Except it’s okay now because he gets accepted by Andrew and co and now Andrew will protect him too, because Andrew is a five foot, 100lb impenetrable wall by even the baddest Mafia dudes out there.īecause did I mention this book also has the Japanese Mafia? It does. I think it’s framed that he loves the game so much he just wants to be able to play it but dude. Neil has changed his name a dozen times, so probably when anyone digs into the background of this “Neil Josten” they’re not going to come up with much. Neil has played this game all his life so it probably isn’t too much of a stretch to assume his father keeps an eye out on any players who may be new/gifted/etc. Like if you’re trying to lay low and hide mate, that is not the way to do it. What I do find incredible is that Neil, who has spent his entire adolescence on the run, hiding from his violent father who will most certainly kill him when he catches him, signs a contract in a highly publicised league. I don’t understand the game but it’s okay because I don’t really care. He doesn’t bother to try unless he feels like it and a lot of the consensus about Andrew seems to be “wow he’s incredible, imagine how he’d be if he loved the sport and actually tried.” He’s also the Foxes goalkeeper which he’s phenomenally good at but doesn’t give a fuck about Exy or anything else really. He’s like every cliche misunderstood bad boy come together – surrendered to foster care, juvie, epically violent, compellingly attractive somehow, weirdly emotionless, amused by weird things. In fact I almost DNF’d it when they forcibly drug him (using the openly gay guy to physically and sexually assault him, forcibly transferring drugs from his mouth to Neil’s in a kiss when Neil is incapacitated). Andrew is a sociopath douchebag who orchestrates horrific acts on other people, including Neil in this book. What exactly Andrew’s diagnosis is isn’t discussed but this book talks a lot about medication and withdrawal and symptoms and cause and effect without actually sounding like it knows anything about mental health and/or illness. Anyone who wakes him up immediately receives a beating. He’s court-ordered to be medicated because of violence however taking his medication seemed to result in him being more violent, not less at least once during this book. He’s all of five foot nothing but despite this, everyone is afraid of him. He comes with his own entourage and also a bodyguard, Andrew. For mysterious reasons and injury, he’s left them behind and joined the Palmetto Foxes. This year they will have not only Neil but also Kevin Day, who used to play with the best team in their league. The team is woeful, last in their division but with the potential to be good if they could actually put it together on the court. They are split into factions and are constantly warring with each other, often punching on in games. Playing in a tiny Arizona town, Neil is recruited by Palmetto State University to their team. There are multiple levels, from professional to college down to small school or local leagues. Despite only being invented about thirty years ago (the people that invented it are still alive) it has a popularity that rivals the NFL and NBA. He plays some sort of made up sport known as Exy, which appears to be mostly like lacrosse but with the body checks of ice hockey. He was on the run with his mother but she’s dead now so it’s just him. The book revolves around Neil Josten, who has been on the run from his violent father for eight years. The first book is free, I needed something to read on my phone while I was at an appointment, so I thought why not. There were a lot of posts tagged with this series and the characters mixed in so I thought they might be similar. I found it scrolling instagram posts about Baz & Simon from Carry On and Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell. This is one of the weirdest books I’ve read in a long time. Maybe he’s finally found someone and something worth fighting for. Neil has survived the last eight years by running. One of Neil’s new teammates is a friend from his old life, and Neil can’t walk away from him a second time. His lies will hold up only so long under this kind of scrutiny and the truth will get him killed.īut Neil’s not the only one with secrets on the team. ![]() The team is high profile and he doesn’t need sports crews broadcasting pictures of his face around the nation. Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. He’s short, he’s fast, he’s got a ton of potential-and he’s the runaway son of the murderous crime lord known as The Butcher. Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team.
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