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The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

7 reviews

iam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This series is absolutely unhinged, bordering on offensive, but something about it just works. The mix of intriguing characters, simple writing with lyrical parts, a plot with twists that are so over the top intense, and a constant feeling of mystery and suspense, just WORKS, even though it has no right to. The over-the-top-ness makes a bit more sense when remembering this was supposed to  be a manga in its origins, but I for one am glad it made it into book form.

Sports plots aren't usually something that draws me, but the team dynamics, and the sports obsession as a background and driving motivation for the characters worked out very well.

For anyone interested in this, please check out content warnings first. The first book is already intense but starts comparatively tame. Going to  include content warnings for all books in the series for this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Addiction, Confinement, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Car accident

mandi_c's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

If you’re looking for a literary masterpiece this isn’t the trilogy for you. If you want an emotional  read about a found family with a group of young adults that are deeply flawed and yet deeply lovable, then I highly highly recommend!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Homophobia, and Blood

dmcki's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Drug use, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Incest, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

kimschouwenaar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Please look up trigger warnings at https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Foxhole_Court_by_Nora_Sakavic

“Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit.”

For a 3,5-star read (that I rated 5 stars because I can), this book had no business being so addicting. The only reason I picked this up is because somehow my search page on Instagram was suddenly full of fan art for AFTG. Not sure, but I'm convinces the Goddess had decided my TBR wasn't long enough yet.
The writing is good, not great, the plot is kind of all over the place and don't expect me to be able to explain in explicit detail what the heck Exy is. Thankfully, the Foxhole Court fandom had my back and without too much extensive desk research, I feel like I can actually understand the game through Sakavic's writing.

“Money greases the wheels of the world easier than blood does, and Riko has access to both.”

Will definitely continue this series. Might get them in paperback so I can reread them at some point. That point might arrive in 2022.

PS: DO NOT search for a lot of info or fan art on Google or you favourite search engine. You will get spoiled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

Please look up trigger warnings at https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Foxhole_Court_by_Nora_Sakavic

valiiidus's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

ediedidntdie's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I adore this book, which is very embarrassing to admit.

If you like terribly written books with amazing characters, then I recommend this book.

To be honest, the first book in this series is more of a really really long first chapeter; but if you can get through it, the series does become better.

The plot doesn’t make sense.  Following Neil Josten, a serial killers son who’s been running from his father all his life and has finally decided to stop running in order to follow his life long dream of becoming an “exy” star (a made up, extremely dangerous sport) on an collage team made up of lost young people. And you may be thinking “Why would I want to read a book about a fictional sport” well I thought that too, and trust me you shouldn’t want to read it it’s shit.

The opinions on the characters  change with each reader, however If you don’t like any of them there’s a very VERY slight chance of you liking this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

angie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Torture, and Violence