Aug 7, 20213 min read

Dangerous Play: Blog Tour/giveaway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the DANGEROUS PLAY by Emma Kress Blog Tour hosted

by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About Emma Kress:

Emma Kress is a graduate of Vassar College, Columbia University’s Teachers College, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts’ Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program. An educator of over 20 years, Emma was a finalist for New York State Teacher of the Year in 2014. Before teaching, Emma worked in social services helping survivors of sexual assault. Now, she lives with her family in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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Title: DANGEROUS PLAY

Author: Emma Kress

Pub. Date: August 3, 2021

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 352

A fierce team of girls takes back the night in this propulsive, electrifying, and high-stakes YA

debut from Emma Kress.

Zoe Alamandar has one goal: win the State Field Hockey Championships and earn a scholarship

that will get her the hell out of Central New York. She and her co-captain Ava Cervantes have

assembled a fierce team of dedicated girls who will work hard and play by the rules.

But after Zoe is sexually assaulted at a party, she finds a new goal: make sure no girl feels

unsafe again. Zoe and her teammates decide to stop playing by the rules and take justice into

their own hands. Soon, their suburban town has a team of superheroes meting out

punishments, but one night of vigilantism may cost Zoe her team, the championship, her

scholarship, and her future.

Perfect for fans who loved the female friendships of Jennifer Mathieu’s Moxie and the bite of

Courtney Summer’s Sadie.

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I have a new favorite trope: the revenge trope. More importantly, the revenge trope that deals with women or girls taking back their power over their abusers. DANGEROUS PLAY deals with some heavy topics, and it's seriously one of the better feminist books out there because our protagonist ad her friends give no mercy to those who deserve the highest form of punishment for their crimes. It also touches upon a society where men who commit these crimes either get off too easily or don't face any judgments at all.

Zoe Alamandar is a field hockey player who wants nothing more than to get into a good college when she's assaulted one night at a party. She soon finds out that she's not the only one, and together with her fellow teammates enact their own revenge.

Zoe kind of goes off the rails. She's angry and rightly so. But her anger turns into something dangerous, and it had my eyes popping out and my heart pounding. I love that this book took Zoe's revenge to another level. Some books dealing with this trauma don't really touch upon the fierce fury that Zoe possesses, and the way she punishes those who did her harm. Sometimes words just don't do it. Sometimes a little vigilante justice is sorely needed.

I don't condone violence, but I do condone giving back what they gave you: FEAR. Fear of walking down the streets, hopping into the shadows to avoid your assaulter, and living each day in terror.

I liked this book a lot. If you're looking for a book with strong female friendships and cheering on Zoe and her pals as they take no S&*t, this is the one for you.

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟