A review by yarnbug
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

A good sports read. The main team members have very traumatic lives. The Main Character's love interest is /interesting/ and everything just seemed too unrealistic to me. To be fair, I am not a member of a gang or mafia and my life has been nice . . . so maybe I'm just biased towards nonviolence & being drug/alcohol free. The excessive drama pull the focus away from the sport (Exy: some sort of indoor extra aggressive lacrosse?). However, it was still a very enjoyable read and I did end up talking to the characters like they could hear me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Rape