All the King's Men

Book Title: All the King's Men

Author: Nora Sakavic

Series: All for the Game #3

Date Started: February 25th 2020

Date Completed: March 22nd 2020

Genres: Contemporary, Thriller, Romance

Quality Rating: Four Stars

Enjoyment Rating: Four Stars

Final Rating: Four Stars

Review:

All for the Game was an unexpected favourite of mine when I picked it up on a whim a few years ago. I ended up turning to the last book when I just couldn't get into anything else and wanted a fun, engaging read where I could invest pretty much 100% in the characters and zone out of the real world. As always, this series delivered. I was actually expecting something more dramatic for the final conclusion to the trilogy, but what Sakavic chose instead was satisfying, fulfilling and just right (and pretty dramatic in all fairness).

These books are all about characters, and rightly so with a cast like this. The Foxes are a total mess in just about every way, but their diversity and (believable) complexity is immediately appealing. Really it's all melodrama, somewhere between a teen drama and gang thriller. But the stakes (both criminal and domestic) are so convincing that you completely buy into it - it's a masterclass in creating empathy in characters and an engaging storyline alongside.

I've really enjoyed this series; I'm very glad I randomly decided to take a stranger's recommendation and pay the 99p (!) to buy the first book. It isn't a cult classic for nothing, though I am still surprised it hasn't been picked up in the mainstream yet. Her work isn't just entertaining, Sakavic is a damn good writer - and she might make a good screenwriter too, especially with stories like these.