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The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

30 reviews

lizardgod's review

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

3.5

• My review is for all three books
• The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded
  sex
  scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence

ana_a's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This is brutal. Horribly, graphically, and violently brutal. I’m seriously struggling to understand why this series has such an intense cult following, but I’m also undoubtedly finishing the series though so it must have something going for it. If you can stomach all the senseless violence that doesn’t quite logically work with the story, the plot is pretty captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

hadeshotline's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Incest, Grief, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Biphobia and Acephobia/Arophobia

fa1ryts's review

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Stalking, Sexual assault, Cursing, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

theincrediblesulk's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

This is the darkest book in the trilogy and definitely not for the faint hearted. Please go through the trigger warnings before you attempt some pretty brutal themes. But if you can stomach them, you shall be rewarded by beautiful damaged characters doing their best to survive, going to therapy (eventually) and making something of themselves. The Foxes are the best found family and Wymack and Abby are the true MVP's of this story

I couldn't put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

bigpenis's review

dark emotional funny 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: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Murder, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

diana314's review

dark emotional 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 BOOK 😳😳🤯🤯🤯
I… I can’t wait to start the next one, that’s for sure. 
Look up the trigger warnings before hand, this book goes a bit (a lot) harder than the first one, so Dx
I don’t really know what to say, the story is insane, the characters go through a lot more this book than the first one. And we get to meet them a bit more. Insights on the lives of all characters, specially Kevin and Andrew’s, get the reader through the plot and make the twists make sense and be predicted just in time with Neil 🥺
Neil, poor Neil, boy needs a hug :((((

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

bisquii's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

Most of the characters are terrible people, but lovable in their own way. 

PLEASE READ TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, and Confinement

I just put all the content warnings in the ‘Graphic’ section because this series basically has all of them in your face at one point or another. WARNING! This book shows a graphic sexual assault scene! Book 1 mostly implies it happening in a character’s past but in this book there is an actual scene! Please be careful!!

fanboyriot's review

dark 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

Read For:

Good Humor

Chaotic Gays

Found Family

Fictional Sport

Hurt/Comfort… Mostly Hurt

Ugh, the relationships in this book really develop so much and it’s so good.  The plot really comes to life, problem after problem shows up and Neil is just stupidly there.

I used to not like this book as much as the other two, the angst was just too much but after so, so, so, many re-reads I love seeing how the characters develop, how the relationships build, platonic and romantic, Neil shares more, learns more about Andrew and it’s actually written really well.

Plus it’s super funny to re-read this and see just how much of a simp Andrew Minyard is for Neil so early on.  It’s something I don’t remember noticing through my first read but no I can’t unnoticed it.  Neil just being like, “I just asked.” the whole time.  Meanwhile, the foxes are just staring at him horrified Andrew didn’t kill him yet.

The end with Wymack picking Neil up at the airport after Christmas gets me every time, the emotional damage, the wholesomeness of David Wymack doing everything for his Foxes.  So good and so damn depressing all at once.  Pain and suffering but also iconic quotes and laughing at a short little blond man with knives simping for a pathological lair who is very much not “fine” at any point in his life.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5)

Release Date: 10, July 2013

POV: Third Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: Demisexual (MC), Gay characters, Mental Illness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Self harm, and Pedophilia