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Nothing better than jealousy and threats to motivate you. Fictional sport or not, this book has an authentic i-will-do-anything-to-be-the-best feel and passion, which I like. We already have Quidditch, so why not Exy. It seems like making up a sport was preferable in how certain rules and the whole sports culture had to be different from what we know, for this book to be what it is. Exy is completely fictional, but seems like a mix between lacrosse and… Rugby, perhaps? A more violent twist to the sport anyway. His decision to turn the Foxhole Court into a halfway house of sorts was nice in theory, but it meant his players were fractured isolationists who couldn’t get along long enough to get through a game.”Īnd yes… this is a sports book about a sport that does not exists outside of “The foxhole court”s cover. “The Palmetto State University Foxes were a team of talented rejects and junkies because Wymack only recruited athletes from broken homes. That is: except for Andrew, because he is an uncaring, high (and protective) jerk. “The foxhole court” family is not perfect they are a bunch of misfits thrown together with only one common goal: to be champions & make people stop laughing at their Exy team. It is about the importance of support and friends, how they can change your life and you change theirs. This is a book about family, but not only the biological one. So is the rest of the series, which I read in less than twenty-four hours. But do not give up on it, because the rest of the book is completely worth it. Probably the first two chapters, or even longer. Sports! Friends forming a family! Dramatic misfits! Such cute (with that I mean hardcore) characters!įirst, let us get this out of the way: this book sucks the first pages. Maybe he’s finally found someone and something worth fighting for. Neil has survived the last eight years by running. One of Neil’s new teammates is a friend from his old life, and Neil can’t walk away from him a second time. His lies will hold up only so long under this kind of scrutiny and the truth will get him killed.īut Neil’s not the only one with secrets on the team. The team is high profile and he doesn’t need sports crews broadcasting pictures of his face around the nation. Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. He’s short, he’s fast, he’s got a ton of potential-and he’s the runaway son of the murderous crime lord known as The Butcher. Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team. Genre: Young Adult – lgbt characters (gay and demisexual character(s)).

The foxhole court book 2 series#

So enjoy my unfiltered thoughts from seventeen-year-old me about this book series I truly still love (I have the biggest soft spot for Nicky and Kevin) Each character has a fascinating backstory which captivates the reader and makes you love the minor characters even more.I wrote a review after reading this book series for the first time in 2016, and found it on goodreads after rereading this series again.

The concept of Exy was interesting to read and despite the weirdness of the plot, I liked how realistic the characters were. I originally gave this book 1 star but it was like 12 at night when I finished it so I slept on it and decided a 3 rating was more suitable. I enjoyed the plot, but I had bigger problems with issues like rape jokes and homophobic slurs within the book that made it uncomfortable to read. To be honest, it’s hard to explain this whole book because so much happens and would spoil the book immensely.

The lie that has kept him living for five years begins to break under the pressure of his new teammates and the truth about him could get him killed. But Neil is on the run from his father, an abusive man in the mob, and signing a contract with the PSU Foxes should be the last thing Neil should ever do. It’s extremely popular and the only thing that makes Neil happy. The Foxhole Court focuses on a fictional sport called Exy, which seems like a mix of lacrosse, hockey, and some other sports I can’t quite remember. I didn’t like certain aspects of the novel, but overall plotline interested me enough to actually want to continue the series. Having just finished this, I must say that I’m not exactly sure what to say about this book.