The Foxhole Court

this book is so ridiculous that i genuinely have no idea how i feel about it. it's unlike anything i've ever read - is that a good thing?? i dont know!!

i can tell from just the first book that the characters are what make this series. unfortunately i don't feel like i've been aquainted with them for long enough to feel attached to them, but i do see the setup for future books so i'll reserve my judgement until then. what i will say is that they all stick out, and have things that make them memorable, so that's a definite plus! yes, some of them are cartoonishly antagonistic at times, but i can somewhat look past that for now because i'm interested to see the arc these characters go through.

the writing here is serviceable enough - the prose isn't amazing, but it's not terrible. i definitely felt like the first half dragged a bit, but this did get better as the book progressed. is the plot anywhere close to realistic? not at all, but it's clear that's not what the point of these books is.

overall, i have no idea what to even rate this. i'm going to go with 3 stars, but i'm intrigued and think this book may improve with the context of the rest of the series filled in.