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A review by mesy_mark
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.75
This is a YA on a cheerleader and the new football quarterback- here is the catch the quarterback is a girl. And she kicks ass on the field but no one cares except Amber, our cheerleader, who can't risk supporting QB cause she wants to be the captain. Amber is dating Miguel, her gay best friend for cover but as the team of footballers and cheerleaders intense their anger at the new girl, will Amber try to stop it?
This is a heavy book even though at times there is the light-hearted cute aspect of it. There is homophobia and myology dripped on many pages, not in grand examples but more the microaggression, and yes microaggression also comes through. The characters are memorable and we can see the connection between our MCs. And seeing our MCs going about in the homophobic cluster they are in was me rallying for them, sad for them, and angry at the couch who saw all of it and did nothing.
This is a heavy book even though at times there is the light-hearted cute aspect of it. There is homophobia and myology dripped on many pages, not in grand examples but more the microaggression, and yes microaggression also comes through. The characters are memorable and we can see the connection between our MCs. And seeing our MCs going about in the homophobic cluster they are in was me rallying for them, sad for them, and angry at the couch who saw all of it and did nothing.