Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

162 reviews

yaezerra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-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? No

4.75

this book is part two of a trilogy, and it is an intense ride from start to finish. the author writes in a way that makes you question and consider choices right alongside the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing

macakova's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

jenarae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Forced institutionalization

lunahale's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

5.0

i literally cannot describe how much i love these characters. it’s like they burrowed into my brain and made a little home there and they like to bang around and scream until i can’t think about anything else 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abbbymyles's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I am so unwell for so many reasons. This book was such a rollercoaster and I read 70% of it without stopping.
I came into this book at the first 30% with a million questions and -100 answers. However, this book starts to bring everything together and gives us insights into all of the unknowns.
The character complexity and development is SIMPLY UNMATCHED.
I am so invested in these characters and will be immediately picking up book three now!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Blood, and Death of parent

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

Read For:

Good Humor

Chaotic Gays

Found Family

Fictional Sport

Hurt/Comfort… Mostly Hurt

Ugh, the relationships in this book really develop so much and it’s so good.  The plot really comes to life, problem after problem shows up and Neil is just stupidly there.

I used to not like this book as much as the other two, the angst was just too much but after so, so, so, many re-reads I love seeing how the characters develop, how the relationships build, platonic and romantic, Neil shares more, learns more about Andrew and it’s actually written really well.

Plus it’s super funny to re-read this and see just how much of a simp Andrew Minyard is for Neil so early on.  It’s something I don’t remember noticing through my first read but no I can’t unnoticed it.  Neil just being like, “I just asked.” the whole time.  Meanwhile, the foxes are just staring at him horrified Andrew didn’t kill him yet.

The end with Wymack picking Neil up at the airport after Christmas gets me every time, the emotional damage, the wholesomeness of David Wymack doing everything for his Foxes.  So good and so damn depressing all at once.  Pain and suffering but also iconic quotes and laughing at a short little blond man with knives simping for a pathological lair who is very much not “fine” at any point in his life.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5)

Release Date: 10, July 2013

POV: Third Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: Demisexual (MC), Gay characters, Mental Illness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

natnat_7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship

spaghettii's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

christiem10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, and Murder

clover_ture's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This has some beautiful language in it, and has great character development!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

okay the part with the major warnings is (literally just says the time period)

thanksgiving break and immediately following