The Foxhole Court

I really enjoyed the beginning of the book and I liked how descriptive the writing was...at first. This entire book is setting up the dynamics of the characters and the world behind the story. It was detailed and convoluted enough to be intriguing for the first third of the book, but I kept waiting for SOMETHING to happen. Nothing did and the ending was the most unsatisfying thing I've ever read. I didn't really connect to the characters at all because there was no explanation of their personal motivations or connections between them. Why were some alliances made? The bit of backstory we get about Neil and Kevin's past is a drop in the bucket of what all encompasses the story and characters of this book.

It's truly pitiful because I feel like I read something that could have been really great, if it had decided on what story it wanted to tell. Is the story about Neil and his passion for Exy (a fictional sport that he was recruited to play at university)? Is the story about his obsession with Kevin (a long lost boy from his devastating past)? Is the story about Andrew and his obsession with Kevin? It couldn't possibly be the latter because while Andrew (the psycho that he is) plays a prominent role in this “story”, there's absolutely no explanation whatsoever of who he is or why he's obsessed with the best player of a sport he doesn't seem to give a shit about. This entire book is ludicrous and disappointing.