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The Never King - broché - Tome 01 Cruels Garçons perdus by Nikki St. Crowe, Bénédicte Bernier
49 reviews
robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Dementia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Alcohol
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Was the world-building the greatest, no! I had a few questions, like why weren't they allowed to have sex with the Darlings? They made such a big deal out of that but never explicitly said why that was against the rules. In addition to making a big deal of it, they literally fold for her so quickly because she's "different" cuz she wasn't kicking and screaming like the rest of the Darlings before her, and because of that, that makes her "special" (again, ridiculous). Also, it's never explained why these boys are so sex-crazed, to begin with, we're just supposed to accept that and move on. The whole reason they took her at the age of 18 was so lazily explained, it's absurd.
The world itself is what made a lot of this book for me. It would've been great if it were expanded on more, but I've come to realize that books like this sadly don't focus too much on the world-building which is a bummer because I feel like books catered towards dark and explicit content don't have to be trashy.
Also, I'm still confused about why Neverland is dying. Is it just because Pan doesn't have his shadow? If so, then why's the shadow's connection to the function of the island? It's stuff like this that I hope is answered in the next book. Yes, as ridiculous as this book was I will be continuing because it was fun!
As for the sex. It was fine. I was expecting more to be honest. There is a specific scene in here that I didn't like though.
The characterization was fine. We have the twins, Kasian (Kas) and Sebestian (Bash).
Then we have Vane. The ultra grumpy psycho, who the silent bob of the group. He's fine. Not much to him, but being mean, distant, and no fun.
I liked Winnie. She was spunky. And I'm glad she's aware of her "tendencies" and isn't ashamed of them.
Hope these characters get some progression as the books progress. They're so short and again, ridiculously fun so I'll continue when I'm in the mood for this chaos again.
Spice Rating:🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Alcohol, and Blood
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness
fallenstarr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Incest, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Alcohol
grace33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Child abuse
Minor: Alcohol
cerysl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
sioxricky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, and Emotional abuse
sierrabowers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Abandonment, and Kidnapping
scarletgoddess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Blood
dbrosend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Confinement
clemireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, and Violence