Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Long Game by Rachel Reid

4 reviews

levilore_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

This was such a great ending to the series. I was hoping we got some more resolution on Ilya and Shane and I was not disappointed. 

As usual, the serious topics were dealt with so well and I really appreciated how

Ilya wasn't magically fixed once he started going to therapy. The author really took care to explore what therapy is actually like and not make it a magical fix for everyone's issues.

I loved that we actually saw so much of the love between Ilya and Shane which was not something we had seen a lot of before this book. The domestic scenes were so cute and seeing how mushy Ilya is was just amazing. I already believed that they were in love but this book gave actual evidence that they are perfect for each other.

Once again, the book ended on a really inspiring and hopeful note for how hockey could change for the better. I really appreciated that throughout the series. It made me really happy that in this fictional world, people were standing together against the toxic culture of sports. 
 

This book just tied up the series perfectly and filled in all the questions I had about Shane and Ilya. A great ending to a great series.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Transphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

apolen's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, and Alcohol

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

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

tabear's review against another edition

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