A review by rubisbooknook
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I was really surprised by how emotional this book was because of course I didn’t really look at the synopsis before starting it. I expected a fun sports romance and it ended up being so much more. It’s a story about surviving abuse and learning to trust yourself again to be willing to take a second chance at love and happiness, and knowing that you are deserving of those things. Iris and August’s love story begins as a right person, wrong time. They immediately click when they meet and August knows right away that they are meant to be more, but Iris is in a relationship with August’s greatest rival. As time goes by and both men enter the NBA, August and Iris’ paths continue to cross. Every time they meet, their connection is undeniable but the obstacles in the way of them being together are hard to overcome, especially as Iris’ boyfriend starts to reveal a dangerous dark side. Their are heavy trigger warnings in this book for domestic abuse, graphic sexual assault, and postpartum depression so know that going in. This story does have a HEA though, and the love that Iris finally finds in August is so beautiful.
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