Espinoza’s love of the sport — Mexico’s second most popular, after soccer — is evident on every page, and some of the book’s most delightful moments come when he’s giving readers a blow-by-blow, or providing background information about its intricacies ... Espinoza carries the notion of an eternal struggle across his story lines to perfection.
Tender and revelatory ... Espinoza draws readers into the ripple effects of toxic masculinity, racism, and unspoken truths ... Espinoza's prose hits with raw emotional power.
