Reviews with content warning for Racism - The Prospects

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fanboyriot's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

This book was amazing and it had so many sweet moments. The characters were written so beautifully and I loved them so much. I might not know anything about baseball but this book had me so invested. I loved it so much. The queer and trans rep was so comforting to read and I really liked the found family tropes.

While there was a bit of mentioned with Luis and Gene’s history in college there isn’t much of an explanation, and they kinda rush into being friends again pretty suddenly. Their dynamic was really cute though, Gene being an optimistic ray of sunshine and Luis being the shadow of anxiety in the corner of a room.

Read For

✓ Achillean

✓ Teammates

✓ Found Family

✓ Baseball Romance

✓ Grumpy x Sunshine

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧

Plot: 5/10

Pace: 7/10

Ending: 9/10

Characters: 10/10

Enjoyability: 9/10

Writing Style: 9/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Gene

Favorite Quote: ❝ Gene considers asking him how far, exactly, the stick up his ass is wedged, and if maybe the case is terminal. ❞

POV: Third Person

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Release Date: 09, April 2024

Rep/Extras: Gay Transman MC, Gay Latine MC, Gay Side Characters, Hearing Impaired Side Character, Panic Disorder/Anxiety Rep, Mental Health

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3readingcircus's review against another edition

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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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ldevampurr's review against another edition

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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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fieldfarmer's review

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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? It's complicated

4.5

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bashsbooks's review

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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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hedonsgaybookshelf's review

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emotional 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

Too much technical baseball stuff for me, but can’t fault it because that’s what it says on the tin. Pleasantly surprised with good mental health and trans rep; the intimacy and vanilla sex were lovely and hot and realistic (as a transmasc reader). Sometimes feels like a checklist of diverse rep across all the side characters, but maybe that’s just realistic and I overall don’t think I mind it. Loved Luis’ character especially. Overall, I thought it was cute and funny and fine, a queer romance that’s accessible for mainstream.

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alexelli's review against another edition

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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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levilore_'s review against another edition

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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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