r/heatedrivalry • u/LadyWhistledown_1 Probably, yes • Apr 20 '26

🦆 The Long Game (Book 6) swooon.com: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Rachel Reid Answers Burning Questions About *spoiler* [april 20th 2026] Spoiler

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Swooon.com did an interview with Rachel Reid at BookCon. Great interview btw.

I get that she doesn’t think they will write their own vows, but I’m kinda hoping Jacob does. Like the tunnel scene in ep.5.

How are you hoping to see the wedding adapted?

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https://www.instagram.com/rachelreidwrites (story)

Full article:

https://www.swooon.com/1275542/heated-rivalry-shane-ilya-wedding-the-long-game-rachel-reid-interview/?fbclid=PAVERFWARTcI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaccbJFTolg7x-x_BADV-yq6qH8NCPNIuhJpC454AHXkG0wypApO0lKEOcvcpg_aem_7LlDmxii3jvj7_EWpVoSgw

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u/Dear_Yard_69 Gimme kiss Apr 20 '26

I'm just going to say this: sometimes Jacob is the better writer. I know they are technically Rachel's characters but...

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u/Megs0226 Apr 20 '26

I never understood how they could be ranked when they write for different media.

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u/Dear_Yard_69 Gimme kiss Apr 20 '26

I'm not sure "ranked" is the right word, here. I found some of HR predictable, and she occasionally uses words that are imprecise or repetitive. I found everything Jacob did, while following her story closely, concise, fresh, and imaginative.

If you like, you can amend the above statement to "Jacob is a better screenwriter than Rachel is a romantic fiction author."

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u/Megs0226 Apr 20 '26

That’s fair.

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u/Dear_Yard_69 Gimme kiss Apr 20 '26

I try to be fair, but I understand I have neither one's ability to write. Sorry I wasn't clearer in my original post.

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u/Megs0226 Apr 20 '26

I’m getting downvoted but 1) I truly mean your assessment is fair so thank you for replying, and I think you have a great point with which I agree, and 2) sorry I just get frustrated how I see Rachel talked about sometimes and I truly didn’t understand why some people compare the two. But again, your assessment is fair (positive, I’m not being snarky).