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.

All for the game by nora sakavic