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  • Long Shot: A HOOPS Novel

  • Hoops Series, Book 1
  • By: Kennedy Ryan
  • Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Jo Raylan
  • Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (136 ratings)
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Summary

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 Tantor

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Long Shot

The story and narration are good BUT according to the author there are chapters that are omitted in the audio book. I feel so so cheated

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Wow! Can't wait to read the next books

ʟᴏɴɢ ꜱʜᴏᴛ: ᴀ ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʙᴀꜱᴋᴇᴛʙᴀʟʟ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ (ʜᴏᴏᴘꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ 1) • ᴋᴇɴɴᴇᴅʏ ʀʏᴀɴ

They met at the bar, she didn't fell at his feet like every puckbunny and he felt that he got to meet the kind of woman that Noa Kirel sings about - Unicorn 🦄.
The conversation is so fluid and immersive that August West doesn't notice he's past his curfew for tomorrow's game, and then comes the magical moment we're all waiting for! THE KISS😍 And everything explodes... because Iris Dupree has a boyfriend. 🤦🏻‍♀️
Defeated, August lets her go knowing that this impressive unicorn is out of his reach.

So what happens when he finds out she's been his rival's girlfriend for years?
And will he be willing to accept the fact that she belongs to someone else?

The cover does not reflect the content of the book in the slightest - it is not light at all, you should read tr!ggérs about them because the scenes are very detailed, but nevertheless I highly recommend it because there are important topics that need to be talked about more ❤️

I couldn't stop listening to this book, throughout the entire shift I listened to it and disconnected from the outside world, I only stopped occasionally to send messages to my friend who recommended me this book because I had to vent about certain scenes.

So many moments that made my heart explode with love, scenes that made my skin weasel, chaptes that made me cürsed and wanted to r!p certain characters... This book brought out all possible emotions from me and that's already a sign that the author knows how to do her job properly!
And the bonus episode? 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
Oh man... I fell in love with this writer's writing!

Highly recommend and again remind not to forget to check for tr!ggérs❤️ 4.5🌟

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A COMPELLING AND GRIPPING STORY

"The heart speaks in whispers but sometimes by the time you listen its too late"

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.

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Great narration and good story

The narration/voice acting for these characters from both narrators is SO DELICIOUS

Mimi’s word encouraged me as an abuse survivor too to take her words to heart.

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Long Shot

This book doesn’t hide from real life sad events…
Also gives a much wished for happy ending and memories for many people

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Pepperoni & Pineapple Pizza

I knew Iris was gunna be my sort of girl by her pizza choices 🥰

Definitely heed the trigger warnings, the story was told so beautifully yet powerfully it's well worth the listen if you can!

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Chapters were too long

Iris' storyline of continued domestic and s*xual ab*se took up majority of the book and I understand why, but to an extent. Some chapters were very repetitive with the ab*se and while I felt bad for her, her ending with August was wayyy too rushed. August was barely in this book until past the halfway point.

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Very intense but beautifully written

Amazing narration and an incredible story. Heartbreaking and hard to listen to sometimes but a beautiful love story as well as touching a very emotional subject. Loved it.

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Great story line

So many twists and turns, raw and emotional, listening to it at every given opportunity great book

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Absolutely outstanding

I can’t remember book ever consuming me this much! Such a rollercoaster of emotions.. so many tears, laughter.. and absolutely outstanding performance that brought this story to life! I think this is one of those books that stays in your mind forever. Thank you so much

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