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lexee9 's review for:
The Long Game
by Rachel Reid
emotional
funny
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
I really enjoyed this one! I was sooo happy to get to come back to Shane and Ilya again. They first appeared and were the main characters in Heated Rivalry, which is the story of how they first came about and ended up in a committed relationship so I would recommend reading that book prior to this one. It does give you more insight into both their personalities and what they have been through to get to where they are and some of why they have chosen to keep their relationship a secret. I loved getting to catch back up with them see how they are doing and get the next chapter of their life. We get to see Shane and Ilya and how they are managing to have their relationship, keep it a secret and their careers along with the camp they run during the summer. Things are changing for them a little bit and they are both feeling things a little differently than they were originally and the questions about wanting to be open about both their sexuality and their relationship are popping up. They are stealing time and hate having to be separated from each other and getting so little time during the season, especially because they are keeping it hidden. Ilya is also dealing with some other things and figuring out how to work through that. He has a great team and building a great family with them, which I loved to see, but he is also dealing with the lows and the questions about depression and where he falls with that due to his mother and her suicide when he was a kid. This story was well done and I loved the emotional aspect of it, especially with already knowing the characters and being fully engaged with them. This just continued to deepen that. I loved getting to see them work through everything and throughout all of it being in the fully committed relationship and them working toward forever together.
The narrator did a great job with the story and the characters and adding that extra dynamic to bring them to life.
The narrator did a great job with the story and the characters and adding that extra dynamic to bring them to life.