The Long Run
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Average rating4.2
Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut.
Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over being "Bash the Flash," fastest sprinter in South Jersey. His dad is gone, his mom is dead, and his stepfather is clueless. Bash has no idea what he wants out of life. Until he meets Sandro.
Sandro Miceli is too nice for his own good. The middle child in an always-growing, always-screaming Italian family, Sandro walks around on a broken foot to not bother his busy parents. All he wants is to get out and never look back.
When fate—in the form of a party that gets busted—brings these two very different boys together, neither of them could’ve predicted finding a love that they’d risk everything for…
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1 released bookMoorestown High
Moorestown High is a 1-book series first released in 2023 with contributions by James Acker.
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Oh. My. God. I do not even have words right now. This was everything I didn't know I needed.
I will fight for Sandro. Such a lovable teddy bear! Bash can defend himself, but ugh what a relatable character!
And the rep?! A Mexican Black bi boy and an Italian gay bear? Like what hello!
I know this isn't much of a review, but just know I want to tell everyone to read this book!
Thank you NetGalley, James Acker, and Inkyard Press for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for my honest review!
The Long Run by James Acker releases February 7, 2023!
Two New Jersey high school bros fall in love whilst dealing with difficult family dynamics and toxic dude-bro culture. One MC is gay but not out, and the other is bi but not even aware of it yet, so they develop a strong friendship before anything becomes physical. Debut author James Acker does an exemplary job of portraying the boys' gradual realization and relief that they can talk to each other about real things. The ending is a sweetly hopeful HFN for two teens in their senior year.
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This book was agonizing to get through, and not in the fun way.
While the main characters had very real and valid things to unpack and work through, they also had minimal spark on the page together after the halfway point in the book, imo. The latter half became a drag to get through, and I honestly thought it could've benefitted from some trimming. Because 400 pages.
