait to post all my favorite quotes from this book because I have so many.
TW: This has graphic on page sexual, emotional ,financial and physical intimate partner violence so please be aware before reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting