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pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
CW: Eating disorder, fatphobic comments, intrusive thoughts, mention of COVID, death of a loved one due ot to COVID-19; homophobia; blackmailing threat; misgoyny; misgendering, deadname on page.
CW: Eating disorder, fatphobic comments, intrusive thoughts, mention of COVID, death of a loved one due ot to COVID-19; homophobia; blackmailing threat; misgoyny; misgendering, deadname on page.
almckay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
gwynethburns21's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
3.75
arinbarth's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
caitiep92's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.5
guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
As with all anthologies, stories are hit or miss.
lizziewoj's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
jessoehrlein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Really loved that this covers girls in all different sports and at all different kinds of levels, playing in different ways and for different reasons.
Some favorites:
*Iacopelli's "Safe at Home" - we don't have enough softball YA stories, and this one is so explicitly for the A League of Their Own (movie) fans
*Sarah Henning's "Better in the Long Run" - the reflections on running as love vs punishment here are so good! And people becoming teammates!
*Maggie Hall's "Sidelined" - I really like stories of people finding different places than they expected in activities they love. Also figuring out if they actually like something!
*"Volley Girl" by Adler - all the growing up feelings.
The one where I knew enough about the sport to have quibbles and *did* have them was the sport climbing story. The portrayal of climbing itself is fine, but the Olympic qualification process for 2020 is so thoroughly not even remotely how it worked!
Some favorites:
*Iacopelli's "Safe at Home" - we don't have enough softball YA stories, and this one is so explicitly for the A League of Their Own (movie) fans
*Sarah Henning's "Better in the Long Run" - the reflections on running as love vs punishment here are so good! And people becoming teammates!
*Maggie Hall's "Sidelined" - I really like stories of people finding different places than they expected in activities they love. Also figuring out if they actually like something!
*"Volley Girl" by Adler - all the growing up feelings.
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Transphobia and Suicidal thoughts