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    The Raven King
    The Raven King
    The Raven King
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Raven King

    Written by Nora Sakavic

    Narrated by Alexander Cendese

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    About this audiobook

    The Foxes are a fractured mess, but their latest disaster might be the miracle they've always needed to come together as a team. The one person standing in their way is Andrew, and the only one who can break through his personal barriers is Neil.

    Except Andrew doesn't give up anything for free and Neil is terrible at trusting anyone but himself. The two don't have much time to come to terms with their situation before outside forces start tearing them apart. Riko is intent on destroying Neil's fragile new life, and the Foxes have just become collateral damage.

    Neil's days are numbered, but he's learning the hard way to go down fighting for what he believes in, and Neil believes in Andrew even if Andrew won't believe in himself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 30, 2018
    ISBN9781541448506

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    • 5/5
      In this 2nd installment things start to shape up.and make sense. Most of the mysteries in the 1st book are explained or at least rationalized. When it ends Nathaniel aka Neil is no longer expecting to jusy lay down and die. He has gained a fighting spirit and it seems like he is considering being at least semi-truthful with his new family. We don't know yet what Andrew will be like when he returns as he has always been a loose canon due to the effect of his meds. After what he went through you sometimes feel like he is better off not remembering and not feeling but that means he would never have recovered ??‍♀️
      Apart from how Drake met his end we are yet to really see justice prevailing. I hope we get some of that in the 3rd installment.
      I hate that they named the villain Drake after one of my very favourite Musicians ?
    • 4/5
      Really enjoying this series! Sad about the next one being the last. Did use slurs though but it was the early 2000s so. However this is going to be one of my top books.
    • 5/5
      This is one of my favorite books, so there is no way for me to give it less than five stars. I must say, I wasn’t too big of a fan of the narrator though, but it wasn’t a huge problem. Still recommends listening to this as an audiobook if that’s your preference :)
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars
      I knew I loved this series but I didn't know I loved it this much. Honestly, it's a surprise that it's taken me almost half the year to come back to this one.
    • 4/5
      4,5 stars

      A marked improvement on the first in the series (though I did like that as well), now that we've gotten to know the characters a little better. The found family aspect is definitely the drawing force for me. Even though the characters aren't the most likeable/morally good, something about them just makes me want to protect them and to make sure that they are okay. (Also, can I adopt Coach as my Coach?)

      The plot is, to say the least, pretty wild. Which is to say, nearly fantastical. I mean, teenagers running from the mafia while playing a really popular sport that's being broadcast worldwide. However, I went into this knowing what to expect (not realism) so it hasn't really bothered me. Like I said, this is mostly about the characters.

      I started this series yesterday, and I think I'm going to get started on the last on tonight. I need to make sure all the Foxes really get started on their healing and that the Ravens get their comeuppance.
    • 4/5
      Finished reading The Foxhole Court and then immediately started this sequel. Im honestly not sure why this story has drawn me in so much but I haven't got bored with anything Ive read so far. This book did get pretty wild plot wise though, and also a lot more intense in terms of subject matter.

      The series focuses on a team of people who haven't had the easiest time in life, and while the first book spends much of its time introducing the main character and setting up the story The Raven King gives a closer look at the rest of the team. Mental illness and trauma play a big part in these books, and even though I think they are handled relatively well they are still hard to read about sometimes.

      Story wise I was on the edge of my seat the whole time (figuratively speaking anyway. Literally speaking I was lying on the couch with my dog). Some of it got a little over the top, but I think it works within the world the author has created. The sport the characters play is made up (kinda like, racquetball lacrosse?) so it didnt bother me that other aspects of our real world were changed a bit as well. It was an exciting book and I couldn't put it down.
    • 3/5
      It's the first day of my semester break and all I did was listen to this audiobook. Definitely enjoyed this sequel. Is it the most realistic story? Definitely not. But is it a fun read? Absolutely. This book hits a lot of my favorite things in books. I love found family stories (even when the family is dysfunctional) and I love it when the characters become very protective of those found families. Honestly, I can suspend my disbelief pretty thoroughly so even though I know none of this would ever happen in real life or in college athletics I still enjoyed the story. It was actually more of the factual errors about college sports that took me out of the story. I go to a really big university that is a big hockey school. Obviously exy isn't exactly hockey but it's the closest analogy I've got besides lacrosse. At one point in this book, they were talking about playing non-NCAA schools. The NCAA controls all of college athletics so they would never be playing non-NCAA teams. They may be playing teams outside their division but that's different. But really, that's only a problem if you're like me and really like college athletics. I'm probably going to get to the last book in the next couple of days and I am excited about it. The author does a really good job creating tension and I really want to know what happens next. I wouldn't say this is a fun read as some parts of it are quite dark and there are quite a few triggers but I would say it's a fast and entertaining read and I know I enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      The second installment in this series, I found The Raven King to be just as gripping as the first. While the first book gave us some insight into the life and background of Neil Josten and his new teammates, this one takes us even deeper - and we learn the truth about the past of the rest of the Foxes (including a few secrets that some of them hoped would never be known). And after Neil embarrassed Riko on television, he knew Riko wouldn't let it slide, but is he truly prepared for what Riko may do in response?

      Honestly, this one was just as difficult to put down as the first book. There were more twists in this one than the first, and it really went in some unexpected directions that really surprised me, but kept me hanging on for more. I can't wait for the third and final book in this series.

      Content Warnings: Violence, Sexual Assault, Murder, Torture references
    • 5/5
      14/02/2017
      every time i read it i just notice more new things i hadn't before. such as subtle foreshadowing, repeating of previous dialogue in a symbolic manner, easy to miss but important subtext, etc etc. i'm absolutely speechless over how cleverly it's written. this is definitely the first book series that i've analysed in so much detail. and i don't think i will ever get over how complex the characters can be, but most notably andrew because he's the one i have the most feelings about. nora is truly an incredible author.

      15/04/2016
      my heart is broken

      27/03/2016
      .....WOW......
      amazing sequel. full of twists and turns and exciting stuff.
      andrew is pretty much the most interesting character i've ever read about.
      and there is still no romance. which i'm glad about.
      i love how nobody is inherently good in this series, it makes them all seem so human
      and the bad characters are just very.... bad. it's great.
    • 5/5
      I need to stop judging series by their first novel because the second one is always infinitely better.

      The Raven King takes everything that was good about The Foxhole Court and heightens it: the stakes are raised, everything is more intense, and the characters are all so much more. This is the book where you start to love all those weirdos you met in the first one, and their character types begin to feel more human and real. None of them are perfect, and they're all messier than before, but that's what makes them so interesting. As Neil learns more about them, so does the reader, but you also learn a lot more about Neil, and maybe he isn't quite the guy you thought he was. While I still do wish that there was more actual gameplay, I understand that it's hard to write play-by-plays, and that this series isn't really about the game at all, but the players strange and, sometimes confusing, web of lies and relationships.

      In summary: The Raven King is much better than its precedent, and if you like messy, gritty novels and characters that are so morally grey their souls are almost black, then you will love this book.
    • 4/5
      This is even better than I remember from the first time I read it. The plot thickens, the stakes are higher and Neil gets familiar enough with the Foxes that he starts too care too much.

      I'm looking forward to it getting published in paper so I can hold it to my chest. And, of course, to book III but there is a certain satisfaction to rereading a work in progress knowing there's no ending so you should really savour every sentence.