Reviews

Hoops Shorts: A HOOPS Novella Collection by Kennedy Ryan

mar_racing_fan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.5

shan198025's review against another edition

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

3.5

swanlady's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

southern_bookbabe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring

• 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 love reading stories about the Hoops series characters!! I literally loved all the books and novellas! 🥰

niahraereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

4.5

pandaspages's review against another edition

4.0

KR does it again! She packed so much punch in this novella about Deck + Avery & Quinn + Jag! And the spice was spicin’!

xoxosierra_'s review against another edition

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? N/A

3.0

the_love_librarian's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

The HOOPS novella collection includes Full Court Press (Avery + Deck's story) and Fast Break (Quinn + Ean's story). I recommend reading Full Court Press after you've read Long Shot and Block Shot. Fast Break can be read before or after Hook Shot. 

Fast Break - I loved Quinn's character when she was introduced in Block Shot. She held out for the type of love she deserved, and Ean more than showed her how devoted and interested he had been for years. It was quick and to the point, but the author was still able to deliver emotions, intimacy and a great epilogue with a time jump that made me smile! 

jessy5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

craesreads's review against another edition

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 

🏀 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 (formerly appeared in Hoops Holiday), which is Avery &Decker’s story.

* Suicide
* Journalist
* Single dad
* Basketball Romance
* Second Chance Romance
* Interracial Romance (BWWM)

𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑
* Ughh I loved this novella so much! It was so good! I usually want more out of novellas but not this one. It had everything. There was the heavy topic of suicide throughout that was extremely touching &definitely relatable for those that have dealt with depressed or suicidal loved ones.  But Avery &Decker’s love story made me melt. I loved every second of it. 


🏀🏀 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊, which is Quinn &Ean’s story.

* Self harm
* He falls first 
* Basketball romance
* Disability representation 

𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐀𝐍
* This was a sweet &spicy novella! This novella also carried the heavy topic of self harm &digging yourself out of depression. Ryan Kennedy does such an amazing job on these topics. I loved how hard Ean worked to show up &put in an effort for Quinn. Even when she wasn’t sure about him. The spice was spicing in the best way! 

* I’m so sad the series is over but so happy I read them! I highly recommend this entire series including these novellas!