Would I say I liked this book? Probably not. As such, the whole book feels very cobbled-together and poorly written. The character backstories in particular feel like trauma upon trauma just piled on top of each other, leading to a list of trigger warnings a mile long. It feels like Sakavic wanted to write a bunch of different tropes and set-ups, and instead of writing a few different books, she decided to shove them all into one. With how this book jumps from shocking moment to shocking moment and the fluctuation between incredibly slow and almost-too-fast, it's jarring and not entirely enjoyable for the reader. As crazy and attention-grabbing as the plot and characters are, it can't hide the mediocre, sometimes outright bad, writing. This book is self-published and, unfortunately, it shows. Even Andrew and Aaron, identical twins, are very easy to distinguish. I will say that each character seems to have a distinct, clear personality it was rare I got characters mixed up. Do with that what you will, because even I'm not sure how I feel about it. The three of them are a recipe for disaster, but it's the kind you can't tear your eyes away from. He's the catalyst for most of the conflict in this book, and he was apparently childhood friends with Neil, who is now obsessed with him, almost as much as he is with Exy. Same thing as the plot not very well written but interesting nonetheless.Ĭompleting the trifecta is Kevin Day, Andrew's constant companion. He does so much morally reprehensible stuff that he'll do something only morally questionable and it's like he's saved an orphan. Constantly on anti-psychotics (going off them will get him thrown in jail), in a codependent relationship with Exy superstar Kevin Day, and has a habit of drugging people to get them to spill their secrets, Andrew is one of the craziest written characters I have ever encountered. Speaking of, not all the batshit in this book comes from the mafia Andrew Minyard is sometimes more antagonistic than they are. While I liked the (crazy, twisted, toxic) relationships he was building with the other characters, I wish he had more autonomy instead of just doing what the other characters demanded of him. He's an Exy-obsessed fanatic who is willing to risk exposure and all the implied torture to follow to play on a college team that isn't even that good-in fact, they're infamously bad. It is somewhat forgivable by the virtue that the story makes no efforts to make him seem like anything else. Neil, the main character, is an absolute idiot. Bonus points for a crazy development at the end. It has virtually no coherency, but at least it's fairly compelling. When I tell you people are getting drugged, murdered, and threatened on live television, I am not exaggerating. Riko breaks Kevin's hand and Kevin escapes to the Foxes where most of the conflict is caused by his history with Riko and the Ravens. For example, major character Kevin Day used to play for the Ravens with his adoptive brother Riko, who happens to be a part of the yakuza. The mafia part of the story seems to serve one purpose: making it feasible that the most batshit insane things happen in the lives of fancy lacrosse players. This book reads less like book one and more like part one as pretty much.nothing happens? And yet everything happens because these people are crazy and somehow Exy is well-known for being primarily enjoyed by members of the mafia. Sakavic really sells how obsessed he is with this sport because literally any sane person would be out of there, especially considering the way his teammates treat him.Īnyway, most of the book is Neil trying to figure out his teammates while training his ass off while also realizing he's in much deeper than he thought. Despite knowing his father is hunting him down, Neil makes the excellent decision of playing for the most infamous Exy college team out there. She died in their initial escape, and he's been friendless, homeless, and miserable since. Neil ran away from his mafia boss father, The Butcher, with his mom years ago. With a vengeful mafia boss father on his trail and teammates that seem more suited to psych wards than the court, it's not his best decision, but it may turn out to be worth it in the end. So much so that when the infamous Palmetto State Foxes offer him a spot on their team he accepts, even though the spotlight is the last place he should be. Neil Josten loves nothing more than Exy, a relatively new sport that's taking the world by storm.
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