Review: Great sequel. Contains sexual violence triggers.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
This is the sequel to The Foxhole Court, and I found it did not disappoint. It gets darker and more violent, including a rape that is important to the story but still brutal to deal with. In some ways, it's a classic "things hit rock bottom" at the end middle book of a trilogy, so expect to finish it wanting to pick up the next book right away (kind of like the end of the Empire Strikes Back). Sadly, at this point, the third book isn't out yet. :/WHAT I LIKED-------------- Sakavic continued building flawed and complex characters, nestling them further into my heart in a way that will keep them there for years to come.- Sakavic has a deft hand for action scenes - I could see the on-court scenes clearly in my head despite the fact Exy is a fictional sport. The off-court rough scenes were also, for better or worse, just as brilliantly visible in my mind's eye.- Backstories continue to unfold with the same pacing I enjoyed so much in the first book. Additional puzzle pieces were dropped into place at the perfect intervals to keep me reading when I should have been doing other things.WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE----------------- The dialogue in this book isn't as quick and smart in the same way as book one. It definitely has plenty of those moments, but it also has far more instances where the dialogue feels a little more like an info dump than a conversation.If you liked the first book, and if you're prepared for the increased violence in this book, I definitely recommend it. If you haven't read the first book, start there, not here.