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A review by ashley_mrose530
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I guess I do like the quarterback/cheerleader troupe, I just don't like it for straight people hahaha
This is a really cute sapphic romance. I loved the two main characters so much. They had such great chemistry and were so cute together. I also loved that so many people were queer in this book and there were so many different identities represented even if some of them were smaller characters.
It was beautiful to see that neither of the main characters really felt the need to ever come out to their respective parents. That's how it should be. The only ones they had to come out to was the general public at their school. Queer people shouldn't have to come out even to the general public, and we're obviously not to that point yet, but it was refreshing to see that opinion reflected in this book even if it was just for the parents of the main characters.
I do think this book had a little bit of a pacing issue. I wanted a few more happy interactions between the two main characters before they started fighting and the plot moved on. I felt like we didn't get much of a chance to see them actually develop their feelings for each other before the drama happened. In this same vein, I felt like they got together a little too quickly. I felt like they flirted twice without even an accidental hand brush or something before they started kissing even though Amber technically had a boyfriend. It just felt really fast and I wasn't exactly ready for it.
Overall, a cute little high school sapphic rom-com.
This is a really cute sapphic romance. I loved the two main characters so much. They had such great chemistry and were so cute together. I also loved that so many people were queer in this book and there were so many different identities represented even if some of them were smaller characters.
It was beautiful to see that neither of the main characters really felt the need to ever come out to their respective parents. That's how it should be. The only ones they had to come out to was the general public at their school. Queer people shouldn't have to come out even to the general public, and we're obviously not to that point yet, but it was refreshing to see that opinion reflected in this book even if it was just for the parents of the main characters.
I do think this book had a little bit of a pacing issue. I wanted a few more happy interactions between the two main characters before they started fighting and the plot moved on. I felt like we didn't get much of a chance to see them actually develop their feelings for each other before the drama happened. In this same vein, I felt like they got together a little too quickly. I felt like they flirted twice without even an accidental hand brush or something before they started kissing even though Amber technically had a boyfriend. It just felt really fast and I wasn't exactly ready for it.
Overall, a cute little high school sapphic rom-com.