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The Raven King by Nora Sakavic
5.0
Overall Rating: 5/5
This was better than the first one as it had a lot more plot and drama going on. I also loved how the author went more in depth into the characters backgrounds of the team as I felt like in the first book the main focus was Kevin, Andrew, and Neil... It was still the same case in this book but I was happy to learn more about Renee, Alison, Nicky, and Matt.
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Honestly idk what else I can really add to this review. There was so much going on in this book and I could not put it down. It was like an addiction. This book wasn't perfect by any means as there were times where the content felt repetitive or redundant but Neil's ambition for the game and him learning how to make friends and actually consider them family was so fun to read.
Not to mention the way how every member dealt with trauma. It felt so raw at times and there were points in where I could connect with the characters feelings in depression and anger. Drugs, not so much as I didn't care for that but what I really loved was how much the team fought for each other. They were a group of discarded kids but they looked out for one another in their own fucked up way.
I was also super happy when Andrew was finally coming off his drugs. I don't know why doctors rely on it so much instead of trying other methods because there's absolutely no reason why a growing teen needs to be hooked up on so much prescribed medication to deal with his "episodes" when those were clearly a cry for help. Andrew's backstory was so heartbreaking and made his attitude understandable. The people who were supposed to protect him hurt him instead and soon nobody cared about him so his only solution was to stop caring.... His budding relationship with Neil and rekindling brotherhood with Nicky and Aaron give me high hopes that group will get a happy ending... maybe not 100% happy but definitely an ending that's better than where they were before.
Overall, this book was better than the first as there was so much going on and the drama was great!
Riko can kick rocks btw fuck him.... that's why his dad abandoned him ughhh
This was better than the first one as it had a lot more plot and drama going on. I also loved how the author went more in depth into the characters backgrounds of the team as I felt like in the first book the main focus was Kevin, Andrew, and Neil... It was still the same case in this book but I was happy to learn more about Renee, Alison, Nicky, and Matt.
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Honestly idk what else I can really add to this review. There was so much going on in this book and I could not put it down. It was like an addiction. This book wasn't perfect by any means as there were times where the content felt repetitive or redundant but Neil's ambition for the game and him learning how to make friends and actually consider them family was so fun to read.
Not to mention the way how every member dealt with trauma. It felt so raw at times and there were points in where I could connect with the characters feelings in depression and anger. Drugs, not so much as I didn't care for that but what I really loved was how much the team fought for each other. They were a group of discarded kids but they looked out for one another in their own fucked up way.
Overall, this book was better than the first as there was so much going on and the drama was great!
Riko can kick rocks btw fuck him.... that's why his dad abandoned him ughhh