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A review by blakeandbooks
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
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? No
5.0
Thank you to Dial Press and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was everything!! It was equal parts soft and sexy. It was full of hope and love and dreams. Gene is an incredible main character who truly undergoes this wonderful character arc where he allows himself to want things, not just hope for them. He is the first openly transgender man to play professional baseball, and he loves his team and is ready for the season. But… when he finds out Luis Estrada who he played baseball with in college has been traded to his team, suddenly he isn’t so sure. As they are forced to figure out how to play together again, it also creates this environment where they’re able to reevaluate the other and be friends, until they start to slowly realize they’re becoming more to each other.
Luis and Gene are the absolute CUTEST, and I am obsessed with them. We must protect them at all costs!! Gene is this bubbly, hilarious, kind personality, and Luis is quiet, anxious, and introverted. They balance each other out and allow for the other to have space to be exactly who they are. As they begin to spend so much time together, it was so easy to see their attentiveness and care towards each other. I was constantly highlighting interactions and conversations between the two of them, because I could not get enough of them. I could’ve read another 200 pages of just them being together. Luis also have a therapy dog named Dodger, who I cannot fail to bring up, because he’s such a good doggo!!! He is shown multiple times to be doing a great job taking care of Luis in extremely anxiety inducing situations and when he has an on-page panic attack.
And I cannot fail to mention Vince! I love him and his friendship/mentorship to Gene. He took him under his wing, and it’s so good. They also have some disagreements/arguments in the book that felt very real to me. They were able to work through their issues and admit where they had messed up. The found family of their team was also great, and it just made my heart so warm and gooey.
I’m blown away that this is a debut novel. I feel like nothing I say or review will be even adequate enough for my love of this story and these characters. Hoffman, incredible, wonderful, brilliant job.
This book was everything!! It was equal parts soft and sexy. It was full of hope and love and dreams. Gene is an incredible main character who truly undergoes this wonderful character arc where he allows himself to want things, not just hope for them. He is the first openly transgender man to play professional baseball, and he loves his team and is ready for the season. But… when he finds out Luis Estrada who he played baseball with in college has been traded to his team, suddenly he isn’t so sure. As they are forced to figure out how to play together again, it also creates this environment where they’re able to reevaluate the other and be friends, until they start to slowly realize they’re becoming more to each other.
Luis and Gene are the absolute CUTEST, and I am obsessed with them. We must protect them at all costs!! Gene is this bubbly, hilarious, kind personality, and Luis is quiet, anxious, and introverted. They balance each other out and allow for the other to have space to be exactly who they are. As they begin to spend so much time together, it was so easy to see their attentiveness and care towards each other. I was constantly highlighting interactions and conversations between the two of them, because I could not get enough of them. I could’ve read another 200 pages of just them being together. Luis also have a therapy dog named Dodger, who I cannot fail to bring up, because he’s such a good doggo!!! He is shown multiple times to be doing a great job taking care of Luis in extremely anxiety inducing situations and when he has an on-page panic attack.
And I cannot fail to mention Vince! I love him and his friendship/mentorship to Gene. He took him under his wing, and it’s so good. They also have some disagreements/arguments in the book that felt very real to me. They were able to work through their issues and admit where they had messed up. The found family of their team was also great, and it just made my heart so warm and gooey.
I’m blown away that this is a debut novel. I feel like nothing I say or review will be even adequate enough for my love of this story and these characters. Hoffman, incredible, wonderful, brilliant job.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Transphobia