An excitable Andrew confronted with theĭeath of his least-favorite teammate was a recipe for disaster. Generally Andrew's wild mood wasn't a problem, but Andrew's cheer didn't make him at all friendly. Andrew Minyard, Aaron's twin brother, had his weekly therapy sessions on Wednesdays. At least Coach David Wymack was calling them back to the court on a Wednesday afternoon. None of them were looking forward to today's practice, but they could only take so much time off when the season was already underway. No one else answered him, but Neil thought they all agreed. Let it go." "I don't want to do this," Nicky said, low and miserable. He pushed Nicky's hand away and said, "It's fine. Kevin Day was sitting shotgun, so he saw Nicky move first. The cousins' relationship was a tangled mess he wouldn't live long enough to figure out. Whether it was admonition for trying to pretend things were okay or a silent show of support, Neil wasn't sure. ![]() Across the backseat from Neil, Nicky's cousin Aaron Minyard shoved the back of the driver's seat. Nicholas "Nicky" Hemmick let his hand fall away from the dashboard with a quiet curse. Neil dragged his attention away from the streamers and looked up front. Rock music blared to life, temporarily filling the silence in the car, but it vanished as quickly as it'd come. Keeping himself alive was hard enough most days he had no time to linger over others' misfortunes. Seth Gordon's unexpected overdose Saturday night should have meant something more to Neil since they'd been teammates and roommates for three months, but Neil felt nothing. Death was unpleasant, but it was a familiar and tolerable ache in his chest. At eighteen years old, he'd seen more people die than he could comfortably count. Neil Josten thought it a cheap tribute, but that might have been his cynicism talking. It gave the impression the campus was in mourning. Over the weekend someone had replaced all of the white ribbons with black ones. Last week Palmetto State University was covered in orange and white streamers to celebrate the start of the school year. It looked like Halloween outside, only two months too early. Andrew didn't deserve that.ALL FOR THE GAME The Foxhole Court The Raven King The King's MenĬopyright 2013 Nora Sakavic Smashwords Edition ![]() If he tried, would it still be the truth, or would he poison the words by saying them aloud? Would it be instinctive to twist it? He wouldn't risk it. He didn't know how to tell the truth now. Review 2: Favorite quote: "Something like this demanded complete honesty, and Neil had been lying since he was old enough to speak. (Review Note: These books are not mm romance. more my hope this third book will be just as OTT as the other two and allow this brilliantly misfit cast of characters their deserved moments of revenge and (hopefully) celebration.And I need Andrew. I've been punished lately by series finales that don't just fall flat, they fizzle like a dollar store firework that you stare at saying "Is that it?"Somehow I don't think the Foxhole Court will go quietly into the night. As of the writing off this review, the author is in the midst of finishing the third (and supposedly final) book. So our understanding of who Andrew is has come slowly and with extreme prejudice. Andrew.The unraveling of this character has been done masterfully. Far from itSo why do I need the third book now?Because. ![]() Review 1: Is it OTT (over the top)? Oh yeahIs it way more violent and twisted than I thought it would get? Fucking hell, yesIs it perfect? Nope.
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