Long Shot: A HOOPS Novel
Hoops Series, Book 1
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Long Shot: A HOOPS Novel
Narrated by:
Sean Crisden, Jo Raylan
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Narrated by:
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Sean Crisden
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Jo Raylan
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Kennedy Ryan
About this listen
A forbidden love story set in the explosive world of the NBA . . .
Think you know what it's like being a baller's girl? You don't.
My fairy tale is upside down. A happily never after.
I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud. I was a fool, and his love—fool's gold.
Now there's a new player in the game, August West. One of the NBA's brightest stars.
Fine. Forbidden. He wants me. I want him. But my past, my fraudulent prince, just won't let me go.
*Contains domestic abuse not involving the hero.
©2018 Kennedy Ryan (P)2018 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
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To start this review, let me just say that I went in blind to this. I wanted something light, sweet and wholesome… that was NOT this book but I couldn’t have been happier about that because had I read the subject matter I may not have read it. Then I would have missed out on the rawest, most brutally honest, captivating book I have EVER read. I have cried SO much listening to this audio.
Domestic violence, abuse of a physical emotional and mental nature. Complete control over a woman’s life. That’s what Iris experienced in this story. Caleb was a monster in the worst form imaginable. This story is about a love triangle between Iris, the man she chose, Caleb, and the man that could have been, August. However this is HER story. It is the story of survival, of a victim who refused to be a victim any longer, a woman who did what she had to do to protect their daughter.
Unless you’ve first hand experienced DV it’s hard to say what you’d do in that position. It’s easy to say ‘I’d leave his abuse ass’ because nobody wants to believe they’d let someone violate them in that way. Kennedy Ryan’s approach was raw. She didn’t shy away from using the harsh reality of what it can be like and as someone who experienced it myself, I can only say thank you to her for not sugar coating it. Because when you tell people how you felt it you don’t think people with believe you, that they’ll think you’re exaggerating because you wouldn’t possibly stay for so long with a monster like that, right? Wrong. Kennedy’s writing here is hard to read because she’s so truthful and sometimes the harsh reality is needed. I absolutely applaud every word in this book. Even if I did cry my way through 80% of it!
The characters are so real. The story is again, so real. If you at all feel uncomfortable with the topics in this, I urge you to give it a try because it is so worth it. There is a HEA, there is light at the end of the dark tunnel and there is love with a man who wants to do nothing but love, cherish, worship and protect Iris and her daughter. It isn’t an easy read, but I flew through it regardless. It’s heavy, it’s life altering and heartbreaking but also soulful and beautiful. And I’ve never read ANYTHING like it.
100% MUST read to me ❤️
Absolutely captivating!
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Harrowing
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Hook shot is a compelling and gripping story. A story of, choices, domestic abuse and survival.
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.
Iris is young when she first meets Caleb, she is swept of her feet by the golden boy in Basketball, she has her own ambitions, her own future to look forward to. Iris is a strong independent young woman with a mother who used men her whole life to get what she wanted and Iris is determined to break the mould, determined to go through life being dependant on nobody. All Iris's plans and ambitions are destroyed when she finds herself in a relationship with an obsessive, possessive man, a violent and destructive to the soul relationship she didn't see coming.
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, that moment, if only Iris had known this was a sign, an invisible crossroads in her life.
August felt Iris, it was more than attraction so when he see's her again at a game he believes it's fate until he discovers the boyfriend she was taking about was his rival in the sport Caleb.
Caleb is a possessive and vindictive guy, she didn't see the evil side to him until it was too late, the once strong black woman became a shell of herself when she became trapped in a relationship she couldn't get out of.
Many times August and Iris cross paths, and even when they are apart he thinks of Iris. August has no idea what Iris is going through behind closed doors he sees only what the media see's, the golden boy of basketball and his new fiance but he was taught one thing by is father and goes by has gut and that is, when the time is right he needs to take a shot.
"The last thing I wanted to be was a poster child for domestic abuse, not with the way our culture finds a way of blaming the victim but none of that was the deciding factor in why I finally spoke, I spoke because maybe there's some girl like me, young, vulnerable, naive, flattered by his attention, maybe she thinks that jealousy means he loves her more or that's cute but she realises slowly, surely, shes being cut off from her friends, isolated from her family, being moulded into something shes not, into what he wants her to be. The heart speaks in whispers but sometimes by the time you listen, its too late"
A beautiful but powerful story. August will make you week at the knees and your heart melt.
This story is bittersweet and worth the five stars given. Kennedy Ryan has a way with words and when I listened to this book in audio, the words either went straight to my heart or sat at the forefront of my mind for me to ponder on.
I have read Book three HOOK SHOT which is Lotus's story, Iris's cousin and when I read that I was eager to know Iris's story. Each book ca be read as a standalone and the author gives away no spoilers to the other stories. I am eagerly wanting to read other books in this series and more books from Kennedy Ryan.
A COMPELLING AND GRIPPING STORY
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Kennedy has a way to bring us to our knees with her words. This just brought it to another level.
An amazing book from a fantastic series.
Iris and August’s story is one of heartache, heartbreak, violence and then so much love. It’s certainly a very powerful read and so well adapted to audio.
All the emotions, just brilliant
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The narrators were 10/10! Great work.
Just wow
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Great story line
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THIS BOOK
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Long Shot
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So Good
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