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A review by thegreatmanda
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
So this wasn't for me. The Foxhole Court inhabits this weird half-reality where the sport is made up and a bunch of college kids behave like lunatics. The characters’ devotion to their sport is both intense and ridiculous. It reads like a soap opera or overly dramatic fanfiction, fantastical in the least fun way possible.
On a technical level, there were multiple plot points that were explained poorly. Andrew and Aaron are introduced as twins, but early in the book, the phrase "Andrew's cousins" was used to refer to Aaron and Nicky (their actual cousin). At one point, also very early, Andrew refers to “Aaron’s mother”. That turned out to be on purpose and was explained eventually, but not until halfway through the book, so it was confusing to read that while still meeting and learning all the characters. Characters also refer to "making Court" or "being Court" after college, and it was pretty late in the story that I finally saw that explained as, being part of the US Court team going to the Olympics.
I was especially not a fan of the characters using slurs, including”faggot” and “retard” , particularly when one of the people repeatedly using a slur was the coach and supposed adult in the room. It didn't add anything meaningful to the story or my understanding of the characters.
I may get curious enough about the rest of the story to read more of this series at some point, but it'll come after dozens of other books in my to-read pile that I'm actually excited about.
On a technical level, there were multiple plot points that were explained poorly. Andrew and Aaron are introduced as twins, but early in the book, the phrase "Andrew's cousins" was used to refer to Aaron and Nicky (their actual cousin). At one point, also very early, Andrew refers to “Aaron’s mother”. That turned out to be on purpose and was explained eventually, but not until halfway through the book, so it was confusing to read that while still meeting and learning all the characters. Characters also refer to "making Court" or "being Court" after college, and it was pretty late in the story that I finally saw that explained as, being part of the US Court team going to the Olympics.
I was especially not a fan of the characters using slurs, including
I may get curious enough about the rest of the story to read more of this series at some point, but it'll come after dozens of other books in my to-read pile that I'm actually excited about.