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Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

236 reviews

shozamy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I can’t believe this book sat on my shelf for <i>two years</i>! Two. Whole. Years. I love this book. I love it. I love it. I love it. 

I’ve always wanted to understand those of a disability, especially those who use sign language. I feel like life is so much harder for them and I completely sympathize with that. I want to understand how they feel how they go about life how they communicate, and in this book it describes everything they go through 🫂 just what I wanted to feel. 

The way this relationship worked out even through the hardship was so inspiring, and made me so emotional 🥹 I love them so much. 

I can’t get enough of this book. I think I might do a reread soon because this book is constantly on my mind, I read it about two months ago and I still think about it till today. It’s what consuming my mind all the time.😩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

littlefox1322's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

zoe_mh's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

talanja's review against another edition

lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Car accident

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Rape, and Murder

cait_abigail's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I absolutely loved the beginning. I really thought it would be a 5 star read for me, but stuff happened that just turned me off of it. The vibe just completely changed almost halfway through. As much as I liked the characters and unique storyline, some of the angsty plot points involving Archer I strongly disliked. They were understandable, considering the context...but I didn't enjoy reading them at all. I actually had to skim some chapters to get through it. He got over his debilitating trauma way too fast and the ending felt kinda rushed.

 Overall, it was a beautiful story. I really loved the fmc! One of the most likable main characters I've read in a long time. And some plot twists were great! I didn't see a lot of things coming and I appreciate that in a book:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical trauma

ummmokaythen's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

dcnireads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

4 stars to be specific. this book isnt romance with trauma, its TRAUMA in capital letters with a tiny sprinkle of romance in small caps and font + italicized, and speaking as a weakass non-angst lover, i adored it like a masochist. as i said before, the writing style was a bit hard to get into and had me very skeptical at first, but it did grow on me and im so glad i kept reading. this was a genuinely heartwearming and inspiring love story about two traumatized people who didn't just "fix" each other by being in love, but rather gave one another the tools to pick both of themselves back up, and build the happy ending they both undoubtedly deserve. archer and bree go on the list of characters who i connected with so well and am so proud of to a point where i almost feel like they're real and i know them personally. they deserve the world, i will remember their story fondly. oh, and victoria hale can die in a ditch. thank you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

thebookshelfblossom's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I finally got around to reading one of Bookstagram’s favorites, and I understand why it is so beloved. Archer’s story was heartbreaking and powerful, and I loved seeing his growth. The flaws in his character felt real given his character’s backstory, and I felt myself rooting for him the whole time. 

Bree’s character was often frustrating for me. I tried to remind myself she was in her early 20s, but so much of what she does feels immature and not thought out. I couldn’t tell if that was intentional on the author’s part, or if it was just a poorly developed character. 

Which brings me to why I didn’t want to give this a full 4 stars - so much of the writing and editing felt subpar. There were times in the middle of the book that I felt like the depth of the writing was catching up with the depth of the story, but then it dropped off again at the end. Most of the writing just felt very one-note. It’s always better to show instead of tell, and there was a lot of telling, if that makes sense. 

Even still, I appreciated the story and the heart behind it. I’m glad to check this off my physical TBR! 

Please be sure to check all TW for this book. There are a lot of heavy themes addressed in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder