I didn't enjoy this books as much as I thought I would, but I still liked the story and the characters.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

Okayyyyyy, but is Gene the cutest or what?? I loved this baseball romance story!

I loved how balanced it was. I'm not a huge baseball person and while this had a lot of baseball in it, I didn't feel completely lost while reading it. It also discussed topics regarding the main character being a trans MC and other mental health issues, but it also wasn't super heavy. The chemistry between Gene and Luis was absolutely incredible and I love them so much!

I loved the teammates and the underlying theme of hope throughout the entire story. Overall, it was very cute and adorable!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

The Prospects is such a lovely, fun read. As someone who is not a fan of sports, this was still digestible and enjoyable. The romance was everything I wanted. More gay trans romances please!!

[ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review]

This is one of my favorite books of the year. I love baseball, I love trans stories, and I love sports romances. This was always going to be a ~home run~ for me.

Gene is already well known as the first openly trans Major League Baseball [layer. He loves his minor league team and feels closer every day to his dream of making it to the major leagues… until his former friend and current rival Luis gets traded to Gene’s team. They can’t make it work on the field, and they certainly can’t make it work off the field. But if they both want to get what they’ve always wanted, they’re going to have to learn to be a team, in every possible way.

I loved this book. I don’t even know what more to say. Whenever I think about The Prospects, I get all warm inside and want to immediately start reading the book again. It is the perfect summer read. It will make you want to go to a baseball game, grab a hot dog, and cheer for every glance between players.

This book has heart, charm, and is everything a summer romance should be.

The Prospects by KT Hoffman is an electrifying read that hooks you from the first page and doesn’t let go. The story balances high-stakes action with emotional depth, creating characters that feel real and relatable even in the face of intense challenges. The pacing is perfect, with just enough twists to keep you guessing but never overwhelmed. It’s smart, thrilling, and packed with heart, making it impossible to put down. A definite 5-star experience!

I love a good sports romance so was excitedi to get ahold of this one! The cover pulled me in. This was a wonderful debut that was a queer sports romance of two minor-league rivals. I went into this one blind so was surprised to see it featured an openly trans player in baseball. I've never read a book with an openly trans main character, so this was refreshing seeing how this is becoming more common in writing.

Thanks so much for the gifted copy!

Thank you so much NetGalley for the arc! This was such a fun book to read! If there are two things I will always be a fan of is sports and gay people. Reading books like this one make feel all warm in the inside especially when being queer isn’t the main focus but the person’s talents are. Truly enjoyable book and even better characters!

Thank you Dial Press Trade for an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I picked up and put down this novel multiple times. I think had I powered through past the first act I may have enjoyed this more. I also wish it was dual POV as I feel that would've benefitted the character development. I enjoyed the found family dynamics and the representation that the romance genre desperately needs. I hate to give this a low score on Netgalley (it's on my DNF shelf without a rating on other platforms) but I did not complete it and after not returning to it for months, I decided to DNF.

I hope this falls into the hands of whom would love the baseball aspects and the entirety of the love story.

Try as hard as I might, I could not get into this book. The characters didn’t compel me, and the writing style left me wanting more emotions and connections to the two main characters.

I love a sports romance, With The Prospects by KT Hoffman, the author adds queer representation often lacking in the sub-genre. I loved the enemies-to-lovers dynamic of Gene and Luis, and I was cheering for these underdogs.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me.

The Prospects was a very unique book for me for a number of reasons...the first being that before this book, I hadn't exposed myself much to anything to do with baseball (I learned a bit from the built-in explanations about the sport). The second being that I also (surprisingly) haven't read all that many books with trans main characters (especially trans men). I will need to rectify this!

The storytelling was great (though it lagged for me a little bit at times) and the chemistry between the two main characters was great! I enjoyed the writing as a whole, and the built-in baseball lessons I mentioned above.

I would definitely read this author again if the synopsis pulls me in!

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Prospects by KT Hoffman!

I was looking forward to reading this book as I love queer stories and sports romances but I didn't connect with the book so it took me a while to get through.

The Prospects by KT Hoffman. This is yet another queer sporty book and I LOVE IT!! The baseball aspect was well done and the romance was so sweet.

Thank you to Netgalley for e-arc for review.

I loved this book in theory and I also LOVE the gay and trans representation but I just don't think this book hit the mark for me. It took me from April until now to get through it.

I really liked Gene but felt like Luis was a really flat character. I also think I wanted more interactions outside of just Gene and Luis. 3/4 ofthe book is just Gene and Luis interactions and that felt a little monotonous after awhile.

This was such an incredible book. It was so tender and loving and gentle, not only in the story itself, but in the handling of the characters and the issues that are discussed within the story.

I really enjoyed the book. Overall I thought it was really well written and I found the characters to be likeable. Even though I'm not a huge fan of baseball I really enjoyed reading the things that the commentators were saying at the beginning of each chapter.

This was a good book that had the potential to be great. A lot of detail about the characters was lacking, but overall the book was a quick, easy read.

There was nothing really wrong with this book but nothing really happens either and it is approximately as long and as detailed as the endless baseball season so I understand why past me DNF the first time around. If you are in the mood for a relatively angst free slowburn book, this is definitely worth a try.

This was a super cute debut with lots of representation and the second chance trope! Luis and Gene were adorable together, and I am very content with how the story ended. I love the trans and queer joy, and the intersectionality with the sports world, as well as how ASL is incorporated. I will definitely keep an eye out for KT’s upcoming books. Thank you NetGalley, Dial Press and Random House Publishing for the ARC.