Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

27 reviews

noxiousbook's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kimschouwenaar's review against another edition

dark emotional 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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“Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit.”

For a 3,5-star read (that I rated 5 stars because I can), this book had no business being so addicting. The only reason I picked this up is because somehow my search page on Instagram was suddenly full of fan art for AFTG. Not sure, but I'm convinces the Goddess had decided my TBR wasn't long enough yet.
The writing is good, not great, the plot is kind of all over the place and don't expect me to be able to explain in explicit detail what the heck Exy is. Thankfully, the Foxhole Court fandom had my back and without too much extensive desk research, I feel like I can actually understand the game through Sakavic's writing.

“Money greases the wheels of the world easier than blood does, and Riko has access to both.”

Will definitely continue this series. Might get them in paperback so I can reread them at some point. That point might arrive in 2022.

PS: DO NOT search for a lot of info or fan art on Google or you favourite search engine. You will get spoiled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

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books_of_calypso's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

valiiidus's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

vpiuke's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

i think this is a solid 4 stars for me. while the plot is constantly all over the place (sports, mafia, drugs, violence, found family, gay guys???) and all the characters are messy as fuck, it is a captivating read all the same and i couldn't put it down until the very end. 
even if the plot themes might be controversial, something that can't be denied is how well-written the story is. the writing style is very similar to maggie stiefvater's in 'the raven cycle' books, so if you're a fan of those, i'd give this one a shot :)
i did enjoy the story itself. it is well structured and it evolves at a good pace, never too obvious but hinting at what's coming next. the characters are original and come in nicely together, as a group they're very well balanced and developed. the sport side of the story is a clever counterpoint to the other sub plots, and i personally really enjoy how it compliments all the drama that the characters inherently carry with them. it lets the story breathe while also keeping a steady pace. 
this is a very violent story though. maybe not that much in this first book, but it gets heavier as the plot progresses in the next ones. there's trauma, there's physical, sexual and emotional abuse, there's guns and knives and torture and self harm. if you're ok with these and are up for a dense, emotional tale, then you found the one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Self harm

beckx's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

cozybookseller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Mental illness

bigpenis's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Addiction, and Blood

gobbleme's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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

1.75

laugh out loud😍 ridiculously bad but in an embarrassingly enjoyable way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Grief

nebenezar's review against another edition

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

4.0

This is a weird book to rate. On the one hand, I was really invested in it and enjoyed reading. On the other hand, you have to suspend a lot of disbelief for this to work and I feel like it sometimes tends to be a bit dramatic. 

You’re gonna like this book if you typically enjoy reading fanfiction, lgbt representation and seeing your characters getting put through the wringer (physically and emotionally). This book is probably the most fanfictionesque book I’ve ever read, which is not a bad thing to me since I love reading fanfiction, but it might be off putting to some.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma