Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

La guardia del rey by Nora Sakavic

125 reviews

tovetott's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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

2.5

Okay so I'm finally giving this a proper score after not being able to even give a rating for the previous books in the series. That doesn't mean I quite know how to feel about this one either though lol

I think that, despite spending my first fanfiction-reader-years on Wattpad, this series is a little too extreme for my taste. This series' way of always choosing violence and snarky comments over every other possible strat made me nearly lose my mind and caused almost all of my journal entries to be in all caps including words like "WHY" and "WTF". 

Every single character got under my skin and on my nerves and every single time they earned a positive point on my scoreboard, I had to take it off because of some othet stupid shit they pulled. Andrew and Neil's relationship especially made me question why they kept hanging around each other and had me feel absolutely NOTHING. 😭

I feel like it says a lot that in this sports-mafia-drama with LGBTQIA+ rep, I (who usually has a negative amount of interest in sports) enjoyed the descriptions of the Foxes' games the most. (Also the TROJANS !!! Absolutely lovely! We meet them for like ~a minute~ but damn they might have saved my entire experience with this book lol)

One thing that I have to give Nora though, is that she has the balls to kill off any character without blinking an eye, or hesitating. I can sleep well at night knowing I will never be able to put any of my OCs through the absolutely insane hell that she does to hers. So, um, thanks for that, Nora lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse

mkw1lson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I was genuinely sad when I reached the end of this book. I know that there is a fourth book in this series, but this is the last book in Neil's POV, and I am genuinely going to miss him!

This book was the best in the series so far. Everything comes to a head in this book, all the things we have been waiting for come to fruition - for good and for bad. To be vague, Neil's past catches up to him and his present still causes problems, and throughout the book you're left wondering who is doing what and who should Neil be looking over his shoulder for. This is mixed with Neil's desire to just live his life and enjoy what he has left, with the tragic knowledge that he isn't going to be alive in a few months.

The foxes come together more than they ever have before, and I loved seeing how the team dynamics and relationships continued to develop.

Neil and Andrew finally get together - which is fantastic and well done with consideration of their trauma and also their deep love for each other (whether they - Andrew - will admit to it or not). Neil's father finally shows up and it is as horrible as you can imagine, but the resolution is very satisfying. Kevin finally stands up for himself against Riko, shedding his fears and standing on his own. And Riko finally gets what is coming for him.

 

I am so glad that they have a happy ending, because after everything they deserve it. And even after all the very heavy topics in this book, we get something hopeful to leave these characters with.

 

Great book, great series. Short, easy read but also very addicting and engrossing.

Again - heed the warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

witheringcarnelians's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

I spent this book between crying and enjoying gay panic Neal this is great 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jennybugg's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

gabriellesimpson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Alcohol

sleepybythelake's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse

restlessparadise's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual content

nikoops's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

The conclusion to the All for the Game series, ties up the whole story and characters with a nice bow. Neil gets his well-deserved freedom (of sorts), as happy an ending as any Fox could ask for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

The conclusion to the All for the Game series sees Neil and Andrew taking their relationship to a physical level. The truth about Neil’s background comes out—as the son of the “Butcher of Baltimore” along with his connections to the Moriyamas. Neil is kidnapped by his father, and is tortured/heavily injured—he is rescued, however, and his father is killed. This allows for Ichirou (of the head Moriyama branch) to take over Neil’s contract and give him a shot at freedom.

kcolt97's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Car accident

novac_57's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Again, just be warned, it's all the content warnings