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Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

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mariane_g's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

High school as an actual experience? Not so much my thing. High school romance in books? Almost always my jam. This is a spin on the cheerleader and quarterback romance. Amber is a cheerleader who aspires to be cheer captain. Part of this means she's hiding part of her identity. She also cheers for a football team that is terrible. Then a new quarterback shows up to take over after the starter is tragically killed in a car accident. Jaclyn (Jack) Wilson relocates to the town to take on the role. She is meant with lots of resentment and people who want to see her fail, except Amber who falls hard. The story is then one of budding romance, of fitting in, and just navigating all the high school things. Overall, it was just a delight of a YA read!

alicehc's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

ghee's review

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3.0

Cute book! Pretty classic YA high school rom com. A lot of in the closet secrets with high school dynamics. I like that they made some of the characters more well rounded and not cartoonishly evil. Some just seem like hateful high schoolers.
The romance between the main characters happened kinda fast and I wish there was more detail in their time together and relationship but in YA fashion everything is kinda vague and quick in favor of ploy. Which isn’t horrible since it avoids long paragraphs that you wanna skip. Very straightforward plot and overall a good read. Would definitely recommend if you want a cute read with a happy ending. I’d give it 3.8 not because it’s bad but more because it’s fine and I prob won’t reread it.