Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

29 reviews

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

• My review is for all three books
• The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded
  sex
  scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence

ana_a's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

fevalente's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

what in the actual fuck???
this book wasn’t supposed to hurt this much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

wynterymess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gaslighting, Ableism, Animal death, and Death of parent

folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Abandonment, Vomit, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Blood

nalu_oops's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Murder, Abandonment, Death, and Child abuse

theincrediblesulk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This is the darkest book in the trilogy and definitely not for the faint hearted. Please go through the trigger warnings before you attempt some pretty brutal themes. But if you can stomach them, you shall be rewarded by beautiful damaged characters doing their best to survive, going to therapy (eventually) and making something of themselves. The Foxes are the best found family and Wymack and Abby are the true MVP's of this story

I couldn't put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Drug use, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Death, Abandonment, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Bullying

Minor: Sexism, Self harm, Grief, and Cursing

chaptereleven's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Deadnaming, and Cursing

the_othersidewv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

son las 6, casi 7 de la mañana CÓMO SE SUPONE QUE ENFRENTE EL DÍA?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Dementia, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Death of parent