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The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

176 reviews

acebookwyrm's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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"You are captain of the sunshine court. In no universe could you be anyone's villain."

Nora Sakavic is back with an unexpected addition to the AFTG series and it is just as much a wild ride as the other books. With a larger cast of characters and multiple POVs, she expands this world and further explores characters we only got glimpses of previously. I was hooked on every word and refused to put the book down until I was finished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death

jennybugg's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Murder

kalinczi's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Murder

_danika's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

dark emotional funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

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

Consistent with the first three books. Be prepared for detailed descriptions of abuse.

sophisanna's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book, like all of the other All for the Game books, should be terrible. Still, The Sunshine Court, like all of the other AFTG books, uses an excessively unbelievable plot involving mafias and hockey-lacrosse to create a very realistic portrayal of trauma and healing. I saw parts of myself in Jean that I rarely see accurately represented in media - a gift that made me feel very seen. I cannot wait for the next book. 

Also, normally books with this many horrible things happening read as trauma porn, which is something that I decidedly do not enjoy reading and find to be morally grotesque. The Sunshine Court is a notable and important exception. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

joonjxne's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad 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: Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Grief

melaethonia's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional inspiring sad 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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt

bumblebee's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad 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

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I don’t even have words yet. This is maybe my favourite book in the series so far which is WILD. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Vomit, Trafficking

harrowhark_nona's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Suicide attempt

Minor: Confinement, Death