![]() ![]() One of those books where you go nothing can get better than this book. I'm quickly discovering that this will be a series that will hold onto my soul forever. I'm stumbling through the woods trying to find my way out. I can't even wrap myself around my thoughts at the moment. The entire team has everything to gain, yet nothing to lose which makes them dangerous opponents both on and off the court. The Foxes consist of ten kids that are damaged and broken in their own way. However, Neil is not alone in his fight for survival. It is no secret that to qualify, one must have had a difficult life.Īfter much consideration, Neil agrees to join the team - understanding the consequences of his face being flashed on plasma screens all over the nation making him a viable find for his father. PSU boasts one of the most aggressive Exy (a fictional sport) teams in America - the Foxes. It is there that the coach from Palmetto State University finds him and offers him a spot on the team. Neil finds himself in the small town of Millport with a population of nine hundred. A father who would not hesitate to kill Neil if he is were to be found. Neil Josten has lived his entire life on the run from his father. 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. Neil neatly excised ninety percent of the truth and said, "I asked.Published January 15th 2013 by Smashwords Edition "I don't." Nicky beamed as he let go of Neil. "Oh, you just might be the best thing to happen to the Foxes." I care way too much about this stupid sport that doesn't even exist. I was also totally with Kevin when they wanted to put Andrew away and I felt like the worst person ever when I really thought about it but. Of course, now that Neil's opening up I don't see how much longer he's going to be able to function at all, with everything he's been repressing and for how long. In any case I wonder about all the Biblical names, do they mean anything?). The Andrew-Neil relationship is getting way more interesting, too, like, Andrew is still insane but he's no longer impenetrable to Neil (Nathaniel is such a pretty name, and I hate Abraam. I am not sure about the ending, why do they let Neil leave? Is it a scheme to return him super fucked up so he can fuck up the Foxes in turn? And how does he get anywhere if he's so out of it? I got the feeling they actually sent him a return ticket in the first place, was that to fuck with him? For me, Andrew sometimes toed the line characterisation wise, but of course there is a coherence to madness and instability and Neil is far from understanding what makes him tick. The way the relationships and the development fed each other was. Plot wise I am mightily impressed, though, maybe because I am not a plot person and this was not simply well thought logistically but had lots of character development embedded into it. It’s not helpful to completely new readers and it feels super awkward to your fans) and the story is so captivating I had forgotten the writing is not 10 points, which is not to say it's bad either, of course, just not as graceful and polished as it could be. I do feel The Raven King is weaker, overall, than The Foxhole Court, the introductory chapter with all the backstory infodump seriously worried me (it’s cool to write a sequel, it helps nobody to give a few reminders of who everybody is, if you really must, make a character index but don’t bog the narrative down. First, this is the sequel to ‘The Foxhole Court’ and there is no point in you reading it without reading that, which is *free*, first. ![]()
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