Reviews with content warning for Physical abuse - The Raven King

no other book will ever do the level and specific flavour of brain damage that this one just did

somehow i'd forgotten some of the most crucial details from this thing and it made the whole experience all the more insane

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Following Neil and the other Foxes through this book is definitely a ride as we get to know everyone else and their reasons to be a Fox in Wymacks team.
The writing style is a tad better, the characters aren't that stereotypical anymore, but it's still not really good.
The development and the stories of every single Fox tho, that's what actually makes these books so good, seeing them growing as a found family, overcoming their past struggles and helping eachother through them, that's what makes these books as good as they are.

Neil being oblivious that they are his friends (Nicky actually telling him, that yes indeed they're friends), him feeling "weird" whenever someone does something for him, it's heartbreaking and oh so bittersweet to see him finally having an actual support system, feeling free and careless, I love it!

This book starts a bit slow and turns into a rollercoaster of emotions, it prepares everything for the last book while being better than the first installment of the series. It's not the best, but so much better than the first and makes you really fall in love with the characters!

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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brimacca's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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leeonapple's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mionnechan's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Je ne sais pas si c'est parce que je me suis habituée au style de l'autrice ou à son univers, mais j'ai été bien plus impliquée dans la lecture du tome 2 que celle du tome 3. On retrouve une équipe incapable de travailler ensemble, et des jeunes qui ont des problèmes bien plus gros qu'eux.
Si je déplore les mêmes défauts qu'au 1er tome (notamment la présentation de l'historique entier d'un personnage par un autre, sans que le principal concerné soit là), et un ou deux chapitre qui m'ont dérangée parce qu'ils donnaient une impression de voyeurisme "gratuit" de situation de détresse, ce n'était pas si mal. On s'attache à ces personnages presque malgré nous et une fois que les règles du sport saisies, j'ai pris plaisir à lire les chapitres de match.

On sent toujours cette origine du web, et je me demande si l'autrice n'a pas tout écrit d'une traite. Je trouve les chapitres un peu longs, mais cela reste assez addictif.

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