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deidrelj's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
4.5
jcurry447's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
martafrt's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
exist0ni's review
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? Yes
3.0
merricatfromblackwood's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A fun light high school sports romance
dgrstory's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
max_the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Really 4.5 stars.
A fun twist on the classic cheerleader fighting to be cheer captain and star quarterback fall in love, happily ever after. Except the quarterback is brand new to the school (toootally not recruited *cough cough*) to replace the previous one and she's a girl named Jack, and wow, most of the school is absolutely not happy about either of two things. Our cheerleader (Amber) though makes it her mission to make people come around to the new QB that keeps getting touchdowns.
Overall, it was a really great book and I sped through it in a day or two. The dialog and a lot of the details felt really natural - sometime YA authors have trouble making teenagers actually sound and act like teenagers - and the enemies to reluctant allies to lovers between Jack and Amber was great.
And I will also note that I really loved Amber's mom, Miguel and some of the other side characters as well!
Many of the other side characters, though were pretty awful - fantastically written, just wow, pretty terrible people. Which brings me into my warning for the book: it gets pretty heavy and it takes a while for things to get brighter. While as a YA it easily could've veered into darker territory, but it was definitely not the light-hearted rom-com I was expecting, which is fine but I would've gone into this book with a different frame of mind if I knew.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!
A fun twist on the classic cheerleader fighting to be cheer captain and star quarterback fall in love, happily ever after. Except the quarterback is brand new to the school (toootally not recruited *cough cough*) to replace the previous one and she's a girl named Jack, and wow, most of the school is absolutely not happy about either of two things. Our cheerleader (Amber) though makes it her mission to make people come around to the new QB that keeps getting touchdowns.
Overall, it was a really great book and I sped through it in a day or two. The dialog and a lot of the details felt really natural - sometime YA authors have trouble making teenagers actually sound and act like teenagers - and the enemies to reluctant allies to lovers between Jack and Amber was great.
And I will also note that I really loved Amber's mom, Miguel and some of the other side characters as well!
Many of the other side characters, though were pretty awful - fantastically written, just wow, pretty terrible people. Which brings me into my warning for the book: it gets pretty heavy and it takes a while for things to get brighter. While as a YA it easily could've veered into darker territory, but it was definitely not the light-hearted rom-com I was expecting, which is fine but I would've gone into this book with a different frame of mind if I knew.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!
finnthehuman217's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t always like coming out stories but this one is so cute because it takes the small town Florida setting and makes it a barrier for the protagonist’s identity. Because in a small town you don’t want to be caught dead in a queer relationship. Especially one so obsessed with football.
claudiarippon's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
really really cute sapphic love story. complicated and sad at times. super easy read.