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herelieshenry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol
ravenk28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Pros: This book for me was really interesting as I’ve never read a book about baseball before. The story follows Zach through his journey of being a baseball player throughout the majors and how he find love along the way.
Cons: Personally this book felt long at times and rushed toward the end. I was hoping there was a bit more sweetness but that just my personal opinion 😭.
Content Warnings: This story talks about big topic such as coming out, homophobia and the general challenges of being in sports as a disabled player.
Overall this book is a 4 stars.
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Alcohol
jerseygirl1229's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Ableism
rcholst's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol
Minor: Racism
my_faelady's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Ableism and Racism
leahkarge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I would’ve preferred it to be one way or the other—either the story of their love as it first grew and developed, or the story of them trying again and actually having time to build the new relationship on the people they’d become.
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Alcohol
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
jacobshere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Self harm and Outing
aromarrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
as out of touch i am with baseball, and am incapable of recalling any info about the sport that plays a huge part in this book, i loved seeing zach stuck in the throes of the game. i liked how as slogging it can seem to outsiders (including some us non-sporty readers), on the mound, it’s step by step. seeing how this can connect to his relationship with his sexuality made every single detail (and there is a lot) very significant, and i appreciate that the author went all in in exploring that.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism