Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - Long Shot

I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. It's really good, I loved it and it had me at 4 am. in tears.

Iris's journey was meaningful. I was outraged at all she had to endure, and quite proud of how she fought for her freedom. August is just everything else. We didn't go too deep into his story beyond his perseverance to be with Iris, but Kennedy Ryan: Thank you for him.

What this book left me missing was more of August, Iris, and Sarai's life as a family. After all the hard stuff, I would have really enjoyed a few chapters of them just being happy. But beyond that, it's amazing and highlights an important lesson: you never know what people are going through behind closed doors.

"Sometimes, we stand at a juncture on which our path, our very life can turn. A fork in the road. Sometimes the heart speaks in whispers, and by the time we hear, by the time we listen, it’s too late and we don’t know. We don’t know that we should have turned right instead of left. Chosen one instead of the other. But now, in the retreat of my mind, I know.

And I kiss him."

“Breathe out the lies,” she says. “That it was your fault. That you failed. That you are what he said you were.”
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“Breathe in truth.” Her hands are busy in the air over me, slicing through lies. “You are pure. You are enough. You are strong.” She leans closer, her whisper as sharp and fierce as the knife in her drawer. “He can’t hurt you.”

I know the next one is Jared's book, but right now I can't stop thinking about Kenan and Lotus!

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

“A long shot?” I ask, pausing at the door to give him a cocky grin. “Last I heard, I’m pretty good at those.”

This was such a phenomenal read. Like honestly, mind fucking blown.
I saw the reviews, the raved, and of course, it's everywhere on bookstagram. It honestly deserves all the recognition.
This was an amazing read.

I am blown away I do not know where to start with my review.
Firstly, Kennedy Ryan is a brilliant writer.
Her writing was so simple yet so detailed and well planned in everything.
The way she structures her POVS, the balance of the characters, the before, during and after of the whole plotline and how it all strung together was so beautifully crafted.
The focus of the plotline was straight forward and of course, we are handling a lot of dark and heavy topics but the way she lets her story flow and the depth she puts in everything flawlessly.

Her characters, omg amazing.
The focus of the two main characters; Iris and August was a good balance of character development but definitely, we are more focused on Iris.
Following Iris storyline was definitely difficult but so important.
The rawness, honestly and how it's not a perfect development but the truth that parallels to the real world was an eye-opener.

What can we say August is a sweet heart.
Thank God he wasn't really like the typical big shot athlete and focus on all his kind of character.
He was an anchor to Iris character but at the same time Iris bloom independently and uniquely enough he chooses her over all the big wins if you understand what I mean.

I can't wait to read the rest of the series and venture on Kennedy Ryan's other works.

“Fucking Kenan. First, he elbows my head. Now, he blocks my cock.”

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Over all I really enjoyed this book. You can read my full review on www.coffeeandbookswithali.ca

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