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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
No
The Prospects is a standalone romance by author K.T. Hoffman. Here's what you can expect from Gene and Luis:
⚾ MM contemporary sports romance
⚾ Third person single point of view
⚾ Guaranteed happily ever after
⚾ Baseball teammates
⚾ Transmasc main character
⚾ Mental health representation
⚾ Found family
⚾ Optimistic and hopeful
As always, ensure you review the content and trigger warnings to decide if this book is right for you. Note that this list of warnings and triggers may be incomplete. Please take care of yourself while reading.Brief instances of verbal and systemic transphobia and homophobia; references to the misogyny trans men continue to face after coming out; brief depictions of panic attacks.
The hype surrounding this beautiful book is the real deal, and I'm only disappointed I let it gather dust on my TBR for so many months. This book made me feel all the things. I laughed with the characters, I cried, I felt their disappointment and despair, I was frustrated, and I cheered for them. The author begins his note to us by saying "this book is an optimistic one" and I felt that to my core. I long for a world where players like Gene, his coach, Vince, and so many others can make it to The Show while being their true, authentic selves. The Prospects made me look inward and realize that your dreams, hopes, and aspirations can change into something you didn't realize and that's okay. Gene and Luis are both living proof of that. I absolutely adored the coming of age vibes in this book, and I think it was due to the author's unique storytelling and writing style. I also loved the baseball element in this book. It was so detailed and well-done that I could feel myself sitting in the stands watching their games progress. The romance between Luis and Gene was just so sweet and endearing. Innocent and fiery at the same time. I enjoyed watching their relationship progress given their unique history and the animosity between them when Luis joins his minor league team.
This is definitely one of those books I'd love to read again for the first time, but I can also totally see it becoming a comfort re-read. If you're a fan of queer romance and a lover of baseball, you absolutely do not want to miss The Prospects.
⚾ MM contemporary sports romance
⚾ Third person single point of view
⚾ Guaranteed happily ever after
⚾ Baseball teammates
⚾ Transmasc main character
⚾ Mental health representation
⚾ Found family
⚾ Optimistic and hopeful
As always, ensure you review the content and trigger warnings to decide if this book is right for you. Note that this list of warnings and triggers may be incomplete. Please take care of yourself while reading.
The hype surrounding this beautiful book is the real deal, and I'm only disappointed I let it gather dust on my TBR for so many months. This book made me feel all the things. I laughed with the characters, I cried, I felt their disappointment and despair, I was frustrated, and I cheered for them. The author begins his note to us by saying "this book is an optimistic one" and I felt that to my core. I long for a world where players like Gene, his coach, Vince, and so many others can make it to The Show while being their true, authentic selves. The Prospects made me look inward and realize that your dreams, hopes, and aspirations can change into something you didn't realize and that's okay. Gene and Luis are both living proof of that. I absolutely adored the coming of age vibes in this book, and I think it was due to the author's unique storytelling and writing style. I also loved the baseball element in this book. It was so detailed and well-done that I could feel myself sitting in the stands watching their games progress. The romance between Luis and Gene was just so sweet and endearing. Innocent and fiery at the same time. I enjoyed watching their relationship progress given their unique history and the animosity between them when Luis joins his minor league team.
This is definitely one of those books I'd love to read again for the first time, but I can also totally see it becoming a comfort re-read. If you're a fan of queer romance and a lover of baseball, you absolutely do not want to miss The Prospects.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was fine but I think it was just a little sporty for me. If you don’t know anything about baseball (like me) you might not like it. I had a hard time for the first third of the book.
I can see why people love this book, the trans joy was immaculate. I love the found family aspect of it all, and I also love the way Gene has to work on wanting things for himself. And the act two was very enjoyable. But I wish we could have seen more of why Luis stop talking to Gene in the first place. I also think I would have connected more to the story if it was told in a dual pov.
I can see why people love this book, the trans joy was immaculate. I love the found family aspect of it all, and I also love the way Gene has to work on wanting things for himself. And the act two was very enjoyable. But I wish we could have seen more of why Luis stop talking to Gene in the first place. I also think I would have connected more to the story if it was told in a dual pov.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
funny
medium-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
Cute sports romance! I really liked how open and honest Luis and gene were so the short little third act break up made sense. Pretty low stakes with a little background drama sprinkled in
I read it pretty fast so it seemed a little insta love, like they were friends, then they kissed, and now they love each other? But I think I just loved how nervous Luis was around gene
Definitely would recommend if you want a cute queer romance!
I read it pretty fast so it seemed a little insta love, like they were friends, then they kissed, and now they love each other? But I think I just loved how nervous Luis was around gene
Definitely would recommend if you want a cute queer romance!
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
What I really liked about this book was how realistic the romance was.
For once, the characters had a real connection and I didn't feel like it was only lust even in the beginning of their involvement with eachother.
Also, the way conflict was handled most of the times was refreshing. There wasn't unnecessary or generated drama to move the plot forward.
The only thing I'm sad about is that I have no clue about baseball so I was just confused at some parts of the book.
For once, the characters had a real connection and I didn't feel like it was only lust even in the beginning of their involvement with eachother.
Also, the way conflict was handled most of the times was refreshing. There wasn't unnecessary or generated drama to move the plot forward.
The only thing I'm sad about is that I have no clue about baseball so I was just confused at some parts of the book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
No doubt this is a good book but there is WAYYY too much baseball for me. I like my sports romances to be romance with a side of sports, not sports with a side of romance.
Really really enjoyed this - such warmth and heart, with really engaging characters and a beautiful coming of age and self actualization arc. May the world have more and more of these fairy tales that we can work together to help feel closer to real life
HOWEVER I do need to say that this book has a massive name vs pronoun problem - the number of times I had to read Gene and Luis in every single paragraph was absolutely egregious. This was especially awful during the sex scenes and detracted from the (well built and earned!) intimacy. I can’t believe none of the editors cut the names down by at least half and made everything so much less awkward and amateurish. As a decades long connoisseur of gay fanfiction I KNOW it can be done more elegantly than this and it’s annoying that a tradpub dropped the ball on something so simple
HOWEVER I do need to say that this book has a massive name vs pronoun problem - the number of times I had to read Gene and Luis in every single paragraph was absolutely egregious. This was especially awful during the sex scenes and detracted from the (well built and earned!) intimacy. I can’t believe none of the editors cut the names down by at least half and made everything so much less awkward and amateurish. As a decades long connoisseur of gay fanfiction I KNOW it can be done more elegantly than this and it’s annoying that a tradpub dropped the ball on something so simple