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A review by ditten
Most Valuable Player by Amanda Woody
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"I want to become your new favorite place."
Add Most Valuable Player to your 2025 TBR immediately!! (out in October)
"I’ll eat my own ass if he’s not a little fruity."
Absolutely loved it! Rom-com-traum ala They Hate Each Other but heavier on the trauma.
I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love. This book was so well done, and so brutal.
Full RTC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol
Content notice from the author at the beginning of the book (from ARC, subject to change):
Discussion and depictions of trauma and mental health.
Mentions of bullying and queerphobia (off page, invasive flashback).
Discussion and depictions of grooming and abuse from a character’s past, beginning when the victim was thirteen and the abuser seventeen. Emotional abuse is seen on page via manipulative verbal conversations. Physical and sexual abuse are stated to have happened, but are not depicted on page.
Scenes detailing these events do not go into descriptive depth or put readers “in the moment” of the past abuse.
The abuser is a recurring character and the story features tense moments between them and the victim.
The abuser restrains the victim once (grabbing their arms) and throws another character onto the ground.
Discussion and depictions of trauma and mental health.
Mentions of bullying and queerphobia (off page, invasive flashback).
Discussion and depictions of grooming and abuse from a character’s past, beginning when the victim was thirteen and the abuser seventeen. Emotional abuse is seen on page via manipulative verbal conversations. Physical and sexual abuse are stated to have happened, but are not depicted on page.
Scenes detailing these events do not go into descriptive depth or put readers “in the moment” of the past abuse.
The abuser is a recurring character and the story features tense moments between them and the victim.
The abuser restrains the victim once (grabbing their arms) and throws another character onto the ground.