And…well, let’s just say that the aforementioned dark backstories have to do with Riko’s family’s involvement with the yakuza. Mostly because, in case you didn’t notice from his name, Riko is Japanese. He’s not into the book all that much (though he will probably be more in the next books), and he’s the cause of Kevin’s trauma, and connected to Neil’s.Īs a character, that’s really all I can say about him so far. Which takes me to the antagonist, Kevin’s adoptive brother Riko. I mean, yes, dark backstory and having to repress everything because he’s a celebrity makes it hard, but does he really have to be like this? That's…kind of sad, actually, but it also works, and I doubt you could have made better with the premise we’ve got.
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As the guy who shares in Neil’s past, he has his own traumatic past, which fuels most of the main plot, while Neil mostly reacts to how he risks discovery. 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.
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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.
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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. All right, I read the thing someone on this blog told me to read.