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There's a trans masc sibling, there is a pansexual sibling with adhd, there is a non-binary / genderqueer aroace coworker, and there's a lot of sapphics.

I have read all three of Wilsner's releases thus far and this one falls direct middle of the road for me. Now at 26 she is the face of the US national team, captain of her club team in New Orleans and one of the most famous soccer players in the world.I didn’t know how it was going to shake out, but I thought the grand gesture was super heart melting. It was sweet and they both did nice things for each other because they got each other in a really significant way.

Even though they have this arrangement and are friends and teammates, this book is RIDDLED with miscommunication. It would be interesting to revisit it I think but from what I remember it takes about 90% of the way for the characters to even kiss properly. bc, i also haaaaaaaated mistakes were made, and a LOT of my hatred re: that book rested on cassie's shoulders. ugh, I know, sapphics deserve dirty talk too but honestly I'm over it when it happens in most romances no matter if it's hetero or m/m or what.The spicy parts were spicy but there was a lot of character development between them and a lot of cluelessness (is that a word? This novel makes use of the miscommunication trope in a way that’s frustrating and delightful; when the two finally get on the same page by the end of the novel, I was smiling and satisfied. Even if I found some of the specifics of their communication cringey, I liked that they checked in with each other, that they talked, and really got to know what the other person needed. The sportsball stuff aside - I am a lesbian who doesn't care for sports but this one made me want to go watch a game just for the lesbians of it all. Phoebe’s youthful enthusiasm, work ethic and easy manner pulls Grace toward her like no one else has in her life.