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A review by kitsuneru
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
- 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
this book is amazing. this series is amazing. it will hold such a special space in my heart forever and it will never leave my read. i will think about this series and andrew and neil every single day for the rest of my life.
is this book the best book ever written? no. but is in my top three series/books i’ve ever read? yes. the plot and story is just so good. it gave me whiplash from all the emotions i felt while reading this and how fast those emotions changed. it is funny and unserious and heartwarming and serious but it’s just as heartbreaking and devastating.
neil and andrew’s relationship is so well written. they slowly got closer and developed feelings for each other and it was such a healthy relationship unironically.
neil’s the only one who can get to andrew and convince him to do things just by asking. and andrew helped ground neil from his panic attacks. even if both are terrible at comforting but somehow it works for them and gets them to calm down. lol.
like they are so so so perfect and healthy and beautiful i actually can’t get enough of them.
we could not catch a break throughout this book. just when you think it can’t get worse, it gets worse.
i HATE riko with every fiber of my being.
but despite that, there was a lot of positive in the book believe it or not.
AND THE FOUND FAMILY IN THIS IS LITERALLY TOP TIER ITS TOO GOOD. the foxes care about neil so fckn much it’s so heartwarming to see. they’re always checking on him and making sure he’s okay. and neil doing everything to keep them safe even if it means getting himself hurt. which is what andrew does too, but only for the like five people he cares about. but neil and andrew are much more similar than they seem.
this series also makes me so hyped up for a made up sport. i’m on the edge of my seat every time they play and i get so nervous LOL.
i seriously seriously could go on and on about this series.
i saw a comment somewhere that said “its clear nora knows nothing about sports, drugs, gangs, mental health/trauma, gay ppl, but wrote 3 books about all of the above” and it’s very true, it’s not the best written book but i still love this series so much and it quite literally changed the trajectory of my life.
andrew and neil are my favorite.
6/5 stars.
is this book the best book ever written? no. but is in my top three series/books i’ve ever read? yes. the plot and story is just so good. it gave me whiplash from all the emotions i felt while reading this and how fast those emotions changed. it is funny and unserious and heartwarming and serious but it’s just as heartbreaking and devastating.
neil and andrew’s relationship is so well written. they slowly got closer and developed feelings for each other and it was such a healthy relationship unironically.
neil’s the only one who can get to andrew and convince him to do things just by asking. and andrew helped ground neil from his panic attacks. even if both are terrible at comforting but somehow it works for them and gets them to calm down. lol.
like they are so so so perfect and healthy and beautiful i actually can’t get enough of them.
we could not catch a break throughout this book. just when you think it can’t get worse, it gets worse.
i HATE riko with every fiber of my being.
but despite that, there was a lot of positive in the book believe it or not.
AND THE FOUND FAMILY IN THIS IS LITERALLY TOP TIER ITS TOO GOOD. the foxes care about neil so fckn much it’s so heartwarming to see. they’re always checking on him and making sure he’s okay. and neil doing everything to keep them safe even if it means getting himself hurt. which is what andrew does too, but only for the like five people he cares about. but neil and andrew are much more similar than they seem.
this series also makes me so hyped up for a made up sport. i’m on the edge of my seat every time they play and i get so nervous LOL.
i seriously seriously could go on and on about this series.
i saw a comment somewhere that said “its clear nora knows nothing about sports, drugs, gangs, mental health/trauma, gay ppl, but wrote 3 books about all of the above” and it’s very true, it’s not the best written book but i still love this series so much and it quite literally changed the trajectory of my life.
andrew and neil are my favorite.
6/5 stars.