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Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise
4.5

I received a copy for review from the publisher via Net Galley. All opinions are my own.

Contemplating the rating for this because it did end very quickly but the messages of transness with Bebe's character were awesome. The author does a great job to show how Bebe's transition affects her emotionally and mentally. As a trans person, I resonated with a lot of her feelings of her transition affecting her whole family and not just her. Also, her parents are very overprotective of her and the blatant transphobia she experiences but explains how exhausting it is to always respond or react to it. This was excellent and I loved the sapphic romance, I just wanted more tbh! I wish it was longer. I love seeing any story that focuses on queer, trans, and/or non-binary people in sports and falling in love. Quick and impactful read about childhood friendship and trans joy. 

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