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Grand Slam Romance Volume 1 by Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous (Illustrator), and Wren Rios (Flatter)
Where is this world of only lesbians and queer presenting people? While things are not “harping” on the queer elements, there is no question that the majority of the characters (there is one heteronormal male-presenting character) are queer. Gender also gets time up as they might want to be called a Femme Daddy, or He is a bada$$, but they are all putting the X in StriXe! Yet, masculine associate terms are used towards some of the players.
There is language, more mature situations, and more intense sexual situations which show how the characters play in love and softball. Occasionally the over the top metaphors and coming of age in your twenties can make things a bit tough to read, or more accurately does not let it flow smoothly, and overall, it is not for everyone but it is a needed read. It probably should be rated PG-13/R and Soap Opera 101 Meets Not-Really-Secret-Agents-Magical Girls (long story short, some of the players have Magical elements but are not “witches/wizards/etc. people who use magic).
I had hoped that I would be able to have one and read but it is a trilogy. Therefore, if I want to know what happens to the gangs of players (and I do mean players) on, and especially off, the field! The bold colors and simpler images push things along, which allows the fantasy meets realistic qualities come out to play. And the illustrations do not shy away from showing heavy sex images, especially when there was the Mean Girl with her legs in the air, laying on the haystack and the Magical Girl (literally she has “magical abilities” not Magic necessarily) wiping her mouth….
