Even in Exy, he’s described as way below everyone else’s level, since he hasn’t played in years. I mean, living on the run doesn’t actually give you time to hone skills. And the “particular skill set” part is kept to a minimum, which is nice. He was on the run his whole life, which comes with certain skills, yes, but also its slew of trauma (which is really well portrayed, especially when it comes to triggers). Neil is the protagonist here, and he's…overall the best thing about the book, which is good news.
That’s kind of weird to me-and it makes it difficult to explain my feelings on the book. And yet, I found myself invested in it, even though I can’t really say I’m super invested in any of the main cast. Thing is, the plot…well, it should be carried by its characters. Though I will have to go back to some of it, but…all things in good time. More drama ensues with the past Neil’s running away from, but I’m not going delve into that in too much detail, because spoilers. One way or the other, Neil is more or less coerced into joining the team. Turns out, their new star player Kevin Day just happens to be one of the few people who knew Neil as a kid, but he endorses Neil’s application for seemingly unrelated reasons. A “halfway house team”, as it’s described. Things change when the coach in the town he’s staying at for now makes a college application for him at Palmetto State, whose Exy team (the Foxes) is notoriously bad, but also renowned for taking it…troubled kids. All he has left in his life is Exy, a (fictional) team sport similar to lacrosse in which he was trained as a kid. For most of that, he was with his mom, but she’s dead now, so he’s on his own. The Foxhole Court is the story of Neil Josten-not his real name-a teenager who’s been on the run for a good chunk of his life. That said, it’s ultimately pretty irrelevant to how I feel about the book. I mean, I’m sure it’ll be in the sequels, but still, that’s false advertisement right there. And before I say anything else: yes, I am sorely disappointed by the lack of gay. I have to say the only characters I like so far are Neil, Renee, and Matt because the rest of the team members are nuts but I am willing to give them a chance.All right, I read the thing someone on this blog told me to read. I need answers! Even though the story revolves around a fictional sport, the characters and their stories are messed up and interesting.
I wish there were more answers but I understand as this is only the first book and the author needs to keep the readers' interest in the books. MINUS: Apart from the fact that everyone's a psycho I liked everything.
FOXHOLE COURT BOOK PLUS
I also found myself enjoying reading about Exy, is like reading about Quidditch for the first time you know? Confusing but fun.Īlso a big plus is that the book features strong females, race minorities, different sexualities, etc and treats them as equal.
PLUS: The story is actually super interesting and catchy! Also the fact that the main character is not a psycho helps a lot. The secondary characters are: the coach David Wymack, the nurse Abby Winfield, and the psychologist Betsy Dobson. Whinny and not interesting), and Allison Reynolds (defensive dealer. She seems a cutie pie but it's suspicious), Seth Gordon (striker. He's the only male with common sense), Renee Walker (goalkeeper. Andrew's twin), Nicky Hemmick (backliner.
He's a psycho), Aaron Minyard (backliner. The whole book revolves around Exy so the other characters are his team mates: Kevin Day (ex famous elite player and now striker), Danielle Wilds (the captain and offensive dealer, yes! a girl!), Andrew Minyard (goalkeeper. He loves playing and he's good so he gets recruited by Palmetto State's Foxes as a sub and then things get even more complicated because he's exposed to the public and national TVs. Because he's on the run he has to disguise himself and keep it low profile so that he doesn't get murdered (yes, it is that bad) but the only thing he cannot give away is Exy. CHARACTERS: The main character is Neil Josten (striker), he's a runaway with a tragic past and an unsecured future.
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