Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

25 reviews

nikoops's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

The conclusion to the All for the Game series, ties up the whole story and characters with a nice bow. Neil gets his well-deserved freedom (of sorts), as happy an ending as any Fox could ask for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Ableism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

The conclusion to the All for the Game series sees Neil and Andrew taking their relationship to a physical level. The truth about Neil’s background comes out—as the son of the “Butcher of Baltimore” along with his connections to the Moriyamas. Neil is kidnapped by his father, and is tortured/heavily injured—he is rescued, however, and his father is killed. This allows for Ichirou (of the head Moriyama branch) to take over Neil’s contract and give him a shot at freedom.

lucylovesgrapes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicide, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Sexual violence

shivani_reads's review

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well, I'm done with this series... And I miss them already.

Reading 'All for the Game' was simultaneously the most unhinged and gayest experience of my life. It felt like a fever dream.

These books have changed me on some deep level that I cannot explain. The brainrot is real. Critical thinking? I don't know her. I'm here purely for the vibes, and they are immaculate.

'The King's Men' had me HOOKED. I honestly couldn't wait to dive in and see what was unfolding with all the Foxes' various dramas. 

It actually had me gasping out loud in places (the bloody message on the mirror!?), and giggling and kicking my feet in others (Andrew and Neil sneaking in make-out sessions wherever they could 🥰). 

The high-stakes happenings were sublime in all their fanfic-y goodness. The countdown had me genuinely on edge as the number reduced each day to an unknown event that couldn't possibly end well for Neil.

I was also genuinely so pumped about the team's continuing success in Exy! Wymack's speech at the final game in particular had me grinning like a fool. That's their dad, y'all!

And Andriel. Oh, my babies. Their constant "yes or no?" - CONSENT KINGS. And the pair's ever-maturing conversations? We love to see that GROWTH ❤️ Who knew they'd become the healthiest example of a relationship in this whole mess!? 

And can we talk about the infamous shower scene? Because it had me FERAL. The tenderness Andrew takes with Neil? God, my heart 😭 The sex? Whew. They are ridiculously hot and I can't get enough of them 🔥

The inevitable acceptance from everyone that the Foxes really are a family is also wonderful ❤️ (Though I'd really love if Aaron could leave his fucking homophobia at the door, please and thank you 😒).

I don't know what kind of crack Nora put in these pages. I just know that I love these characters so much and officially can't stop thinking about them (especially Andriel - they're in my heart forever now 🥹).

And yes, I will now be reading ALL of the fanfic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

This trilogy? Absolutely insane. Genuinely impossible to recommend. I cannot wait to reread it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, Drug abuse, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Alcohol, Death of parent, Body horror, Death, Sexual harassment, Murder, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Rape, Addiction, Physical abuse, Vomit, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Confinement, Drug abuse, Rape, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Animal death, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Outing, Sexual assault, Drug use, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

trizk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

0.5

The way I read and annotated this twice (Yes ANNOTATED it 2x)🤕 and still aint read the second book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Self harm and Medical trauma

carizia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Murder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Self harm

bellasbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. at least look at the triggers first, I'm just insane.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Self harm and Rape

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basementofbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Animal death, Drug use, Self harm, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

fa1ryts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

idk what to say i didnt wanna finish this book bc of how good it was
the whole team slowly getting close to each other, andrew slowly starting to trust neil and not holding back and them starting a (complicated) relationship 3
this is the best enemies to lovers slowburn hard pining i hate everyone but u extreme version book ive read
its also the best book out of the whole trilogy !! there wasnt rly much happening in the previous ones but this one covered the story really well
i INHALED this book in a night and i couldnt stop reading shaking crying screaming i need more andreil i need a movie or series adaption @netflix
i also found most of the characters likable ! they all had a depth in their pain and together they managed to start healing and became a family

i just feel like the author couldve squished in like 20-30 more pages just so we could see where andreil's relationship was going and what happened after the game and maybe like a few pages of just happiness bc the characters deserve nothing less
and also there were quite a few times when the description took too long and i wasnt rly invested in most of the exy games BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT
happy pride to andrew and neil 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence