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The Long Game

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The unmissable romance from Elena Armas, bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception and The American Roommate Experiment. 

A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children’s team in this small-town love story in the vein of Ted Lasso and It Happened One Summer.

Adalyn Reyes has something to prove. After years of working at her father’s football club she wants to make a name for herself. But not for the wrong reasons.

When an embarrassing video of Adalyn goes viral, her father sends her to a small town to turn around their struggling soccer team. She arrives armed with plans to kick them into shape only to find a group of nine-year-old girls. One person is there to help: Cameron Caldani, a goalkeeping legend who is also inexplicably in town. After an unfortunate incident involving a rooster, the two find themselves on opposing sides.

Adalyn thinks Cameron is a surly, scowling brute. Cameron thinks Adalyn needs to take life less seriously. Despite their differences, the two need to play nice and remember they’re on the same team. After all, it’s a long game… 

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ISBN9781398522213
PublisherSimon + Schuster UK
Publication Date09/05/23
Pages384

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HeartwarmingDevelopingCredibleDisturbingRomanticFunny

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  • library_of_pages
    library_of_pages

    34 Followers

    3.5

    Eine sehr süße RomCom für zwischendurch

    Ich sags mal so: Am Anfang war ich wirklich am überlegen, ob das Buch was für mich ist und ob ich es nicht doch abbrechen sollte. Der Einstieg war für mich sehr plötzlich und ich war nur verwirrt am Anfang. Auch die Protagonistin fand ich nicht wirklich symphatisch. Aber dann als er ins Spiel gekommen ist, hat sich dir Story ins Gute gewendet. Haters to lovers at its best! Ich musste so oft schmunzeln und kichern, weil einfach aaahhhh, lest selbst! Auch die Protagonistin hat sich während des Buches verändert und am Ende konnte ich mich in ihr etwas wiedererkennen. Für mich ein schlechter Anfang, aber im Verlauf purer RomCom wie es sein soll!

    Jan 3, 2026

  • carise
    carise

    14 Followers

    2.0

    No cap this was so boring.

    Yes it was a cute Lovestory but it was so cliché and annoying. I could have gone ballistic, every time she was super snippy towards him for no fucking reason. And I think I've never read an epilogue that bad. It was not the worst book I've read but by far not the best.

    Feb 16, 2024

  • Unknown User
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    1 Followers

    2.0

    1 star feels too harsh because that rating is reserved for books I truly hated. So 1.5 stars. Indifference is my mood for this book. I didn't care for the characters, Adalyn was too whiny, too entitled, too proud, as if the entire world revolves around her. Cameron has as much personality as a piece of cardboard. Him calling her "darling" from the start when they hated each other felt like sexual harassment, not a term of endearment. It was disgusting and creepy AF. Also, these characters get horny about the weirdest things, especially Adalyn. At some point she watched Cameron literally squeeze a sponge and she's basically ready to mount the man. A SPONGE???? She barely knows the dude and she's already imagining having kids with him even though she hates him. "He'd make a great father" what??? Girl???? Also the weird drama at the end felt way too random and rushed and out of place, and I really didn't care for it. I read the authors previous books and they weren't impressive but they were enjoyable, I liked the characters in them. I wish I enjoyed this book as much, but I didn't.

    Feb 11, 2024

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