Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

La guardia del rey by Nora Sakavic

52 reviews

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jjnich's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

wynterymess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Police brutality, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Outing

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

fa1ryts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

idk what to say i didnt wanna finish this book bc of how good it was
the whole team slowly getting close to each other, andrew slowly starting to trust neil and not holding back and them starting a (complicated) relationship 3
this is the best enemies to lovers slowburn hard pining i hate everyone but u extreme version book ive read
its also the best book out of the whole trilogy !! there wasnt rly much happening in the previous ones but this one covered the story really well
i INHALED this book in a night and i couldnt stop reading shaking crying screaming i need more andreil i need a movie or series adaption @netflix
i also found most of the characters likable ! they all had a depth in their pain and together they managed to start healing and became a family

i just feel like the author couldve squished in like 20-30 more pages just so we could see where andreil's relationship was going and what happened after the game and maybe like a few pages of just happiness bc the characters deserve nothing less
and also there were quite a few times when the description took too long and i wasnt rly invested in most of the exy games BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT
happy pride to andrew and neil 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

li_reading's review against another edition

0.25

problematic author, no true rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia

reygov's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

theincrediblesulk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

I have no words for how happy this series made me. I would kill for the Foxes—ALL of them. The ultimate found family award is undisputedly theirs. The characters were brilliantly flawed, horrible and wonderful people with multitudes and personality for miles. Their interactions, interrelationships and dynamics are fantastic and fascinating. The banter and humor (amidst all the horror and Bad Shit (tm)) are much needed doses of levity.

Were there issues? Probably. Do i care in the face of everything that Nora Sakavic did right??? Absolutely NOT. The resolution was perfect. It never felt too easy or simple. I am SO satisfied. 

I WOULD GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

josie_readz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyfette's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.75

oh my god oh my god oh my god I HAVE NO WORDS … i read the whole series in a little under four days and i’m just … broken. if you stop reading my review here, please take this one piece of advice: read this series. read it. read it right now.

hinted spoilers below. read carefully.  

i was completely hooked from start to end and the only thing i’ve been able to think about is neil josten and andrew minyard. their relationship is so painstakingly slow burn and is so reflective of the trauma both of them has faced. their characters are not written to be good people, but ones that have dealt with so much, and find comfort and home with one another. (plus enemies to lovers/still enemies? lol) the found family made my heart ache and i wish happiness for every single member of the foxes. so many points had me freaking out, or having to take a breath away from the book before i could continue. the story is well crafted and the relationship between the characters will have you so invested. i cant. i wish there was twenty more books in the series. 

i will admit, amongst my praise, that there are some flaws. the plot is sometimes a bit wonky and confusing, and the writing gets a bit clunky and repetitive at parts. i appreciate that this is self published work though! 

please i urge you to read the all for the game series. there are definitely some hard triggers (there are so many cw but coming from someone who is extremely sensitive all sections are easily skippable and it wouldn’t hinder ur understanding of the plot not reading them) but nothing that isn’t dealt with respect and proper explanation afterwards (i wld expect neil to have a bit more trauma/ptsd than he does, but this is a short series i get it) but overall i’m completely and utterly in love with the books. pls read! fall in love with andrew and neil, they need some love fr 😵‍💫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

katerina_l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail