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A review by cadiva
Offside by Alison Hendricks
4.0
Another great addition to the Eastshore Tigers world
There's something truly addictive about books set in the heady world of American Football, where there's so much testosterone flying about you'd be forgiven for wanting to stop and take a breath. This one's no exception.
Hendricks' Eastshore Tigers series has been both humorous and heartbreaking at times as her pen puts the spotlight on a bunch of young guys making their way into adult life with the added complications of being gay or bisexual in a heavily over masculine sports world where bucking the trend is not considered a good thing.
The pressures to confirm to stereotypes are neatly played out in Hendricks' stories and this one takes things deeper into the sometimes seedy world behind the spotlight.
My heart felt for Lance, the feelings of disappointment and betrayal he had from his time in the NFL and how his life was never his own. Beau broke my heart though, thinking playing the party boy was his only way of validating his existence and forgetting about his shifty home life.
I was on the edge throughout with the tensions amping up towards the big game changer and when it came I was there, anxiously hoping all would be well.
I liked this pairing very much, it wasn't all hearts and flowers, there were real obstacles in their relationship and it made the payoff all the more sweeter for it.
There's something truly addictive about books set in the heady world of American Football, where there's so much testosterone flying about you'd be forgiven for wanting to stop and take a breath. This one's no exception.
Hendricks' Eastshore Tigers series has been both humorous and heartbreaking at times as her pen puts the spotlight on a bunch of young guys making their way into adult life with the added complications of being gay or bisexual in a heavily over masculine sports world where bucking the trend is not considered a good thing.
The pressures to confirm to stereotypes are neatly played out in Hendricks' stories and this one takes things deeper into the sometimes seedy world behind the spotlight.
My heart felt for Lance, the feelings of disappointment and betrayal he had from his time in the NFL and how his life was never his own. Beau broke my heart though, thinking playing the party boy was his only way of validating his existence and forgetting about his shifty home life.
I was on the edge throughout with the tensions amping up towards the big game changer and when it came I was there, anxiously hoping all would be well.
I liked this pairing very much, it wasn't all hearts and flowers, there were real obstacles in their relationship and it made the payoff all the more sweeter for it.