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The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

84 reviews

nikoops's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The newest novel in the All for the Game series focus on former Raven, marked #3 for the Perfect Court, Jean Moreau and his transfer to USC. The book delves into Jean’s past, and his treatment under Riko, Coach Moriyama, and the Ravens. Chapters switch POVs between Jean, and captain of USC’s Exy team (the Trojans), Jeremy Knox. 

Sakavic’s writing and character development remain as strong as they were in previous installments, but with a bit more depth into the plot set up in earlier books—Jean’s perspective is a welcome puzzle piece to help fill in the universe Sakavic has created. 

Definitely looking foreword to where Jean’s story goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Stalking, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Torture, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

The abuse Jean faced at Evermore is discussed, it is explicitly stated that sexual violence/rape happened to him along with water boarding, cutting, burning, and various other forms of abuse/torture. Jean has a run-in with one of his abusers, and is hurt in the interaction both physically/mentally.

lucylovesgrapes's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

nora sakavic is both my enemy and someone i admired beyond belief. let me wipe my tears. a truly amazing story, with everything i loved about the foxes and more. i can barely put into words how much this book means to me, if i could give more than 5 stars i would. that rating seems insufficient when i reflect on the masterpiece i just read. 

jean yves-moreau holds a very special place in my heart, one that now houses my beloved foxes and the trojans. if he doesn't get every single thing he deserves, i will be rioting. the glimpses of the foxes were like crack and i need more of them. the descriptions of andrew and neil made my little heart sing and neil in the final chapter??? he knows he is THAT bitch and seeing him from an outside pov is exhilarating and i crave more. 

sakavic writes found family masterfully and creates incredibly complex characters that i have rarely come across. cat and laila are just amazing, refreshing characters and the need i have for them to hang out with dan, allison, matt and renee is unreal. jeremy is such an exciting character to read, he's got so much depth that is slowly being explored and his story is one i can't wait to read.

i am hoping for more books with the trojans, especially about jeremy and his relationship with his family. also more exy games, i adored the game scenes with the foxes and would love to see the behind the scenes of trojans playing against other teams. an utter masterpiece that i will never forget, right there with the foxes. 🦊🦊🦊

(lucas and graysen?? it's on SIGHT. i truly don't give a shit is lucas apologised, i will put him down.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Rape, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Death, Grief, Suicide, Trafficking, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

katerina_l's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Torture, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

serraphsolaris's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

aftgtrash's review

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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

5.0

 "A cool evening breeze. Rainbows. Open roads. Teammates" Oh yeah this book broke me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Abandonment, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death

abee_3_c's review

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

lisashelves's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Rape

cln_1864's review

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Trafficking, Death, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

emck0610's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

Fair warning, there are a lot of potential triggers in this story. After reading All for the Game—I expected to read pretty awful information in The Sunshine Court about what Jean had been through as a Raven. I knew I would, but it still hit me pretty hard when faced with the information. 

As far as the Trojans we get to know better—Laila, Cat, and Jeremy are definitely the people I’d want in my corner any day of the week. The characters stole a bit of the show in the original trilogy and I’m really glad to see more of them as they try to help Jean settle in. 

If you liked the original All for the Game trilogy then I think you’ll get more of what you’d expect out of this novel. Nora Sakavich is not in a rush to tell the entire story in one novel and I’m definitely intrigued to keep going. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Child death, and Murder

sadpendragon's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

real literature is back /lh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Toxic friendship, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Biphobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse