Long Shot: A Forbidden Basketball Standalone Romance (HOOPS Book 1)

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Long Shot: A Forbidden Basketball Standalone Romance (HOOPS Book 1)

Long Shot: A Forbidden Basketball Standalone Romance (HOOPS Book 1)

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Wow, I was blown away with this story, not only does it awaken the awareness of domestic abuse but tells the story of two relationships, one that was destined to heal and one that had the potential to destroy. With no escape in sight, I seek the only freedom left to me—my thoughts, my dreams, and my memories. I gulp her until I can’t remember the taste of another woman—there’s only ever been her scent and her hair and her shape.

They end up spending the night talking and sharing more with each other than they're used to, but the night ends with Iris confessing that she has a boyfriend. I fell in love with Iris "Gumbo", an ill-fated girl, who tried so hard to believe in her love and family, just for the sake of her daughter.

None for Caleb, the obvious villain of the story, parading his girlfriend/prize to spite his nemesis. The amount of times "He got the girl" was mentioned in different ways actually made me want to stop reading because firstly, a girl is not something you 'get'. The branding of a trophy wife is something that needs to be stopped and needs to be seen as wrong, because when you're moving towards something as focused as equal rights or even to stop the wage gap. In this parallel universe, at this second-chance juncture, I turn right instead of choosing wrong… and there only there, we are together. The incredible and responsible way in which this story is handled is something I didn't know I needed until I was already reading it.

Iris first meets August when Caleb is playing away,she is watching a game in a local bar near her hotel and they chat the night away, its like their souls are aligned, like they have known each other years and in the moment when it's time to say goodnight Iris doesn't take it any further and even though the pull is strong for them to kiss she tells August she has a boyfriend. i really recommend reading this book, but again…it is NOT for everyone🥺i care so much about all of your guys’ mental health, so please read the content warning🫶🏼kennedy ryan…thank you for writing this book🥺your book dedication means the world to so many, including myself. August and Iris meet at a bar at random and while they get along wonderfully, Iris is in a relationship with his rival. She took the unfathomable, the misunderstandings, the atrocious and presented it me in a way that I'll never, ever be the same.The modern application of this is deeply embedded not only with the sports system, but with our countries presidents, politicians, TV show hosts, actors etc. update🥹i shared my review on my bookstagram and tagged kennedy ryan and she saw it hehe, she now knows how much her book means to me🫶🏼i love her. I didn’t read ANY of the early reviews and I barely read the synopsis, because once you see this author’s name next to the title, there really is no point.

Instead, I'm going to let Kennedy's beautiful prose and her magnificent characters sell this book for me. A story of true survivors, though it’s fictionalized, it could be anyone we come across everyday in our lives. Kennedy Ryan’s writing grabbed hold of me from the beginning with a connection between Iris and August that spans years. It’s been days since I finished reading this book and I still have NO IDEA how to put coherent words down. I can only keep repeating hat it’s an emotional experience and the author dares to take daring risks that many authors might not do.This is a story about growth that just so happens to feature a romance, so the romance does take time. And this book is just a love letter to why it is so important to surround yourself with people who have your back and will always unconditionally love you. Long Shot is a sports romance, my first time reading NBA, and it has also has the aspect of forbidden romance too. It just all felt too much of "I can fuck / treat you better than him" at times, but after the halftime mark ran - I got into the flow of things and it worked.

It’s a beautiful, heart-wrenching, yet hopeful and inspiring tale of about life’s tough choices and poor timing.

One thing to note, he didn't change throughout the story, his venom never diluted, just distilled to potency and for which I must applaud Kennedy. They have an instant spark followed by the conversation of a lifetime, but something prevents them from taking things further than a one time kiss.



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