Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

8 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

funny 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

5.0

♡ Cute Ending

♡ Queer Sports Romance

♡ Cheerleader x Quarterback (sapphic edition)

I really enjoyed this book.  I mean it’s a gay sports romance, of course I’m going to like it.  The characters were cute and the ending was absolutely adorable.  While yes, the characters decisions at some points get a little bit frustrating, I think it plays well with the YA vibe of the book.

There was a lot of talk about homophobia and dealing with people like that in a small town and not wanting to come out of the closet to the public in fear of losing friendships.  However, both main characters are out at home and one even having a bisexual mom, which was a cool addition.

Overall, it was a  quick read with a sapphic take on the cheerleader x quarterback trope.

Spice Level: 🌶️ (1/5)

Angst Level: n/a

POV: Duel, First Person

Release Date: 07, June 2022

Rep: Lesbian (Main Character), Polysexual (Main Character), Gay (Side Character), Bisexual (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Alcohol, Grief, Classism, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abortion, Pregnancy, Death, Car accident, and Sexual content

cats33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Child death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, and Cursing

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

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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. 

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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

envisageamity's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Misogyny

Minor: Lesbophobia, Abortion, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Outing, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

pey333's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

rosalind25e55's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content and Miscarriage

caseythereader's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Thanks to Wednesday Books for the free advance copy of this book.
 - HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE is another entry in the growing collection of YA books about embracing your queerness and your found family in red states hostile to queerness.
- I loved that both Jack and Amber were comfortable with their sexualities, if not both out and proud yet. I am also glad to see some butch representation with Jack, and also that this book is quite open about the characters' sex lives and urges: a lot of gay media in the past few decades has introduced gay characters but kept them quite chaste on screen, and that is not the case here.
- My one quibble with this book is that I just didn't feel like the characters talked like teenagers. They sounded much older, often using overly descriptive language in a way no real person does. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia