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The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

172 reviews

onlyongracexm's review against another edition

4.25

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The King’s Men, or the book where Neil bullshits his way out of a mob war.

Neil’s past is rapidly catching up to him and there is little time to make things right. Much has changed about the Neil of the first book because now Neil has reasons to stay with the Palmetto State Foxes, his family, his home. You can really feel his resolve radiating from the pages, very different from the Neil who was determined to bolt, so you know that the character development is A++ up in here.

This conclusion to the trilogy goes out on a soft yet hopeful note (although I wish there was a little more to the epilogue). I’m happy that the characters, despite all that’s happened regarding the Moriyamas and Neil, they stay true to their code and their friendship and resolve to protect their own, no matter who they used to be before. That kind of connection is profound, but is magnificently portrayed in the camaraderie of this once fractured, but now whole, team.

My heart aches for Andrew Minyard and Neil Josten, but I’m happy that they’re now safe and content and together. (My heart physically aches for them, especially Andrew. Why am I so emotional?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault

abbiesdigitallibrary's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Self harm

sapphicread's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia

crgude511's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Self harm

aimeesc's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma

nickleftforfolk's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gore

Minor: Homophobia

desperatesmirks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping

camipuchta's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

maheen26's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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2024 Reread: This is still one of the best books that I think I’ve ever read. It was such a roller coaster of emotions and just when you think it can’t get any more dramatic, it does. I loved how Neil and Andrew weren’t subtle in the least and yet people were still shocked by them being together. It just made me giggle. I also loved how the Foxes rallied around Neil after everything that he had been through. It was so sweet to see them bonding and really cementing the rag-tag found family thing that they had going on. Honestly, this is just such a good book and it’s getting a solid five stars.

Original 2020 review: The Kings Men was an absolutely wild ride from start to finish. This one really came after my feelings with a vengeance. It’s pulled me in so many different directions emotionally that I’m almost speechless over it.

I really loved all the angst that this book had to offer. This book hit hard and kept hitting right until the end. I also just loved how casually Andrew and Neil’s relationship comes up at the most inopportune time. They weren’t necessarily hiding it, but it was so funny to see the whole team’s reaction to finding out about them. It was just the right amount of fluff to counterbalance all the trauma and angst of the rest of the book.

I think the only things that I would have liked a little more of in this book was Ichirou and Neil’s uncle Stuart. I feel like they could have been a little more involved with the story rather than just a background kinda thing. I also would have loved a little more of Jean. But I’m not gonna be picky.

There was just so much going on in The Kings Men. I desperately wish that this wasn’t the end of the series. This book put me through the wringer and I loved every minute of it. This one is getting a solid five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence