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mel_muses's review
4.5
What an absolute slay.
I thoroughly enjoyed this! I am definitely going to have to read more from Dahlia Adler, and most certainly will be picking up my ARC of Going Bicoastal, her 2023 release, as soon as I can!
Home Field Advantage is a wonderfully done YA love story. It follows a dual POV - Amber, a high school cheerleader, and Jack, the butch lesbian of every sapphic's dreams. Jack is the new quarterback for their high school, after the previous quarterback died after driving drunk.
This book wonderfully tackled the subjects of misogyny, toxic masculinity, coming out, and coming of age. I was boiling in rage for the majority of this book, seeing Jack get mistreated and Amber come to terms with what type of leader she wanted to be, but at the same time it felt so true to a high school experience. Not to say everything in this book was wholly believable (it is fiction lol), but I think the feelings and emotions that were expressed were true to their core.
This book was such a joy to read, from start to end. I loved the nuances in each character, and everyone's messiness all around. HIP HIP HO-GAY!
*I cannot be held accountable for what I write at the end of reviews :D
Content Warnings: misogyny, homophobia, threatened outing, alcohol consumption, mentioned miscarriage (side character), depictions of grief and loss, death of a teenager, car accident, bullying
I thoroughly enjoyed this! I am definitely going to have to read more from Dahlia Adler, and most certainly will be picking up my ARC of Going Bicoastal, her 2023 release, as soon as I can!
Home Field Advantage is a wonderfully done YA love story. It follows a dual POV - Amber, a high school cheerleader, and Jack, the butch lesbian of every sapphic's dreams. Jack is the new quarterback for their high school, after the previous quarterback died after driving drunk.
This book wonderfully tackled the subjects of misogyny, toxic masculinity, coming out, and coming of age. I was boiling in rage for the majority of this book, seeing Jack get mistreated and Amber come to terms with what type of leader she wanted to be, but at the same time it felt so true to a high school experience. Not to say everything in this book was wholly believable (it is fiction lol), but I think the feelings and emotions that were expressed were true to their core.
This book was such a joy to read, from start to end. I loved the nuances in each character, and everyone's messiness all around. HIP HIP HO-GAY!
*I cannot be held accountable for what I write at the end of reviews :D
Content Warnings: misogyny, homophobia, threatened outing, alcohol consumption, mentioned miscarriage (side character), depictions of grief and loss, death of a teenager, car accident, bullying
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Alcohol, Misogyny, Homophobia, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Outing
lilou0922's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Floridian queer relationship!! Gators! Fantastic!
It wasn't insane or crazy or anything but it was very good and I liked it!
It wasn't insane or crazy or anything but it was very good and I liked it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Child death
skienight's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Abortion
teaskate's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
First of i like the cover and the premise sounds very interesting. But the execution was lacking for me. I just could not fully vibe with the book. First of all the pacing was kind of weird I often felt like nothing is processing, but also everything was going to fast. First you never want to do a thing and then one page later you do everything against what you just said. Like at least tell us your thoughts etc. Than the main characters were both at some point very unlikeable, which is not something particularly bad for a book. It shows that the characters have depth and they are not perfect. However in this case it just felt so weird. There was a lot of misogyny in the book, which was obviously the whole point and a big part of the story. Nevertheless the dialogues and monologues of the main characters often also just had misogyny or other weird stuff in it. Which didn’t really fit in the story or help it proceed. It just made me very uncomfortable. The relationship was rushed and kind of toxic, which okay this is not some super long novel. But still so much potential. Also Cheerleading was often sexualised, which made reading the book really not enjoyable and undermines the message the book wants to deliver. I do want to say that the discussion and the points the book wants to make are important and partly good executed. Also there were a few very sweet paragraphs in the book. Even so I felt like this book did not give what it was supposed to give. I still think there are people that would enjoy this book. So I would give it a go and see for yourself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Grief, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy
serogers02's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Car accident, and Bullying
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage
samango's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
danicampbell0506's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism
lucijames's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia and Alcohol
stacy837's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Cursing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Oh my goodness, this was beautiful. Definitely a rom-com but in a way that allowed for it to touch on some very important and raw subjects too that are often left out of young adult novels and I felt it also portrayed some queer narratives that I don’t often see in books or on the screen such as where youth are out to supportive parents and able to be themselves at home and around each other, but not at school/ in public.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Homophobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Abortion, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Cursing, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Outing, and Sexual harassment