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The Prospects by KT Hoffman

4 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

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

dogoodwithbooks's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Closed Door Mods: Chapter 13 (some parts), Chapters 15-16 (some parts), Chapter 22 (some parts) 

With the heart of the classic quintessential baseball story, K.T. Hoffman’s debut romance highlights the heart behind America’s past time behind a queer love story between two players. Sweet, funny, and full of charm, Hoffman is able to expand upon the typical baseball story and bring it to life for a new audience looking for heartwarming queer romance novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Abandonment

wildatheart1339's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing and Transphobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail