FUTBOLISTA

Listeners will be rooting for soccer (football) star Gabi Piña all the way in this winning new adult romance. A college freshman in Corpus Christi, Texas, Gabi has staked out his future: playing for a pro team in Mexico or the U.S. But then, thanks to his philosophy classmate and tutor, Vale, Gabi has a bisexual awakening, and he's not sure how these two parts of himself will be able to coexist. Narrator Robb Moreira appealingly portrays Gabi as the total sweetheart that he is, a jock math major who falls hard when he falls in love. And Moreira seamlessly switches between English and Spanish in the rapid-fire conversations between Gabi and his friends. Spicy, sweet, and poignant. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2025]