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Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

29 reviews

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is so heartbreaking and was amazing. Archer’s story is truly tragic but the way he grows and opens up is so beautiful. I loved all of the twists and turns in the mystery of Archer’s past.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Torture

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

klynnie's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed the read as something for a quick easy laugh, but taken seriously, there are some real issues. I felt like the representation of disabilities was… ok. However, the overall dependency for the main characters relationship killed it for me. I was having a good time up until the 50% mark. It was still a decent read though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

nyxcastellan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

wilderoo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.25

I wanted to love this book — there were aspects of it with a lot of potential but I think Mia Sheridan missed the opportunity to make this book truly amazing. 

The clear lack of understanding or knowledge on Deaf culture really bothered me. It was evident that the author had extremely limited understanding of *sign language* although it was a central component of the story. This could have been a great opportunity to bring deeper understanding to the Deaf community with the unique premise. Honestly choosing a compelling topic & not researching enough to accurately portray it is so lazy & one of my absolute biggest pet peeves with any plot (book or movie). Seriously, even just the fact that it’s never referred to as ASL — as if sign language is universal was such an ick for me! 

I would have liked this book more if the narration was more balanced between Bree & Archer. I found myself disappointed every time I started another chapter that was still Bree’s POV. To be honest the writing was lackluster overall with so many unnecessary details that made it slower instead of more captivating.

Additionally, I got bored with the book when the repetitive & extended sex scenes took over the plot. With the length of the book I was expecting the characters to develop more than they did but there wasn’t space for that with all the intense infatuation / codependency. 

The climax felt rushed & the twist was a little manipulative in my opinion. I was looking forward to a little more action but it was over so quickly. Felt like I got whiplash…

The Epilogue & extended Epilogue were cute but not necessary. I also don’t think I ever had a chance to care enough about Travis to interest me in an entire spinoff book about him. 

least favorite phrases:
“long minutes”

“I brought my hands up…”
“he brought his hands up…”
“I brought my hands up…”
“he brought his hands up…”
jeez, we get it, you need hands to sign!

I can’t help feeling baffled at how many 5 star ratings this book has gotten.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

iaminsane's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

niya_books's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kmonasmith's review against another edition

challenging hopeful 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

3.5

It was a very cute book, I laughed, I cried, and I definitely felt the emotions with the characters, especially in the end and the epilogue. 

As a person with PTSD, I didn’t like how it seemed that their PTSD was magically cured by love, when that’s not how it works. Sometimes having support helps, but it comes in unexpected waves and storms, and this wasn’t portrayed in the best way. 

Also, as a person who works with Deaf people daily as an interpreter, I think more research on the language could have made it more believable to me. There were a lot of phrases that were used that wouldn’t be used if people were signing because it’s not a translatable phrase. ASL is not just a signed version of English.

With more research and effort to try to make these parts more realistic could have easily made this a wonderful 5 ⭐️ read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

amberkaylynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sebradley29's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail