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The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

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darrenrabbitte's review

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ahem. essay time for future finn 

  • nora sakavic releasing this out of the blue after 10 years of radio silence made me understand cold war era terror
  • jean moreau opened this book with “im french, im traumatized, and im a whore.” and it really set the mood 
  • ive loved jeremy knox’s 2 lines in aftg for 6 years and now i have half a book of him😭❤️‍🩹 cherishing my happy silly socal blond man
  • haha yeah no im actually super casual and normal about there being trans characters. whateverrrrr i dont careeeeee it didnt make me literally tear up haha what.?
  • tsc accomplished the typical aftg magic of being an objectively bad book but also managing to be so raw and comforting and painful that it’s impossible not to be a little breathless over it 
  • this just in: jean moreau has learned how to flirt 
  • does this deserve 5 stars? no. will i be giving it 5 stars due to nostalgia? u bet ur ass i will!

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lucylovesgrapes's review

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

nora sakavic is both my enemy and someone i admired beyond belief. let me wipe my tears. a truly amazing story, with everything i loved about the foxes and more. i can barely put into words how much this book means to me, if i could give more than 5 stars i would. that rating seems insufficient when i reflect on the masterpiece i just read. 

jean yves-moreau holds a very special place in my heart, one that now houses my beloved foxes and the trojans. if he doesn't get every single thing he deserves, i will be rioting. the glimpses of the foxes were like crack and i need more of them. the descriptions of andrew and neil made my little heart sing and neil in the final chapter??? he knows he is THAT bitch and seeing him from an outside pov is exhilarating and i crave more. 

sakavic writes found family masterfully and creates incredibly complex characters that i have rarely come across. cat and laila are just amazing, refreshing characters and the need i have for them to hang out with dan, allison, matt and renee is unreal. jeremy is such an exciting character to read, he's got so much depth that is slowly being explored and his story is one i can't wait to read.

i am hoping for more books with the trojans, especially about jeremy and his relationship with his family. also more exy games, i adored the game scenes with the foxes and would love to see the behind the scenes of trojans playing against other teams. an utter masterpiece that i will never forget, right there with the foxes. 🦊🦊🦊

(lucas and graysen?? it's on SIGHT. i truly don't give a shit is lucas apologised, i will put him down.)

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katerina_l's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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bored_words's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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libellumartinae's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

My Dear Nora,

You are going to get a bill from my therapist.

Alrightie, I am not going to lie: I was fearful that I wouldn't like the fact that we switched narrator and characters, but oh gods, I admit it with my whole heart: Jean Moreau, I love you. Jeremy Knox, though, you are on thin ice buddy? Because as much as I was eager to see Jean Moreu's stay through the Sunshine Court, I felt like oftentimes the Trojans were far too pushy with him and his recovery and although I get it's a trial and error thing... I still felt a bit uneasy about some choices (with Luke's being the tipping of the iceberg).

Overall, though I enjoyed the Trojans' portrayal, althoguh at some points some parts felt a bit forced. Especially as I felt like this book, aside the first part, was like 'give us nothing, girl' vibe. Overall, I think it was a nice read and got me back in the aftg fandom, although I am definitely looking forward to more (and more heartbreak I am sure)

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ironandsilver's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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natnat_7's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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schuy's review

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

that ending was absolutely criminal

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fanboyriot's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

♡ Jean Healing
♡ So Many Queer Characters
♡ Jeremy Being an Absolute Sweetheart

Everything about this book was fucking amazing!!  And the fact Nora had her sister design the cover again was so awesome.  While yes, a lot of this book was sad and filled with all the things Jean had to deal with—or at least most of the things he had to deal with, there was healing, a glimpse of hope for him and oh my god, if he doesn’t get the happiest of endings I will riot. 

Jeremy, the sunshine court himself was so wholesome.  His patients with Jean was written so lovely.  Their friendship (that hopefully is something more later) is so wonderful.  Jeremy doesn’t push Jean but doesn’t let him get away with his old methods of self-comfort.  There is a lot of work for Jean to do as far as getting fid of the Raven mentality/lifestyle but it’s so nice to see the start of healing with the shit hand of life he was dealt.  All the moments were Cat was teaching Jean how to cook and the forehead kisses were everything.  And Wymack being the stubborn person he can be, helping Jean while he recovers, like bro—I love Wymack so much 😭 he treated Jean as if he were one of his foxes.

Kevin being called out for his fanboy behavior for the USC Trojans had be laughing so much.  Neil being an absolute icon with his attitude problem still intact, and his ability to be a little shit to all authority figures was hilarious to read.  I was also really happy about Jean and Renee’s friendship, it was perfect.

Overall, I adored this book.  Reading about all the old characters again was so nice and the new characters were wonderful (a few got what they deserved, they know who they are) but USC is going to be a wonderful place to Jean to get the life he finally deserves.  And I’m so happy for him.

Spice Level: n/a
Angst Level: 💧💧💧💧💧 (5/5)
POV: Duel, Third Person
Release Date: 13, April 2024
Rep: Bisexual(Main Character), Gay, Queer (Main and Side Characters), Lesbian (Side Characters), Trans (Side Character), Non-Binary (Side Character), Poly (Side Characters), LGBTQIA+ (Main and Side Characters, BIPOC (Side Characters)

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kalinczi's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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