Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

70 reviews

eli__123's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Murder, Drug use, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Homophobia, and Grief

gcarney15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Blood, Grief, and Cursing

infinite_helix'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? Yes

5.0

I literally cannot rate this. It’s amazing. It’s awful. I want to hide the characters away and also smack half of them upside the head for being assholes. So much problematic.  But omg did I devour this. Like in two days. As in: up till the wee hours squinting at my phone screen. As in: immediately had the urge to make myself a jersey for this fake college sports team. I love vicious, damaged people being unabashedly different, not doing anything by “normal” rules because they aren’t “normal” and shouldn’t have to pretend to be, and still there’s love and loyalty and it’s twisted and warped from trauma and pain but is it not still love? 

There’s something about seeing your ugly parts you’ve hidden being reflected so honestly in a book and being told you can still win and be a team and be a champion and leave the things you don’t want and move on and you don’t have to be soft, you can be ugly and callused and you’ll find your people who understand and know and are doing the same and they will love you and you will love them and that’s what it’s about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Self harm, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Outing, Mental illness, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Murder

Literally so many horrible things propelling all of the characters and their relationships but the overarching plot is that they are all (except for Andrew) desperate to play this sport that consumes their lives and gives them purpose. To the point they’re willing to face off against gangs and their horrible pasts barreling towards them for the chance to make this team legendary. They are all deeply traumatized and have terrible coping mechanisms and take it out on each other frequently. But they are also a team, and they will not let one of their number be taken away.

michmoo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Okay listen, if you have heard of this book series before, then you know it's reputation. It's a mess - a good old fashioned mess made up a weirdly cobbled together triggering plot points and tropes... and yet, I love these books with my whole heart. I love my damaged sports children in all of their beautiful glory. What can I say, I love a found family. Can I in good conscience, recommend these books? Absolutely not. That being said 10/10, would re-read a billion times probably.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia and Panic attacks/disorders

isolde_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

dlsmk's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.75

Please be aware there are slurs used in this book. A majority of the time the coach uses the r slur. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

jjnich's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, and Violence

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

ashleycmms's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Ableism, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Homophobia

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

No book has ever given me more anxiety than this book.

Check your trigger warnings.

This book is not particularly well written, but it is incredibly captivating. This is one of the more unique, creative, and wholly inventive books I've ever read. I wish this author had had a better editor/editing team, but this will capture your attention from cover to cover.

Everything about this book is crass. There are several very off-color rape jokes and the violence is so casually brutal I was constantly flinching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Blood, Death, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment