A review by elskabee
The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

This really takes things up a notch. I lost count of how many times my jaw dropped at different twists and reveals. And the characters are all assholes, but I love them anyway (except Riko, he can jump in front of a moving train). This is probably the worst best series I've ever read. It is very flawed, but I love it anyway. I could never recommend it, but it's changed my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Blood, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse

If you have read the content warnings then you know there is rape in here, it's handled pretty delicately compared to some of the other stuff and there are no detailed descriptions. Regarding torture:

it happen near the end of the book and you know it's coming. Most of it occurs off-page, but it's implied to be pretty brutal.