Does anyone remember how popular these books were? They were loved, or hated, or all at once. And for me, the first part seemed good.
In the story, Neil Josten gets into a team of Foxes who play Exy (a mix of Hockey and Lacrosse), although he did not want to. because he is on the run, but now he will have to play this sport.
Basically, this is the whole plot of the first part. And like any first part of the trilogy, this one is marking time. More precisely, most of the book is about the daily life of the characters and training. But, for me, the author told about it in an interesting and even a little funny way. Although there was a moment with soda, but so far in this part there is not what this trilogy is famous for, namely violence. And the only Exy match in this book is made in a very exciting and dynamic way. Although I didn't like the ending. I don't like it when it seems that the story has been cut short.
Now about the characters. As strange as it may sound, they seemed alive to me. As if such people really existed.
In general, that's what I liked about them. Although I can't say that I would like Andrew and Riko Moriyama to exist in reality. Now about the hero.
Neil Josten seemed to be quite an interesting character. The guy can stand up for himself, he's smart and cunning enough. I also liked his dilemma with the fact that he likes to play Exy, but at the same time he feels guilty about his late mother, because Exy can reveal his whereabouts to those who follow him, and he was on the run with his mother, who spent a lot of effort to hide from criminals.
The author's writing style is at a decent level. This is a story about the lower strata of society, so expect foul language. The book was written in a style that was not easy to read, but also not to say that I was struggling through into the words. The descriptions are decent. I liked the way the game process Exy is described, as well as the training and the relationship between the characters are written quite realistically. In general, the author's writing style is ordinary.
In general, it was not bad. Yes, it's not the most dynamic book and the characters are not the most interesting, but I don't regret reading it.
by mystery5009