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The Prospects by KT Hoffman

9 reviews

3readingcircus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

• Trans MMC 
• ASL rep 
• ADHD rep 
• Anxiety 
• Brief Down syndrome mention (minor character) 

Loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Racism, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

ldevampurr's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Ableism, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Racism, and Car accident

bashsbooks's review

hopeful 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? No

4.0

I will admit, I was initially skeptical about The Prospects. I'm not a huge romance guy - or a huge sports guy, for that matter. But it was recommended by a nonbinary friend, so I thought I'd give it a shot. And I'm glad that I did!

I thought Gene and Luis - and many of the supporting characters as well - were good people with realistic nuances, hangups, and moments of frustration. I was interested in the baseball aspect purely through Hoffman's obvious affection and passion for the sport. And I was very pleasantly surprised to see explicit gay trans sex, which I am not used to finding in published work outside of very specific erotica, so that was a treat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Classism

aingealwroth's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

Author does a good job of ensuring that while Trans-ness is a strong aspect of the book, the whole plot of the book isn't based upon it. The characters are very human and relatable. Bonus points for all the rep that organically is included in this story.
(-0.25* because I don't actually like sports, this usually would be a -0.5* but the author also does a really good job of infusing the POV with the character's own love of it.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Transphobia and Car accident

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

alexelli's review against another edition

inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

levilore_'s review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

I'm so happy that this book exists. Gene was such a relatable character and his experiences were so relatable as a trans guy. I really enjoyed his relationship with Luis and all the other characters in the book.

I didn't think the story was the most entertaining, but that could be because I don't know anything about baseball. Overall, I thought the characters were great.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Car accident

jennireadsmaybe's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Imagine my delight when I found out there was a trans + queer baseball romance coming out where the main character is the first trans man to play professional baseball. The Prospects is everything I love about romance and sports and queer/trans identity mixed into one totally delightful, heartwarming story. 

Gene is the kind of character that will stick with me for the rest of my life. He's an optimist, but he's so afraid to dream of more for himself. His romance with Luis is yearning personified. The former teammates turned rivals turned teammates want each other so badly that they don't quite know how to leave the other be. Truly, I would do anything to protect them from the world. 

K.T. Hoffman isn't afraid to acknowledge the tough conversations around just how white and cis-het baseball is. But, at its heart, The Prospects is a story of hope, friendship, community, romance, dreaming, and all the different forms love that we have for people. I can't wait to see what is to come for K.T. Hoffman!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Transphobia

obscurepages's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective tense slow-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

4.0

Okay I was not prepared for how tender and hopeful this book was going to be 😭 I think this book surprised me, most of all, with the way it showed trans experience, queer love, and optimism among marginalized communities to its readers.

It might just feel dense and slow at times, but I loved the pining and romance. And I cried in one emotional scene, because one line reminded me of Ed and Stede from OFMD, well... there's nothing I can do about that 😂

This is all I will say for now! Will be posting a full review on my tour stop (Bookstagram + Blog) with Colored Pages Book Tours!

Exact rating: 4 ⭐️

CW: panic attacks, anxiety, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, sexual content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

Minor: Misogyny