The Foxhole Court

I cannot honestly explain why I loved this book so much. It's miserable and grim and the cast of characters is filled with abhorrent people who toss around slurs like it's nothing. [tw for f slur and r slur]

But for some reason it really captivated me. The twisted games that Andrew played and the determined desperation of Wymack to make his team great and Neil's navigation of this whole world purely for a game he loved was amazing to read. There were scenes that made my blood boil and my heart race. Though I would give a trigger warning for people with extreme body issues as Neil faces several situations in this book where he is has to reveal his body where he doesn't want to. As a trans guy, those scenes particularly made me quite anxious, though this really helped me to connect with Neil's struggles. (I too would hide a binder at the bottom of my bag haha)

The end of this book was so intense, while also being very calm as well. It made me so excited to read the sequel, and I can absolutely see why everyone says it's so good.