Book Review: Blood Sport 

By Tash McAdam 

4 stars 

Young trans teen Jason Ross is struggling to fit in while hiding his identity at his foster home and at school. Still bent on his beliefs that his sister's death wasn't due to an overdose, he heads to a boxing gym he found in photos of his sister's old things. He finds himself balancing his life over finding evidence of the real reason his sister died and boxing around others who make him feel better about himself, while at home, he couldn't feel any worse. While Jason is trying to secure his life and keep his identity a secret, he also has to worry about the little time he has left at the orphanage as he is turning 18 in the coming year. Which are all but a few of the topics that Jason has to overcome to succeed and make it out of his current predicament. 

This is a good book by Tash McAdam, and it doesn't overwhelm you with large paragraphs of words as in other books, which is nice if you just want a nice book to read in your spare time. The main character always questions their life and wonders if things could have been different. I like the book mainly because I have an interest in sports and decided to look at a theme in boxing, which shows a character with a couple of experiences in fighting and learning how to use those to properly defend themselves and as a sport. This book isn't very long, but it has great pacing, as there is always something happening in the book that keeps you interested. 

Reviewed by Nigel 

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