![]() ![]() I have no idea how Exy is played other than that it is very aggressive, is a lacrosse hybrid sport, and that the player can only walk 10 steps with the ball. One of my main critiques about this book is that for a sports book, it's really lacking sport. The novel comes off very much as a fanservice type book, and that's not a bad thing: I feel like Sakavic wrote the exact type of book she would have loved to read, and that just happens to be the same type of book that us fans out here love to read. But they intrigue me, and make my fingers itch to start the next book in the series. I'm not exactly sure where I stand with any of the characters yet, and I don't know if I actually like any of them. This book is very interesting to say the least. For a book that is touted as having m/m romance elements, it is a bit light on that front (they're mostly hinted at in this book), but I expect they will continue to build in the future books in the series. One has to suspend some disbelief to accept aspects of the story (I just settled on the idea that it takes place in the near future to explain some of the differences in societal norms and regulations), but Sakavic makes it very easy to do so. The way Nora Sakavic builds the world and slowly introduces the characters is something that really keeps the reader engaged (at one point, I sat down to read a chapter and got up nearly 10 chapters later) and demonstrates a skill in storytelling that I haven't seen in a while. And the fact that the team's new star player is someone that he knew in his past seems like a point in the favor of either decision. ![]() When his skill in a sport known as Exy get the attention of a recruiter at Palmetto State University, however, he has a decision to make: keep running or take some time to pursue playing the sport he loves. Neil Josten has been running from his past for as long as he can remember. It was available for free and looked mildly interesting, but it definitely surprised me and made me incredibly glad I took that chance. Much like many of the reviews I've read since I finished this book, I picked it up without any real expectations.
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