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A review by deebauched
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
[in reality, my 6th re-read]
i'm so satisfied. every time i re-read this trilogy and especially this last book in it, the feeling i'm filled to the brim with by the end is complete satisfaction. & i'll be real real here - if a story can give me this feeling as i turn the last page on its back then i really don't care what anyone else has to say about it. i'm saying this mostly because since 2013 the all for the game series went through a slight progression of being seen as a wholly flawless read to most of us seeing the flaws as we grew together on each re-read in almost a decade. but even though there are flaws one thing still hasn't changed - it still reigns as one of the best reads i've ever touched, regardless. and i believe that's truly one of the strongest writings i've ever encountered, there's just something so utterly gripping about this series it's undeniable in its entirety.
book-hangovers are always a sign of a good story well-read, but it's really a special experience to find one where the story fulfilled all your wishes, showed you all you were interested in, left visibly no loose ends and satisfied your desires with a story so whole your heart can't complain even if it doesn't want to let go. a lot of times i'll get book-hangovers because a setting, a cast, the plot was so good but there were still so much more i wished the writer touched on. with all for the game though i can't throw a single stone at nora skavic because she really did her best to give us all that we could want here, while alluding to future happenings in a way that doesn't make you feel like you lost out on them just because you run out of pages by the end of the king's men.
i'll always appreciate just how great of a time this trilogy gifts me with on each read. the cast remains just as magnetic as they've been the first time i met them. the plot just as outlandish but still fascinatingly creative as on the first read. i still to this day haven't read anything like it. the pacing amping the adrenaline, honing the relationship developments, at each turn giving you memorable lines after memorable lines, from "you are a pipe dream" to "i'll be the deadliest piece on the board" it just does not let go of you till you see the very last sentence. i think the fact that even after a decade it continues to gather and keep a strong fanbase with zero marketing or other ways to reach visibility besides people recommending it to each other on tumblr or in friendship circles speaks for itself.
i honestly believe that if you like this story at any point in your life, it'll not let go of you in some or more ways possibly ever. in my case, i'm totally confident that i'll be continuing to re-read it every other year or so till i am able to. and it'll never be anything less than a perfect 5 star.
i'm so satisfied. every time i re-read this trilogy and especially this last book in it, the feeling i'm filled to the brim with by the end is complete satisfaction. & i'll be real real here - if a story can give me this feeling as i turn the last page on its back then i really don't care what anyone else has to say about it. i'm saying this mostly because since 2013 the all for the game series went through a slight progression of being seen as a wholly flawless read to most of us seeing the flaws as we grew together on each re-read in almost a decade. but even though there are flaws one thing still hasn't changed - it still reigns as one of the best reads i've ever touched, regardless. and i believe that's truly one of the strongest writings i've ever encountered, there's just something so utterly gripping about this series it's undeniable in its entirety.
book-hangovers are always a sign of a good story well-read, but it's really a special experience to find one where the story fulfilled all your wishes, showed you all you were interested in, left visibly no loose ends and satisfied your desires with a story so whole your heart can't complain even if it doesn't want to let go. a lot of times i'll get book-hangovers because a setting, a cast, the plot was so good but there were still so much more i wished the writer touched on. with all for the game though i can't throw a single stone at nora skavic because she really did her best to give us all that we could want here, while alluding to future happenings in a way that doesn't make you feel like you lost out on them just because you run out of pages by the end of the king's men.
i'll always appreciate just how great of a time this trilogy gifts me with on each read. the cast remains just as magnetic as they've been the first time i met them. the plot just as outlandish but still fascinatingly creative as on the first read. i still to this day haven't read anything like it. the pacing amping the adrenaline, honing the relationship developments, at each turn giving you memorable lines after memorable lines, from "you are a pipe dream" to "i'll be the deadliest piece on the board" it just does not let go of you till you see the very last sentence. i think the fact that even after a decade it continues to gather and keep a strong fanbase with zero marketing or other ways to reach visibility besides people recommending it to each other on tumblr or in friendship circles speaks for itself.
i honestly believe that if you like this story at any point in your life, it'll not let go of you in some or more ways possibly ever. in my case, i'm totally confident that i'll be continuing to re-read it every other year or so till i am able to. and it'll never be anything less than a perfect 5 star.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Death, Torture, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders