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snowydaze's review against another edition
challenging
funny
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
5.0
I received an audiobook copy of Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Overall, I found this book to be very easy to get into, which was partially due to the well written dual POVs of this novel. Additionally, although I don’t know anything about football I still found myself enthralled with the way it was being described in this sapphic spinoff of the trope of quarterback and cheerleader. On a final note, some of the deeper topics of the novel do require a trigger warning (teen pregnancy, death, homophobia, miscarriage and death among others).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Miscarriage
angelfireeast24's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Grief and Cursing
Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
theartsybookwitch's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really enjoyed reading Home Field Advantage!
I think this was my first Dahlia Adler book and it certainly won't be my last.
From the very beginning of following the path of HFA from Adler's twitter, to seeing it come to life, and reading it, I knew I was gonna enjoy it. I just didn't know how much.
I loved reading in both Amber and Jack's perspectives, on how they both felt throughout the book; the pull between each other, the feelings about their sports, etc…
Despite HFA being a YA, this has hard hitting topics that pull at your heartstrings. I liked seeing the topics and how they were woven into HFA. The bubbly, fun, airy world view of Home Field Advantage is definitely one that everyone knows, but getting into these hard dynamics was a surprise. I felt like it was done well, the balance of light and "dark".
I think this was my first Dahlia Adler book and it certainly won't be my last.
From the very beginning of following the path of HFA from Adler's twitter, to seeing it come to life, and reading it, I knew I was gonna enjoy it. I just didn't know how much.
I loved reading in both Amber and Jack's perspectives, on how they both felt throughout the book; the pull between each other, the feelings about their sports, etc…
Despite HFA being a YA, this has hard hitting topics that pull at your heartstrings. I liked seeing the topics and how they were woven into HFA. The bubbly, fun, airy world view of Home Field Advantage is definitely one that everyone knows, but getting into these hard dynamics was a surprise. I felt like it was done well, the balance of light and "dark".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Homophobia
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Miscarriage
brokenbodybitch's review against another edition
fast-paced
5.0
Their quarterback dies in a car accident and is replaced by the new kid Jack Walsh, Jack happens to be short for Jacklyn and having a girl replace their fav QB is a huge task. Jack's team and the cheerleaders are mad and try to take her down at all costs, Amber, a cheerleader aiming for captain next year tries to calm tension, her team mates make it clear that she will lose cheer captain if she helps jack.....the problem with that Jack and Amber are falling in love.
I WISH I HAD THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL!!!! this was the sapphic cheerleader and QB romance I was dying for when I was younger and I was genuinely sad for this book to end; Natalie Naudus and Lori Prince did a fantastic job with the chemistry between the two characters and I thoroughly enjoyed how they brought them to life (I loved Natalie already). I didn't really get into any of the sports/cheer/popular kid scene in high school because of ✨bullying✨ so I was that kid who read all the books about the popular and cool kids to see what the 'ideal' high school experience is like and this was my fav trope so when I saw this on NetGalley i knew i NEEDED it. It defiantly lived up to the hype! It was fantastic writing and an adorable story.
Amber identifies as polysexual which I absolutely loved seeing a micro-label talked about, I generally really enjoyed the queer rep in this book; a line in particular I loved is when Jack talks about how amazing it was to hear Ambers mom mentioning being queer so casually. Ambers mom says something about having a bi bob and I know its a small thing but i totally would've picked up on that too, especially when i was younger seeing adults be queer casually was such a big thing and i loved that it was added in. the dynamics between Amber, Jack, and Miguel and them with their teams/other cheerleaders was also done well, although I do wish there was a bit more from the storyline between Amber and Cara(?I don't know spelling it was the audiobook), I think I would have enjoyed them discussing how Cara
This was such a beautiful story of queer love with the popular cheerleader and football QB trope done perfectly, and I cant recommend it more. Especially the audio book Natalie Naudus and Lori Prince crushed this!
*I received this as an audiobook arc from NetGalley, but these are my un-influenced thoughts*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Biphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Outing
mentions of skipping mealsmaggie_the_ferocious_reader's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Miscarriage
elizajaquays's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
When I was a senior in high school we had to read Friday Night Lights and keep a reading log on it. And every single entry was me talking about how much I hated it because, ugh, Football. Turns out the only thing I needed to enjoy a book about football was a sapphic reluctant allies to lovers romance.
I absolutely loved Home Field Advantage. It managed to remain fun and upbeat (much like Amber) even while it’s central plot revolved around misogyny and homophobia.
If you enjoyed Cool for the Summer and are a fan of Sports YA, then you should check this out. And hey, even if you don’t think you like Sports YA, you never know. I sure didn’t!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
foreverinastory's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.5
Thank you to Wednesday Books & Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
4.5/5
This one was so good!!
Rep: white polysexual-questioning female MC, white gender non-conforming (butch) female lesbian MC, Latine questioning-achillean male side character, Black female side character, white nonbinary side character, various BIPOC side characters (ethnicity/race not indicated).
CWs: General queerphobia/queermisia, bullying, misogyny/toxic masculinity, threatened outing of side character/blackmailing, religious bigotry, sexism. Moderate: discussions of abortion, pregnancy and miscarriage, alcohol consumption, fatal car accident from DUI, child death, death, grief, violence.
4.5/5
This one was so good!!
Rep: white polysexual-questioning female MC, white gender non-conforming (butch) female lesbian MC, Latine questioning-achillean male side character, Black female side character, white nonbinary side character, various BIPOC side characters (ethnicity/race not indicated).
CWs: General queerphobia/queermisia, bullying, misogyny/toxic masculinity, threatened outing of side character/blackmailing, religious bigotry, sexism. Moderate: discussions of abortion, pregnancy and miscarriage, alcohol consumption, fatal car accident from DUI, child death, death, grief, violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Violence
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