The King's Men

VERY GOOD OMG

IT WAS VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD 19371972/10 WOULD RECOMMEND

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Satisfying Ending for this Dark Tale

Well that is it. It felt satisfying, but I still could have had more. There was definitely a HFN, which was a great thing, as this series was dark and terrifying at times and felt hopeless. But by like 80% there was so much hope that it was wonderful. I was wrecked when Neil was inevitably hurt again, it just about crushed me. Matt's dad helped bring some comic relief to this though further in the story, which was nice, as most of the time you were just trying to cope with what was happening and trying to root for all the Foxes to end up happy. I was so happy we actually got to meet Erik in person, as Nicky is still one of my favorite characters. I really enjoyed Aaron's storyline and loved when he finally got a backbone, or really just stopped being so stubborn. I loved Aaron and Andrew's hurdles and how they decided to tackle them. Kevin was also the best he had been the whole series and we got to see him finally stand on his own out of the shadows of the Ravens. I think Riko got what he deserved, but it definitely felt a bit anticlimactic, but again it was tough to read. Then you have the bombshells that just kept coming, and wow that made the story fly by. Finally you have Neil who was just such an unrelenting force through this whole series. He was inspiring to all the Foxes. And him and Andrew were so sweet. I adored that part of the story. Also, Alexander Cendese on narration finished this installment off perfectly. He is still one of my favorite narrators. Again, wish we got a short of warm and fuzees, but it would not be the Foxes...

The Trilogy is fantastic but you’d be better off reading the books

I woke up a few weeks ago and due to seriously dry eyes, torn my right cornea, such that I’ve been unable to read (even w my left eye) for about 14-17 days. So, obviously, once the pain accompanied by this matter died down, I needed either music or audio books to pass the time and even tho I’ve already read this trilogy about six months ago (and absolutely loved it) I decided why not listen to the books?!

Indeed, I had done something quite similar with C.S. Pacat’s Kings Trilogy, wherein I first read the books myself (numerous, numerous times!) and then later decided to listen to the books, and found it extremely interesting to hear the voices of the different characters read aloud. There was something intriguing about hearing the narrator put voice to each of the MCs, and even the side characters in the books.

I think the problem here (and I promise it’s not something you notice while reading the books, as one might notice by the ratings if nothing else) is that Pacats books are written a bit more eloquently, whereas Sakavic is continuously using the phrase “said ‘so and so’” said ‘so and so’”, again and again to the point where the listener (or maybe just me) feels like slapping the narrator and saying at the very least, change said to replied, exclaimed, noted, empathized, laconically stated, etc. etc. It’s not terrible at the very begging, but if you listen to the books straight thru, which is what I did, it might drive you crazy. Now mind you, I loved the trilogy when I read it a while back, so either when I was reading it, it didn’t sound so annoying in my head or I simply skimmed thru each instance and it never bothered me at all. I recall only being fascinated (which I was again) with the different characters of the Exy teams, and how they intermingled thruout the trilogy.

Please don’t take this somewhat petty annoyance as something that should stop you from reading the trilogy itself. Again, i loved it first time I read it. I believe most people feel the same way. Certainly I’ve never seen a bad review. And it involves a sport I’d never before heard of in my life. But I’d still suggest reading the books (maybe just my personal preference) bc it’s obviously faster, and I read them straight through as well.

Either way, the storyline is original, exciting, and written for fans of mysteries and thrillers. Not sweet Regency romances. I read both but there is violence in the books and if that bothers you, these are not the books for you. If violence doesn’t bother you, this is totally fantastic!!

Great

Glad I stuck with the trilogy. This was a nice conclusion, and the narrator was at his best. I will listen again to this one and probably to the other two as well.

Excellent story. Excellent narration

This was an amazing story about family. The underlying theme for this whole series is really all about learning how to create a family. The families in this particular story have more than a few issues...

I am a bit overwhelmed by how intense this story was. I struggled to takes breaks from listening. By the last half of this book, I realized that the author had constructed a story that had no superfluous moments. Every single scene or comment furthered the story. There was no good by place to take a break.

I am looking forward to reading this book now that I am not racing to get to the end.

Omg

This was so incredibly beautiful and sad at the same time, I can’t believe how much I loved this book.

I will never get over this series

I finished this series two weeks ago and I'm still not over it. I want a Palmetto State sweater. I want a foxhole court tattoo. I want the disaster family to all be happy. I want Neil and Andrew to live a good life and help each other heal their scars.

Poor narration

The narrator strips all the pleasure out of this book. He has no feel for the story at all, and his inflections are all over the place. The handful of female students are indistinguishable from each other by voice. Male characters have two accents: southern California or Boston mafia, (including the character that is British!) though the book is set on a college campus in South Carolina. My advice is to stay with the print version.

This was so good

i loved thaïs series... all the caracters are interesting And their arc so well done... my only issue is with the readers .. he gave the boys very weird voices, especially andrews

Great series

I really loved this series. It isn’t so much about a sport but about the team. Individuals coming together as one. This is a character study but you won’t find all the answers given to you. These are damaged kids and they aren’t magically healed. They are and will always be damaged. They are simply learning how to be a team, and to a degree, trust. There are so few books that I would reread, but this is definitely one of them. I thought the narrator was good with male voices, but NOT with female voices. I had to cringe whenever “the girls” spoke. I think I’ll reread my print version next time.