About the Book

A FORBIDDEN LOVE 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 intimate partner violence not involving the hero. Read reviews for further guidance.

Review

Wow. Just wow. I finished this story with tears in my eyes and even after a few days I find myself thinking about this story. Apparently, I have read this story before. I had a purchased copy on my Kindle; however, I don’t remember it. And it didn’t impact me as much as it did this time. I cried so many times.

Long Shot was a book that pulled all the emotions out of me. I felt anger. Blurred vision anger. I felt fear. And eventually, there was joy. This is a tough story to read. Before reading everyone should check the trigger warnings.

There are so many layers to this book, and I don’t have the words to describe it. 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. It’s clear this story was created with the intention to enlighten individuals and such care within to accurately portraying characters and how the story should go.

Iris is an incredible character, and her personal growth throughout the story gave me chills. She’s so incredible strong, and I adored her from the first interaction. She’s so wide eye and full of life when we are introduced to her. Her and August’s chemistry is off the charts. But there is a problem. She had a boyfriend. And she turns August down at first. And her boyfriend isn’t the sweet boy as he’s portrayed to be. It gets so much worse—slowly; while August is living his dreams of playing for the NBA. Somehow their paths always cross, but they can’t act on their feelings. But they still hold this amazing chemistry and friendship. August is amazing, consistent and patience, and everything that Iris needs. This is a story about growth that just so happens to feature a romance, so the romance does take time.

I really enjoyed Iris and her cousin, Lotus’s, friendship in this book. It’s rocky at times, and they have instances of being jealous of each other, but when they need one another, they drop everything and come running. It’s unconditional love.

Final Thoughts

Long Shot is a brutal, gut wrecking, emotional story. It’s not just a romance. Calling it a romance only would be a disservice. It’s a story about surviving and the ugly and terrifying nature of life. And despite that, there are still beautiful, scared, and loyal things in this world waiting and giving us hope.

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