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A review by unicorn3
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
Kings Men, the last book in the original trilogy, is definitely something. So much happens here it's unbelievable that's all one book.
From Neil coming home after Christmas Break to Nathanies birthday suprise over the Baltimore kidnapping and the spring break to winning championship until Riko's execution
You fall in love once again with the characters, see another side of them we haven't met in book 2, they all fight really hard to win, they talk more about their struggles, how they overcame these and help/ed the others overcome theirs. They're a found family in a way we probably haven't seen until now. The book still follows its interesting writing style that definitely got better since the last book, but it's adding to the personality of the story nonetheless.
And if anyone is really reading these books for the plot and not the characters then I don't know what to say since it's clear from the first book on that this story is focused on the characters and their hardships, not the plot of winning championship (even though that takes a bigger part too!)
In conclusion: I fucking love this series, I forgot how awful book 1 was, however I can proudly say that books 2&3 make you forget about it and fall for these characters as well!
You fall in love once again with the characters, see another side of them we haven't met in book 2, they all fight really hard to win, they talk more about their struggles, how they overcame these and help/ed the others overcome theirs. They're a found family in a way we probably haven't seen until now. The book still follows its interesting writing style that definitely got better since the last book, but it's adding to the personality of the story nonetheless.
And if anyone is really reading these books for the plot and not the characters then I don't know what to say since it's clear from the first book on that this story is focused on the characters and their hardships, not the plot of winning championship (even though that takes a bigger part too!)
In conclusion: I fucking love this series, I forgot how awful book 1 was, however I can proudly say that books 2&3 make you forget about it and fall for these characters as well!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria