I’m writing this review long after finishing this book but on some level, that may be best because it shows how much this book stuck with me. Months later I can still recall how tragic this story was. Although I was confused in the very beginning about the decompensation experienced by our protagonist, as the story went on, it became a clear signal of just how wrong things ended up going. The characters were well developed, the football scenes were not overly descriptive such that they lost a football novice like myself, and the drama was high stakes. This wasn’t as simple as boy meets girl and then loses her. This was, as near as possible, actual life and death as well as future prospects as opposed to bright lights fizzling into obscurity. I loved how the author treated the character of the brother, never taking his dignity. I recommend this to anyone who loves football or loves someone who loves football.