Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

62 reviews

adrienanthony's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t think I have ever read a book with such an intense “it’s complicated” when asked if the characters are loveable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Ableism, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture

My list applies for the entire series. Absolutely not for the faint of heart, take care of yourself. If literally any of this bothers you, do NOT read this or any other book in the series, I am so serious.

gcarney15's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Blood, Grief, and Cursing

natkbailey's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Murder, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Self harm, and Blood

simbkyr's review

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual harassment

it handles very dark topics and shouldn't be read without going through the tags and trigger warnings first

ehponies's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

Made up sports, crazy and completely unrealistic mafia/collegiate sports plotlines, just absurdity all around? Yes. Will you love each and every character? Yes. Read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Sexual violence

lunar_lapis's review

challenging slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!


A friend recommended this book series as it's her favourite. I listened on Audible while also reading the physical book. Unrelated to the story, but my copy of the book is missing a few pages at the start of the book which was annoying. I'm also not a fan of the narrator on Audible. 

Onto the actual review. I was intregued by Neil's backstory or lack thereof. Neil keeps his past secret and is always running away from it, until he meets the Palmetto State Foxes, an Exy team made up of misfits, druggies and second chance stories.

It took me a while to understand the many different characters intentions and how they interact with the world. This story is more "adult" than I was expecting and quite depressing from the main characters perspective, as Neil doesn't feel safe or interested in becoming close to his teammates.

I enjoyed the middle of the book as we saw Kevin's walls coming down while training Neil, and Andrew settled down a bit too. I loved the chapter with the first Exy game, Foxes v Jackels. 
Then towards the end of the book it sets up the next book, introducing Riko, a person from Neil and Kevin's past. The book ends on the death of a Foxes member and sets up the idea that Riko had something to do with it.

When I was midway through the book I considered leaving it unfinished, because I was quite numbed from all the hostility and fighting within the group (TW)

and I wasn't a fan of the homophobic slurs or jokes about R-wording the main character.

but now that I've finished this book, I can't help but feel curious about the rest of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Cursing

Minor: Rape and Vomit

anna_bookwormt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Homophobia, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

marxnapxrez's review

tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 ⭐️
Se vienen cositas.
Me encanta la dinamica de chosen family y la manera en la que, aunque se esten peleando, se unen como uno en los partidos. Espero que en los siguientes libros se desarrolle la relacion de todos, aunque, algunas cosas se pasaron muy a la ligera para mi gusto. En general me ha encantado y tengo muchas ganas de seguir leyendo sobre ellos. Esperando que en el segundo libro Andrew y Neil arreglen la tension palpante...

/SPOILER/

Y bueno sobre Seth...im not saying he deserve it but gods timing is always right

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Violence

pleigh02's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Rape, and Suicide

katanai's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

the ending … left me on such a cliffhanger. cant wait to pick up the next book of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

the R word is used a bit by the coach as well as the F slur by a teammate.