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The Long Game (2013)

by J.L. Fynn(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1491006897 (ISBN13: 9781491006894)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

CreateSpace

series

American Gypsy

review 1: *I received this book in exchange for an honest review*I like it, I love it, I want some more of it! This book was a difference approach to the NA genre and it was so refreshing! My only qualm (and it's a good one) was that I wanted MORE. Shay Reilly is a member of the traveler clan i.e. Irish-American Gypsies. This is very different from the American Gypsy shows on TV which I must admit are a guilty pleasure of mine. However, Flynn creates a good characterization of the gypsy culture in her book with strong characters and details about their traditions, cons, and relationships. While I'm not saying this is true of traveler clans, it did make for an interesting read. From the first con pulled by Shay and Jimmy Boy, I knew I'd like it. I love romance novels where con men fa... morell for their ultimate con. It's very Oceans 11 and Thomas Crowne Affair-ish.We follow Shay from his initial introduction to his agreeing to take part in a "long game" to exact revenge on behalf of "Pop", an elite member of the clan. He decides to enter college, wine, dine, and seduce Spencer, a reserved co-ed.Which brings me to Spencer. I like Spencer, obviously not as much as I adore "bad boy" Shay, but I felt Flynn did a great job matching the two and making their love more solid and relationship based than some other NA novels I've read. I believed their love and I like what it did for Shay, considering his whole interest in the Long Game is for increasing his status in the clan.I'm excited to continue reading this series! I hope we get to see more of Shay and Spencer in the other books!
review 2: **I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review**It's been a long time since I read a kind of Romeo & Juliet star crossed lovers book and this book did not disappoint. I only wish I had the time/ money to go straight on and read book two in epic book marathon style however it will be put on my to read list after the 40 other books that have been there for quite some time- problems of a bookaholic. The main characters are Shane/ Shay and Spencer, I liked both of these characters for their uniqueness and differences. One who had been submerged in this world the other who only got to know about it towards the end of book one but I feel as though they have a great future ahead of them both full of surprises, feuds and hopefully some cons. Shay was everything a leading man should be, attractive full of himself and in the beginning unwilling to to accept love but of course every leading man has to go through some change in order to be sufficient for our leading lady and in this case it was learning to love as well as learning to trust the man he was running a con against. Spencer on the other hand has all the qualities of a princess in a high tower, she has been guarded from the world her father used to be a part of and this only changes when she goes off to college; that's when she finally starts to become herself and in the process meets and falls in love with Shay. When reading the blurb of the book it does make it out to be the Romeo and Juliet star crossed lovers romance novel however when reading you kind of forget about the con and just see the couple- that is until Judd comes along. The secondary characters I loved especially Maggie who although isn't physically present throughout the book is very present through Shay and his actions- this is excellently done by the author as you feel as though the character is a real person. I also liked What's brother and Spencer's dad who all influence the book tremendously. There are of course the baddies as well Judd being the main one in this category and I'm not sure he was the real baddie because he really is crazy or because it had something to do with his dad- hopefully I will get to read more on that when I finally get round to reading book 2. The pacing was great allowing us plenty of tome to get to know characters and understand relationships before adding in complications or external influences from other characters. The storyline was unlike anything I've read before brilliantly original introducing a completely unexplored type of character and their surroundings and offering fantastic insight into that environment. 3.5 stars. less

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