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A review by peachyguro
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
3.0
Such a wholesome delight of a book.
This should be another indicator that I need to read more queer books because clearly my lack in reading them is an injustice done unto myself at this point. I had such a good time reading this. I smiled, laughed, shed a tear here and there. The good stuff.
For a debut novel, I think this was overall fine. I couldn't look past some flaws in this, but I give it all a pass to just sit back and enjoy this for what it is. I was never really into sports to begin with, so there's that lack of interest for a major part of the book, but I just count that as going out of comfort zone a little bit. That kind of ties into why I gave it a 3 star - just a personal thing.
Every scene of Justice and Spencer falling in love with each other was so precious. I didn't mind how cheesy it got or even how cliché it could be; it just felt so right with me. I love to see it.
I feel like a lot of the victories felt.. too easily earned? A lot of the pressure just comes from Spencer's insecurities, and even the biggest obstacle felt like a breeze to get over. I definitely wasn't expecting like court-room-serious type of scenarios or anything too extreme, but it just felt underwhelming for what I had expected to happen. Maybe that could be a plus since I enjoyed this as a light-hearted read.
Regardless, I couldn't put this book down. I loved it!
This should be another indicator that I need to read more queer books because clearly my lack in reading them is an injustice done unto myself at this point. I had such a good time reading this. I smiled, laughed, shed a tear here and there. The good stuff.
For a debut novel, I think this was overall fine. I couldn't look past some flaws in this, but I give it all a pass to just sit back and enjoy this for what it is. I was never really into sports to begin with, so there's that lack of interest for a major part of the book, but I just count that as going out of comfort zone a little bit. That kind of ties into why I gave it a 3 star - just a personal thing.
Every scene of Justice and Spencer falling in love with each other was so precious. I didn't mind how cheesy it got or even how cliché it could be; it just felt so right with me. I love to see it.
I feel like a lot of the victories felt.. too easily earned? A lot of the pressure just comes from Spencer's insecurities, and even the biggest obstacle felt like a breeze to get over. I definitely wasn't expecting like court-room-serious type of scenarios or anything too extreme, but it just felt underwhelming for what I had expected to happen. Maybe that could be a plus since I enjoyed this as a light-hearted read.
Regardless, I couldn't put this book down. I loved it!