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noyastan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Murder, Child death, and Sexual violence
floorvandalen's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
hansbookshelf's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Child death
arlangrey17's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexism
jessspeake's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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? No
3.5
Camilla aka "Furia" is a strong young woman living in Rosario, Argentina. She has dreams of playing futbol in the USA. When her childhood love, Diego, visits Rosario on a break from his professional futbol career, the two rekindle a romance. Now Camilla must choose which dream to pursue: playing futbol, or a relationship with Diego.
I listened to this story as an audiobook, and really enjoyed it! It was fascinating to learn more about Argentina, and what it would mean for Camilla to try and pursue her dreams from Rosario.
I think her character was written beautifully, and as a young woman she has so much strength, conviction, and heart. I was rooting for her the whole time, no matter what path she chose.
I don't know if I see myself rereading this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it while listening to it. This is a great book to pick up if you love young adult books, futbol, strong female characters and romance!
I listened to this story as an audiobook, and really enjoyed it! It was fascinating to learn more about Argentina, and what it would mean for Camilla to try and pursue her dreams from Rosario.
I think her character was written beautifully, and as a young woman she has so much strength, conviction, and heart. I was rooting for her the whole time, no matter what path she chose.
I don't know if I see myself rereading this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it while listening to it. This is a great book to pick up if you love young adult books, futbol, strong female characters and romance!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Blood
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Death, and Murder
anna_23's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse and Violence
Minor: Rape, Child death, and Abortion
sonygaystation's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? No
3.75
3.5-3.75 but rounding up. I have mixed feelings about this one. It started out strong, dipped in the middle, dipped a lot more toward the end, and then went back up at the very ending. I LOVE sports novels, especially ones with women at the center, but I think it struggles because it's trying to do a lot of things at once with its message and while I really like what it's ultimately trying to say, a couple of the individual plot lines fall a little flat. I was rooting hard for Diego so I feel frustrated by his plot line even though I completely understand (I think anyway!!) the intention of the author with it. I feel the romantic aspect of the book could have been omitted entirely, honestly, because even in spite of the intention I think the culmination fell a little flat. For a lot of the book it wasn't really about soccer at all, but her relationship with Diego, which really didn't end up serving much for the plot. BUT that being said I liked Camila a lot, she is so strong and so easy to cheer for, which really carries the book a long way. Overall, Furia is feminist and unapologetic and handles what it can be like living under a very staunch patriarchy really well.
content warnings: femicide, mentions of child murder, domestic abuse, mentions of sexual abuse, cheating
content warnings: femicide, mentions of child murder, domestic abuse, mentions of sexual abuse, cheating
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death and Sexual violence
itsmeyseniab's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I was provided an ARC by Algonquin Young Readers in exchange for an honest review - all thoughts are my own.
I was really excited to get my hands on this one, but I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would.
I was so intrigued going into this novel because the plot sounded right up my alley but ultimately it felt all over the place: it felt like a bunch of subplots rolled together to the point where I was unsure at times what the novel was 100% about (I knew what the overall message was, but I didn't know which event was supposed to serve as the climax as multiple pivotal events took place at different points). While all the subplots discussed important "hard-hitting" topics, it became overbearing - I think that the novel would've benefitted from a more streamlined sequence of events. For lack of a better phrase: less is more!
I found it really hard to care about Camila and her story at times. I wanted to root for her, but I felt such a strong disconnect from the plot that I wasn't really intrigued by her story. It was really great seeing her come into her own and beat the odds by the end of the novel, but I didn't feel as much gratification from it as I expected. That being said, I feel the same way about all of the supporting characters - I felt "meh" about them all: even her father and Diego! I wish we got to know them all a bit more, they all felt one-dimensional to me.
I was just left wanting a lot more. :(
I was really excited to get my hands on this one, but I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would.
I was so intrigued going into this novel because the plot sounded right up my alley but ultimately it felt all over the place: it felt like a bunch of subplots rolled together to the point where I was unsure at times what the novel was 100% about (I knew what the overall message was, but I didn't know which event was supposed to serve as the climax as multiple pivotal events took place at different points). While all the subplots discussed important "hard-hitting" topics, it became overbearing - I think that the novel would've benefitted from a more streamlined sequence of events. For lack of a better phrase: less is more!
I found it really hard to care about Camila and her story at times. I wanted to root for her, but I felt such a strong disconnect from the plot that I wasn't really intrigued by her story. It was really great seeing her come into her own and beat the odds by the end of the novel, but I didn't feel as much gratification from it as I expected. That being said, I feel the same way about all of the supporting characters - I felt "meh" about them all: even her father and Diego! I wish we got to know them all a bit more, they all felt one-dimensional to me.
I was just left wanting a lot more. :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity
Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Child death
mmmmmm's review
challenging
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was saying a lot, weaved it all in pretty well but just didn't go *quite* as deeply as it could've
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Death, and Murder
illegiblescribble's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a feminist triumph of a young argentinian woman's story of drive, passion, and futbol.
"furia"'s main character camila contains the strongest voice for a main character i've read in a while. by the end of the book, i truly felt like i knew who camila was; she was allowed to have goals and a strong drive while also acting like a real person. what i mean is, camila is allowed to have a crush without it dominating her story, she's allowed to get her period without it being a big deal, she is able to casually mention the argentinian pro-choice movement without it becoming a major plot point, and she can deal with issues of poverty and misogyny and domestic violence without these issues dominating the book. the story is always primarily about *camila* and it is all the better for it.
the author's note at the end also provided excellent context to some of the word choices in the book and to argentinian culture.
the audiobook narration was a joy to listen to. sol madariaga truly encapsulated camila and i would love to listen to another book narrated by her.
thank you to netgalley and workman audio for an audio arc in exchange for an honest review.
"furia"'s main character camila contains the strongest voice for a main character i've read in a while. by the end of the book, i truly felt like i knew who camila was; she was allowed to have goals and a strong drive while also acting like a real person. what i mean is, camila is allowed to have a crush without it dominating her story, she's allowed to get her period without it being a big deal, she is able to casually mention the argentinian pro-choice movement without it becoming a major plot point, and she can deal with issues of poverty and misogyny and domestic violence without these issues dominating the book. the story is always primarily about *camila* and it is all the better for it.
the author's note at the end also provided excellent context to some of the word choices in the book and to argentinian culture.
the audiobook narration was a joy to listen to. sol madariaga truly encapsulated camila and i would love to listen to another book narrated by her.
thank you to netgalley and workman audio for an audio arc in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Infidelity