i love this author and was soooo excited about this arc and then one of the characters has my deadname and i couldn’t keep going. i’m still upset about it but i suggest others read it even though i couldn’t look past the name.

What a fun and cutesy teen sports romance. perfect for the YA teens at my library! Loved this one and will continue to read Daliah's future works

This book was so fun! I loved the cheerleader/football player premise and even more so that it’s sapphic!! It was cute and fun and romantic and I love Dahlia Adler’s novels.

Home Field Advantage is an enjoyable and easygoing read that’s great for escaping reality for a bit. It takes the traditional quarterback and cheerleader dynamic and gives it a fresh twist, transforming the narrative into a lovely sapphic and feminist tale that explores women’s roles in sports. Overall, I found it to overall be an adorable delight.

Home Field Advantage was a fast read and while it was fun, we also dealt with some more serious subjects. We follow two main characters. Jack transfers schools and becomes quarterback on the football team. This doesn't go over well with all, because she's a girl. Amber wants nothing more than to become cheerleader captain, but when she starts to develop feelings for Jack, she struggles with her sexuality and how she's portrayed in her community.

This book is filled with banter, humor, and some more serious moments. Jack and Amber both grow a lot as characters and really start to figure out what they want. It's not always easy, but these always seem to come back to each other. Both of our characters are flawed and felt very realistic. My heart went out to both of these characters and I wished I could fight for them at the same time. I feel like Dahlia Adler did a great job dealing with these topics and I definitely recommend this story. I really enjoyed this heartwarming romance.

This was not one of my favorites. I feel like the writing was juvenile. Even though it's a YA book, I think the standards should still be held higher.

I first heard of Dahlia from the book blogger space, so it's awesome to see her book getting published! This was such a great read and exactly what I'd expect from her. This is a f/f coming of age love story with an unlikely quarterback and a cheerleader, which puts an interesting spin on an age old trope.

A very cute sapphic YA romance from Dahlia Adler. I loved that it was about a female football player! If there had been a book like this when I was in high school, I wouldn't have known what to do with myself. I would have just been over the moon thrilled. And I'm thrilled for all the queer kids who get to read Adler's books now. She is a great voice in YA and a much needed one, too.

I'm kind of tired of reading books disguised as "cute high-school romance" when all it's really about is unchecked bigotry. If most of the football and cheerleading team are so misogynistic and homophobic, how did a girl get to be the quarterback, when everyone knows she's going to be bullied and they do nothing about it.

LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS BOOK. I cannot say it enough, such a cute and fun read. You cannot go wrong with Dahlia Adler.

A delightful queer romance from one of the best authors in the genre. Adler shows very well that she knows and respects her audience, and the result is funny, smart, and overall excellent.

I loved this book! It's well-written, enjoyable, and a great read. Dahlia Adler did a great job of writing in a way that captures the readers attention, and makes you not want to put it down until you're finished! I would highly recommend it!

I requested this book after enjoying Cool for the Summer. This one ended up being a little heavier than I expected, but that made me enjoy it all the more. I enjoyed the romance and the deep subjects touched upon. I always really appreciate it when an author finds a way to slip in the deep stuff in a way that still keeps the story flowing. I gave this one 3.5 stars.

I started this hoping for a cute, quick read romcom, and that was exactly what I got

While I do not care about sports at all (and did not understand any of the American football terms) that didn't pull my focus away from the story too much as the core of the plot was about the high school politics and the romance rather than the game itself

This is a really quick read, I absolutely flew through it and was a great first step into the trope of sports romances - and can we take a moment to appreciate the gorgeous cover??

Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Overall a cute sapphic high school romance. There are some trigger warnings for homophobia and misogyny but nothing graphic. I don't necessarily mind that kind of discussion, although I do tend to lean more towards "yay queer love that let's me have a fantasy of no lesbophobia, etc.," but not every book is going to be like that for sure. I like the writing style and characters. A few parts did drag a bit, but nothing egregious.

4.75 stars

What a unique premise! And I loved the way the author was inspired by a photo she saw of two girls, one in a football uniform, and the other cheerleader. This book was really good, I love the characters in the story and how they both grew, but I wish there was a little bit less homophobia. That made it a difficult read so even though I’m rounding up my review to five stars, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this to everyone.

This was such a fun, romantic, joyful, REAL queer YA from Adler—I love her characters and voice, and this was such a lovely, sports-focused addition to her oeuvre.

I'm a huge Dahlia Adler fan & this book definitely delivers. A swoony romance set on the football field, which explores themes of acceptance, authenticity and standing up for what is right. There is such an authentic and lovable component to each of the characters, as well as strong chemistry. Again, huge fan of Adler and highly recommend this story.

Sincere thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, & Wednesday Books for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

DNF @ 10%

I think this is a case where this book is YA and I'm an adult and am not the target audience for the book. I think teens would really like this one, as it was cute and had a promising premise!

A great book. I didn't finish it, but that's nothing on the book, and everything on me. I think I was too depressed for a book that is so sad. I expected something light and breezy, but the MC is going through a lot. Between bullying and loneliness and being in the closet, it was just a rough read for me, but again, not the book's fault.

I think plenty of people love it, and rightly so.