The insufficient repercussions for awful behavior and the lack of support from allies shifted the tone of the book, so I found it distressing compared to the rest of the series. Unfortunately, I had three main issues with this bookâShane is a dick for most of it the homophobia and bullying are overwhelming and I hated the catalyst for Shane and Ilya finally coming out. I was dying to revisit these two and see them have a more permanent HEA. Heated Rivalry has a permanent home on my keeper shelf, but the book ends with a HFN. The Long Game is the sequel to Heated Rivalry, the rivals-to-lovers hockey romance that pairs Ilya, an infuriating Russian, with his hockey nemesis, sunny Shane. Discussion of disordered eating, homophobia, bullying, mental illness.
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