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A review by queenofswordsandwords
Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo
5.0
➸ bi4bi
➸ rookie/veteran
➸ D/s and she's the dom
➸ great families
❝ She is a goddess of water and starlight, and I hate how badly I want to fall to my knees in worship. ❞
this book is so good. everything about it spoke to me. this is everything i could have wanted from a queer sports romance. i love that they're both bi, that it doesn't have to be explained, that they just know.
this takes the time to build trust. they spend a lot of time together, practice, travel, games, and it's all worth it when they come together later on. i knew nothing about baseball before going into this book (look, we haven't had a team in Montreal since 2004) but there is always so much stakes with sports romances and this one was no exception.
Sierra is healing from a previous team that made her question herself and her worth and Mateo is dealing with the physical toll from doing this job for so long. Both of them clash at first and it's easy to see that once they open up, they belong together.
ugh, I have feelings, please read this book. it's top tier.
❝ Shut up and kiss me, Reyez. ❞
♡ more tiny things i love about this book ♡
1. the content notes at the beginning of the book. i appreciated being told that there would be no conception, reproduction, children, fertility or discussion of it.
2. someone talks about their partner, and that's that.
3. the characters, even tho they are professional athletes, are not held to unattainable beauty standards. we get a bit of fat, rolls when they sit, not just skin on muscles.
4. Sierra has moms. elder queers are such a joy to see on page and Mateo's family has always been supportive.
5. Mateo's niece has a partner that uses they/them pronouns.
➸ rookie/veteran
➸ D/s and she's the dom
➸ great families
❝ She is a goddess of water and starlight, and I hate how badly I want to fall to my knees in worship. ❞
this book is so good. everything about it spoke to me. this is everything i could have wanted from a queer sports romance. i love that they're both bi, that it doesn't have to be explained, that they just know.
this takes the time to build trust. they spend a lot of time together, practice, travel, games, and it's all worth it when they come together later on. i knew nothing about baseball before going into this book (look, we haven't had a team in Montreal since 2004) but there is always so much stakes with sports romances and this one was no exception.
Sierra is healing from a previous team that made her question herself and her worth and Mateo is dealing with the physical toll from doing this job for so long. Both of them clash at first and it's easy to see that once they open up, they belong together.
ugh, I have feelings, please read this book. it's top tier.
❝ Shut up and kiss me, Reyez. ❞
♡ more tiny things i love about this book ♡
1. the content notes at the beginning of the book. i appreciated being told that there would be no conception, reproduction, children, fertility or discussion of it.
2. someone talks about their partner, and that's that.
3. the characters, even tho they are professional athletes, are not held to unattainable beauty standards. we get a bit of fat, rolls when they sit, not just skin on muscles.
4. Sierra has moms. elder queers are such a joy to see on page and Mateo's family has always been supportive.
5. Mateo's niece has a partner that uses they/them pronouns.