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A review by rainbowbookworm
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me digital ARCs of both the audiobook and the ebook. They gave me a nice way to spend my afternoon.
I was looking forward to this one not only because of the f/f love story, but also because I was excited to see a female athlete crushing it in an otherwise all-male team. Oftentimes I am upset that authors erase many of the difficulties someone in Jack' situation would face, but the book does not shy away from portraying some of the sexism, homophobia, and toxic masculinity that a player like Jack would have faced in that situation.
As for the love story itself, it felt a bit rushed. Amber liked Jack only because of her looks, Jack sidled up to Amber only so that she may get what she wanted and suddenly they had a relationship. I would have liked to see them build something over a sturdier foundation. Nevertheless, I was invested to see how they faced the hostilities coming from the cheerleaders and the football team as well as how they'd eventually make their relationship public considering everyone thought Amber had a boy friend.
I have discovered that I enjoy listening to audiobooks as I read along to the printed/digital text so it was a treat to have the audiobook copy. I enjoyed the narrator who read for Amber's chapters, but not so much the one who was reading for Jack, but I don't know if that is due to the narration itself or the fact that audiobook ARC quality is notoriously poor.
I was looking forward to this one not only because of the f/f love story, but also because I was excited to see a female athlete crushing it in an otherwise all-male team. Oftentimes I am upset that authors erase many of the difficulties someone in Jack' situation would face, but the book does not shy away from portraying some of the sexism, homophobia, and toxic masculinity that a player like Jack would have faced in that situation.
As for the love story itself, it felt a bit rushed. Amber liked Jack only because of her looks, Jack sidled up to Amber only so that she may get what she wanted and suddenly they had a relationship. I would have liked to see them build something over a sturdier foundation. Nevertheless, I was invested to see how they faced the hostilities coming from the cheerleaders and the football team as well as how they'd eventually make their relationship public considering everyone thought Amber had a boy friend.
I have discovered that I enjoy listening to audiobooks as I read along to the printed/digital text so it was a treat to have the audiobook copy. I enjoyed the narrator who read for Amber's chapters, but not so much the one who was reading for Jack, but I don't know if that is due to the narration itself or the fact that audiobook ARC quality is notoriously poor.