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tovetott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I had heard so much about this series and yet I was not prepared AT ALL lol. I got it described to me as "sports anime but with mafia involvement" and like, yes absolutely but it's not ENOUGH
The amount of drama in this made me highly question how they were gonna be able to be any kind of functional as a team or as a group in any way, and I honestly laughed at the amout of teenager-boy-testosterone-feuled fights through like, the first 50% of the book until I realised that is wasn't gonna get better.
And I'm not gonna go say I haven't spent an awful amount of time in the mafia!au fanfictions out there, because I have, but ✨️ b r o ✨️... what the ✨️ f * c k ✨️ was t h i s...
All of the characters are extremely flawed (character-trait-wise) and I didn't feel like I could root for any of them (maybe in the later books???) and Andrew had me very stressed every time he was present until the like, 80% mark or smth?? When he got potentially, possibly, maybe more trustable ??? I was desperately clinging to Dan and Nicky as "stable good people" until the party trip Andrew hosted, iykyk. (Insert "I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU!" -gif here lol)
The description of the game tho and the way the filled arena was described was really cool and really set the scene in a cool way. Loved it ! A breath of fresh air somehow inbetween the insane high stakes that I feel are at ridiculous levels considering it's literally just a sports game but ykno what? I see soccer fans at work on the regular and sometimes it really do be that serious... for some reason lol.
So um... thank you Camille for this highly traumatic experience and I now feel like I HAVE to see what the f*ck kind of insanity the next two books contain bcs wow
Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Death and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual harassment and Gun violence
riv_erb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Self harm, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent
somills's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Is it problematic? Yes. Does it make sense? No. Is it poorly-edited? Yes. AND YET. Here I am, six months and two rereads later, with a bedroom full of foxes and Andrew Minyard fan art, simping over another murderous blonde twink, practically doomsday prepping for the release of The Sunshine Court. What has my life become?
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Ableism
Please heed the content warnings. This is not an easy series, and they should be taken very seriously. If you’re impacted by any of them, please consider. *Content warnings are for the series as a whole*aenor's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence
lets_cry_about_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence
princescirclet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Murder, Death of parent, Addiction, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Drug use
sophie22's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug use, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
adrienanthony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Ableism, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture
My list applies for the entire series. Absolutely not for the faint of heart, take care of yourself. If literally any of this bothers you, do NOT read this or any other book in the series, I am so serious.anna_bookwormt's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Homophobia, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
chibiii's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Drug use, and Mental illness