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The Long Game by Rachel Reid

3 reviews

frantic_vampire's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Is it to early in the year to claim a favorite book? Because this book ripped my heart out, stomped on it a little bit, dusted it off and then put it back together. I actually cried! And it takes a lot for a book to make me cry, so you know The Long Game was good!

I loved that we got to dive back into Shane and Ilya’s story! We got so much more character development and growth. I loved that we got to see more of Ilya’s mental health journey and that he was able to finally make friends that he felt comfortable sharing his biggest secrets with. I also loved that we got to see Shane being more confident and comfortable with their relationship. I think the thing I hated was that they were outed and then had to deal with all the shitty ways that people treated them. I just wanted to hug them so badly.

Honestly, this book was everything that I wanted it to be and more. I’m pretty sure this is my favorite book in the the Game Changers series. The Long Game is getting a solid five stars and is definitely in the running to be my favorite book of the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Homophobia, Biphobia, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

kharlan3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Bullying, and Biphobia

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Suicide, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Racism, and Grief

there is a

major airplane incident (near crash landing but with everyone landing safely)

and a lot of discussion about a very restrictive diet

tabear's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Transphobia