Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

20 reviews

lauwbinx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

regina_184's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

Again this is a guilty pleasure book of mine, that I discovered in the pandemic and occasionally re-read.

This book has a more interesting plot than the first book ( when it comes to relationships) but it does have more intense subject matter. If you are not interested in reading anything with sexual assault and rape I would stay far away from this book.

Overall, I can't say this is a objectively good book since the plot is insane, but I do enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Can I, in good conscience, recommend this book to a normal person? Probably not
Has the "you know, I get it" speech irrevocably rewired my brain chemistry? Absolutely

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Outing

nikoops's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

As with the rest of this series, it’s hard to describe. The characters are engaging, the plot, ridiculous, and the writing decent. This might make it sound like you shouldn’t read it, and honestly? Despite the 5/5 stars, you probably shouldn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

The Raven King picks up exactly where The Foxhole Court ends. The story remains in Neil’s POV, starting with the Foxes spending Halloween all together; it becomes apparent that it was definitely Riko behind Seth’s untimely death; however, with Seth gone, the team does seem to start to work together more cohesively on the court. They start to rank up wins, and there is hope for them to make it to the semifinals. Things start to go downhill when Nicky’s family invites him and the twins home for Thanksgiving. The invitation comes with the directions that the twins have to come or else Nicky cannot go. Desperate to see his family again and hopefully reconcile their differences, Nicky asks Neil to get Andrew to agree to go. Neil does, but not for Thanksgiving; Nicky’s family is accommodating. The meal comes with an unexpected and devastating surprise—they have invited Drake (Andrew’s former brother to be, had he been adopted by the Spears), and he is waiting upstairs secretly for Andrew. Luther (Nicky’s father) tricks Andrew into going upstairs where he is knocked over the head with a bottle by Drake and assaulted. Neil suspects Andrew is in trouble, when Luther mentions Drake, and goes upstairs with Aaron to see. They wind up breaking down the door to find Andrew being assaulted, Aaron winds up killing Drake. Aaron is arrested for the murder, but is allowed back until his trial due to Matt’s mother posting bail. Betsy makes the choice to have Andrew go off his meds due to the circumstances, which requires him going to Easthaven for 24/hr supervision as he comes off them. During this all, the team grows closer still as the team decides to stick together as often as possible—Aaron also gets to spend time with his girlfriend Katelyn. At the Christmas banquet, Riko tells Neil that he has to come to Evermore for winter break—he threatens Andrew’s safety should Neil refuse. Neil, of course, agrees to this, and is subjected to torture for the entirety of winter break. He returns to Palametto unsure of how he got there, with new scars, his natural eye and hair color back, and a four tattooed on his cheek. He calls Wymack for help, and reveals some more truth to him, the book ends on him wondering how their season will go, and how he will survive it.

trainlock's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

gcarney15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

so_many_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt

marxnapxrez's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

doy 5 porque no ha habido beso.
Me encanta que Neil se este haciendo a la realidad de que tiene una familia y que todos se esten dando cuenta de que, efectivamente son familia. Que vayan conociendose y curandose juntos. Les quiero mucho, a todos y tengo ganas de que le den de hostias a riko y a su tio. 
La escena de accion de gracias es sin duda de las escenas mas duras que he leido, el punto de vista de Neil es aterrador y es asi como lo hace llegar. A pesar de que no me gusta como han querido llevar algunos temas, esa escena es muy cruda pero necesaria para el punto de la trama. 
Espero leer pronto a Andrew y al equipo de vuelta. 🖤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

amelierawr's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

oh my god.

Honestly didn't expect such a good sequel to the first book, which was too unorganized. Im still not the biggest fan of the writing, but it's decent. The book solved a lot of issues I had at first, especially regarding the characters. You could definitely feel that the author invested way more time into the sequel.
The dynamic is even better now, after we finally got some reasonable explanation on why some of them act the way they do. But I wished that the mc would've gone at least once to the psychiatrist like the other characters did, because those were my favorite interactions.

The coach Wymack definitely is my favorite character and the scene at the end broke my heart.

 

Neil, Wymack called him, even when he looked like this, even with his father's face and his father's eyes and the Moriyamas' number on his face. Neil, Wymack called him, and more than anything Neil wanted it to be true. 
He stopped fighting to get free; the hands that had been trying to wrench Wymack's arms off him now held on for dear life. "Help me," he said through gritted teeth. "Let me," Wymack shot back, so Neil closed his eyes.

 

 He was their family. They were his. They were worth every cut and bruise and scream. 

All in all it was way more devastating than the first book that I had to put it down twice, just to organize my thoughts and stare into my wall for 10min. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

nickoliver's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident