Reviews

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

fancypebble's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

It's so poorly written, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. That said, it's such a fun and stupid time and you should read it. Just watch out, they hurl slurs at each other like it's nothing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

ssaspria's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

florm's review against another edition

3.0

Ya hacía tiempo que quería leer esta trilogía, tiene muchos fans y muy buenas reseñas, así que dije ¿por qué no empezar el 2022 tachando cosas de mi tbr? Y la verdad es que este libro me gusto; si creo que tiene muchas fallas pero la mayoría de las reseñas dicen que este tomo es flojo e introductorio (lo cual es verdad) pero que en los siguientes la historia mejora mucho, por lo que tengo grandes expectativas.
Los personajes me gustaron, es muy difícil empatizar con ellos porque ninguno es una buena persona pero estoy demasiado intrigada por Andrew, quiero saber más de él, quiero averiguar por qué actúa de la forma en que lo hace, definitivamente es el personaje más interesante. Al único que le tome cariño es a Neil que es un bebito que se merece toda la felicidad del mundo, y a Nicky, Kevin y Seth les tome mucho odio, me cayeron super mal y no se como va a hacer la autora para que los quiera.
Ya estoy empezando el segundo libro porque necesito saber más y ese final me dejó super picada.

kittycatlover24242's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

5.0

emma_stucki's review against another edition

3.0

3.5⭐️ The book centers around secretive and loudmouthed Neil and his rag-tag team of Foxes that play the fictional sport of Exy for Palmetto State University. This first book you get to know the characters and about their troubled past but I can tell there is a lot more to unpack. This book is really a set up for the next two books that explains the sport and the characters.

- Recommend?! = Yes get through this book the series get so much better
- Contemporary Sports Fiction, Romance/NA
- Physical

howlsbook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

toastedbread_withbutter's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

What the heck did I just read. 
I really struggled to care for any of the characters. 

ursamajor27's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

a_gray's review

2.0

there are some serious problems with this book??? i’ve heard it compared to the raven cycle so i thought i’d give it a read, even though i knew there was no way it would measure up (it didn’t), but it was still worse than i expected.
firstly, the writing is like something out of a fanfiction. which i don’t really mind, but i do wish it was better since this isn’t fanfiction.
also in line with this, instead of intricately woven relationship dynamics and found family interactions, everything has to be spelled out and explained for the reader because the writing can’t do it itself.
the characters are also deeeeply problematic. and not in a morally grey way, in a they should be in juvie way. wtf is it with the openly gay kid sexually assaulting neil and kissing him while drunk?? also all of the unnecessary violence?? this isn’t some fantasy world where that can be normalized, it’s “supposed” to be modern day. the whole thing just feels so over the top. the stereotypes in this were just very tiring, i mean wtf is going on with renee having to be the mom character i couldn’t handle it. the way addiction and drugs are talked about is also so inaccurate.
anyways it was a decent way to spend my afternoon, and i might read the other two books, but with the full knowledge that there’s serious problems.
i should reiterate i don’t mind the book including hazing or sexual assault, i mind that it’s not seen as a problem.

astardanced's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Wow this was quite bad- I did not find myself caring about the characters at all when the plot hinged fairly considerably on that. I can see why it works for people but... yeah not for me. Also far too many slurs which seemed to be just there for novelty