The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

 I've just started this trilogy (All For The Game) seeing as I've seen it talked about and gushed over by just about everyone I follow on Bookstagram and GoodReads. And I truly did not expect to have such a hard time with it. This book was making me feel like I was having a stroke. Does anything make sense? Dialogue? Descriptions? Characters? Anything? Ever? I was so confused. Sakavic's writing style does not mesh well with my brain. Sometimes her phrasing and word choices trip me up and make me wonder (sincerely) if English is her first language. However, I am reading the kindle version and have caught several typos (the kind that add or change a word rather than just a simple misspelling) and it's making me wonder if that's where the problem lies.

It's an interesting story even if it's fairly ridiculous in parts. The title, The Foxhole Court (which I doubt I need to explain seeing as I'm likely the last person on earth to be reading these) refers to where the team plays a fictional sport called Exy for Palmetto State University. Their coach has collected them to offer them an opportunity to leave their dangerous pasts behind but I still feel like he doesn't treat them all that well himself and there definitely isn't enough support for them considering how damaged and legitimately dangerous some of them are. I hate that the characters are so deeply traumatized that they genuinely don't seem to know how to people. There have been some parts where I've had to suspend my disbelief a bit more than I normally would but the book as a whole does feel like it's set in a bit of a hyper-real kind of world. So Ima just go with it.

I'm 80% of the way through the first book (The Foxhole Court) so maybe that will change or be explained. Or not. I have no idea what to expect. But I will keep on! (Plus I'm starting to get a little bit attached to Neil.)