Reviews tagging 'Acephobia/Arophobia'

A Toca das Raposas by Nora Sakavic

21 reviews

star_witch's review against another edition

dark funny tense

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

4.0

I loved it. 

Seth's death was a plot device. Change my mind. You can't cause I'm right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

camachoc's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm rereading this triology and i am having the time of my life. The writting is very basic, but nora sakavik really does  know what we readers want to read, and that's why this book is soooo fast pace. I was having a reading slump, and this series was just what i needed. Now I’m actually excited to continue my TBR!!!!
Most of the characters are/were fucked up. I mean…👀

Neil still remembered Kevin's breakdown […]

And this😌

“God damn it, Minyard. This is why we can't have nice  things”
“Oh, coach,” someone said over Neil’s  head. “If he was nice, he wouldn't be any use to us, would he?”
“He's no use to us if you break him”
“You'd rather i let him go? Put a band-aid on him and he'll be good as new ”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

wynterymess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

capriqueen's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

Boy oh boy, it has been a long time since I was so totally sucked into a book. I’m not a sports person, and I was a little hesitant about reading it at first, but it pulled me in completely.

I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s so compelling. It’s got sports and murder and messed up characters, and many twists and turns. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and I read it every moment that I could. Read this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

rose_reads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I didn't know anything about the book at the start but it was recommended to me so I decided to read it. It took a while for me to get into the story but by about half way through I was invested and wanted to know what happens. Do check the trigger warnings for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Murder

gracefully_jk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A friend censored the particularly violent parts for me, which I appreciate greatly. The sports part made me think of Haikyuu and I’m sure I’ll be just as obsessed with this series as that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

Read For:

Gay Sports

Hurt/Comfort

Chaotic Gays

Found Family

College Setting

This book is addictive and all things chaotic from the characters to the plot.  While it is filled with problems and poor choices it’s such a comfort series that I couldn’t imagine not re-reading it time and time again.

While there isn’t much that happens in this book (compared to the other two in the series) this book gets the setting out in place, you get to know the characters and no I have no idea why Nicky is so damn creepy in this book but trust me he gets better in the other two books.

It’s fun re-reading this series because you can see the slow burn settle in while if you’re reading this for the first time you’ll be just as confused and oblivious as Neil.  It’s truly amazing.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5)

Release Date: 15, January 2013

POV: Third Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: Gay (SC), BIPOC (SCs), Mental illness (everyone)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Murder

natnat_7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Car accident

gobbleme's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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

1.75

laugh out loud😍 ridiculously bad but in an embarrassingly enjoyable way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sanchita101's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Acephobia/Arophobia