Review: Captures the imagination - could I survive what Neil endured.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 28, 2013
A 5-Star rating for "The Foxhole Court" by Nora Shakavic. This is a story about people that have issues, pasts, been abused, and on the run compared to a few average Joes who get drawn into a tangled web. This is not your typical love story, mystery or suspense thriller.  It is a story of tragedy, courage, trust, taking risks, following your hearts desire and be willing to sacrifice ones life for the love of the game.I recommend this story to readers who like to read novels that have characters with issues and have challenges greater than most of us will experience in our lives. This story takes the reader into a world of abuse and danger. Where the central character is running for his life, but gets caught up in risking everything to play the game with a young man who he both loves and hates, admires and despises.The author has done a great job of creating characters, settings and a scenario that pulls you in and captures you as you sit down, hang on and hope you won't resent the ride. How will this all turn out? I know I want to know what happens to Neil and does he meet the fate he feels is inevitable or will life take him to a different fate. This is part one of this series. I will next be reading part II "The Raven King".Personally, this is not the type of novel that I like to read. Looking for a change of pace and with it being offered for free at the time I saw it, I said why not as the main character shares the name Neil with me.  As I read the book, I was drawn into the drama Neil has become caught up in as each time he says NO and tries to run, life draws him into a direction he knows can lead to his death. This book has captured my interest and I am glad I decided to read it. All of us can relate to feeling that our life is out of control and we find ourselves hurtling through a series of events and challenges that we never imagined would happen.  Neil's plight has the universal appeal as it talks to our own inner knowledge that we never really have control of our future leaving him to wonder who exactly is pulling the puppet strings.