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The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

2 reviews

nathanae88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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

TL;DR: if you have read* and liked** the All For The Game series you HAVE TO read this.
  *) if not, go do that now! (check trigger warnings.) **) if not, don't read TSC!😅🙈 

It is always difficult going into a book with high expectations. In this case it was both from loving the first series so much (which was published 10 years ago!!) a series driven so much by the characters and their interactions and (lack of 😅) development as well when the new book focuses on new people! (plus seeing many other people rate it 5 stars). The first third of the book then starts by retelling the second half of The King's Men from a different perspective (always difficult to pull of in a way that doesn't seem repetitive) and mostly from the POV of a character that wasn't that likeable in the original books (Jean Moreau, "third best player" in the fictional sport of Exy) even though the characters were all quite the grumpy, dysfunctional, traumatised bunch. So he fits right in there. 😅  and I wend from grudging acdeptance to "DON'T TOUCH MY BABY"🥺
As told in book 3, Jean has escaped the toxic team, The Ravens after a particularly vicious attack by his team's captain, Riko, and has signed with the Trojans, a team who are famous for their cheery disposition and friendly, sportsmanlike behaviour during games. Their Captain, Jeremy takes Jean under his wing. Jeremy gives off massive Golden Retriever energy. Such a happy, good boy and always at Jean's side, looking out for him and trying to be his friend and to protect him... he tries to get Jean to open up about his past and to show him he deserves happiness. 🥺🥺🥺
this was the kind of book where I dreaded the end and that rumor has it there will be only one more book. I need about 15 more! 

The book does not work as a standalone and the list of trigger warnings is almost as long for this one as it was for the other three books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Murder

flowerparrish's review

emotional inspiring 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

I have wanted this book desperately since 2016 and it lived up to every hope of what it could be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Stalking

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Alcohol