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The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

13 reviews

nikoops's review

dark emotional 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

As with the rest of this series, it’s hard to describe. The characters are engaging, the plot, ridiculous, and the writing decent. This might make it sound like you shouldn’t read it, and honestly? Despite the 5/5 stars, you probably shouldn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Violence

The Raven King picks up exactly where The Foxhole Court ends. The story remains in Neil’s POV, starting with the Foxes spending Halloween all together; it becomes apparent that it was definitely Riko behind Seth’s untimely death; however, with Seth gone, the team does seem to start to work together more cohesively on the court. They start to rank up wins, and there is hope for them to make it to the semifinals. Things start to go downhill when Nicky’s family invites him and the twins home for Thanksgiving. The invitation comes with the directions that the twins have to come or else Nicky cannot go. Desperate to see his family again and hopefully reconcile their differences, Nicky asks Neil to get Andrew to agree to go. Neil does, but not for Thanksgiving; Nicky’s family is accommodating. The meal comes with an unexpected and devastating surprise—they have invited Drake (Andrew’s former brother to be, had he been adopted by the Spears), and he is waiting upstairs secretly for Andrew. Luther (Nicky’s father) tricks Andrew into going upstairs where he is knocked over the head with a bottle by Drake and assaulted. Neil suspects Andrew is in trouble, when Luther mentions Drake, and goes upstairs with Aaron to see. They wind up breaking down the door to find Andrew being assaulted, Aaron winds up killing Drake. Aaron is arrested for the murder, but is allowed back until his trial due to Matt’s mother posting bail. Betsy makes the choice to have Andrew go off his meds due to the circumstances, which requires him going to Easthaven for 24/hr supervision as he comes off them. During this all, the team grows closer still as the team decides to stick together as often as possible—Aaron also gets to spend time with his girlfriend Katelyn. At the Christmas banquet, Riko tells Neil that he has to come to Evermore for winter break—he threatens Andrew’s safety should Neil refuse. Neil, of course, agrees to this, and is subjected to torture for the entirety of winter break. He returns to Palametto unsure of how he got there, with new scars, his natural eye and hair color back, and a four tattooed on his cheek. He calls Wymack for help, and reveals some more truth to him, the book ends on him wondering how their season will go, and how he will survive it.

riv_erb'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Hate crime, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Self harm, and Sexual violence

lennie_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

Please don't expect a coherent review because this is mostly overtired babbling but anyway...

If you think the first book is dark then oh boy do I have news for you!

The thing with these books is that despite the spelling / grammar mistakes, being confusing to read, the fact that it could probably do with an editor all fall by the wayside when stacked against wanting to know what happens to these damaged characters. 
Seeing the mysteries of their lives unfolding, the horrific incidents they've been through / go through, the constant tension of when they'll 'go too far' just absolutely grab hold of you. Or they did for me anyway!
I read almost all of this book in one day; I stayed up until 2am last night to finish it. 

And christ there are some horrible disturbing scenes in this book. But all I can think about is that I wish I had today off to read the last book 😅 
What sorcery is this?? 

CW: violence, blood, vomit, rape, child abuse, paedophilia, toxic relationships, death, murder, kidnapping, torture, forced medication, drugs, alcohol, homophobia, religious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Rape, Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

marxnapxrez's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

4.75

doy 5 porque no ha habido beso.
Me encanta que Neil se este haciendo a la realidad de que tiene una familia y que todos se esten dando cuenta de que, efectivamente son familia. Que vayan conociendose y curandose juntos. Les quiero mucho, a todos y tengo ganas de que le den de hostias a riko y a su tio. 
La escena de accion de gracias es sin duda de las escenas mas duras que he leido, el punto de vista de Neil es aterrador y es asi como lo hace llegar. A pesar de que no me gusta como han querido llevar algunos temas, esa escena es muy cruda pero necesaria para el punto de la trama. 
Espero leer pronto a Andrew y al equipo de vuelta. 🖤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual violence, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Incest, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

katiec888's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Sexual assault

usually_sleep_deprived's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Blood, Violence, and Alcoholism

silver_lining_in_a_book's review

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

macakova's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

violet_oops's review

dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

mrx99's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Read it again and it was as good as the first time.
Though I just flew about the chapter with Andrew because it just hurts too much

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence