ech0e's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Torture, Addiction, and Sexual content
gcarney15's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Drug use, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
marxnapxrez's review against another edition
- 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
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. 🖤
Graphic: Rape, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual violence, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Incest, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
lizardteeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- My review is for all three books
- The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.
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sex
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence
ana_a's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
usually_sleep_deprived's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Blood, Violence, and Alcoholism
wynterymess's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gaslighting, Ableism, Animal death, and Death of parent
fa1ryts's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Stalking, Sexual assault, Cursing, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
li_reading's review against another edition
0.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Torture, and Drug use
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Self harm, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization
deebauched's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
the gradual development of neil's tentative relationships with the foxes, his place on the court and on the team, him slowly making meaningful bonds and letting himself taking small steps towards letting people in is one of my favorite parts of this book. all that being said, i definitely think that this book is just as much andrew's installment as we slowly unpeel layers of his character that makes us finally get a glimpse of understanding about him.
andrew's uncovering and his ever-shifting relationship with neil is mainly about the ability to trust and loyalty - two things andrew has seemingly never experienced aimed at his person before. which makes neil's actions that more interesting when we realize - his deal with andrew about andrew protecting his back might be more of a reciprocated exchange rather than the one-sided agreement both of them might have thought they made a book ago. the progress is slow, but very rewarding.
the raven king continues the tradition of being highly character driven with new truths surfacing about people as we keep reading. there's also a more prominent chunk dedicated to exy games as the championship goes on and it's incredibly engaging, to the point i wish i could actually watch these games on tv. the foxes keep tightening their ranks as a team both on and off the court and it shows on their plays. once you're in, you're invested in both the friendships and the championship, which is always such a win-win for me.
this is book two in the trilogy and also the perfect example of a good story put on slow-simmer, starting to heat up real good. thus - 4,5 stars.
ps.: this book also has one of my favorite scenes where neil
Spoiler
pushes andrew's hand under his shirt without an ounce of awareness how that would look like to the four adults standing in the same room with them.Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual content