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foreverinastory's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rep: Aspec male MC with PTSD and anxiety, queer side character that is addicted to drugs, Black female side character, half Mexican/biracial gay side character, side character with depression, Japanese side character, involvement of Japanese mafia.
CWs: Ableism (including use of r-slur), addiction, alcohol and alcohol abuse/binge drinking, bullying/hazing, cursing, drug abuse, drug use, drugging of character against their will, homophobia (use of slurs), mental illness (anxiety, PTSD, depression), murder, panic attacks/disorders, toxic friendship, violence, vomit, past mentions of child abuse, past mentions of domestic, emotional and physical abuse to child and spouse, death, death of parent, medical trauma, misogyny, suicidal thoughts/ideation, sexism.
More detailed break down of all CWs for the WHOLE SERIES
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism
bompi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse
leeresbuchregal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
marthebok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Drug abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction
louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
dododenise's review against another edition
3.0
This whole book felt more like the first part of a book instead of a book on its own.
The characters are all interesting but there are just too many and they’re introduced too quickly, so I lost track on them most of the time.
I also wasn’t expecting slurs. Why are there so many slurs in this book? Yikes.
Idk, I kind of liked it, but I’m not sure why.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Cultural appropriation
aleexe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
galacticvampire's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"It's about second chances, Neil. Second, third, fourth, whatever, as long as you get at least one more then what anyone else wanted to give you."
The Foxhole Court isn't for everyone. It has a unique style exclusive to books that didn't go through an editorial process, what can be either refreshing or amateurish, depending on personal taste.
It's different, the characters feel alive, and the plot is so surprising it's borderline nonsensical. The writing style is direct and portrays dialogue extremely naturally, until it doesn't and it's outright weird.
Because the characters are weird. And problematic. But that's clearly intentional and I have to give praise to the author for daring to give her characters unlikable flaws and make them genuinely morally questionable, completely unsanitazed.
The main problem with this book is that, given that is over 200 pages, not much happens. Space is taken by a lot of infodumping about the made-up sport and characters' backstories, that albeit necessary, are not integrated that seamlessly or naturally in the conversation. The result is that, by the end, the actual plot and story are still on very early stages, and the reader is seeking the next book as if it were simply the next chapter.
Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Violence
Minor: Sexism and Death of parent
inescunhaleal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Homophobia
violette_magpie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse