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The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

26 reviews

the_bookish_babee's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

mollybrector's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this story but, like others, felt the abrupt ending left me a bit surprised. I wanted an easy read to get back into reading and this covered it. I enjoyed reading the descriptions of the scenery and food but do understand that isn’t for everyone. I think some of the character interactions could have been fleshed out a bit more. I will say the plot twist actually surprised me and I’ve not had that in a while. 

The writing and pacing gives away this is Natalia Hernandez’s first book. This is not a bad thing in my eyes. I believe this author has a skill that will only flourish as she hones her craft. I look forward to continuing the series and seeing what happens next for our Name Bearer. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Murder, and Abandonment

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

nrchambers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

This didn't wow me but it did interest me and tug on some of my emotions. I'll be reading the next book for sure as most of my enjoyment from this first installment came from things to come (ie the setting up of character relationships, subplots, etc)  

It was a little rough specifically because of the in-world hatred of 'others' (reading this when multiple genocides are ongoing in Gaza, Sudan, Congo, etc). So I'm hoping a lot of the characters do some personal growth in book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking

lisamsalgado's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Trafficking

erikagibson126's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

mandareads222's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Excrement, and Vomit

jenny_bean_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring 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

Wonderful world building, excellent character depictions and growth, and an epic tale. I did not see one of the twists at the end, but it makes so much sense! I knocked a half star off for a grammatical error and a spelling error, but I really enjoyed this book. It sucks you in and doesn't let go. 

I loved the blend of English and Spanish, and the use of magic in this world. I know the second book is out now, and I am very excited to read it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

ladymickbeth's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Plot: 4.5/5
World building: 4/5
Characters: 4.5/5
Writing: 3.75/5 
Grammar/editing: 2/5

In general, I enjoyed this book and the unique premise. Unfortunately, I don’t think this book was edited at all. There was some expositional elements repeated when they didn’t need to be, and there were a ridiculous amount of typos and missing or incorrect punctuation marks. There were also quite a few run-on sentences. The obvious lack of editing took me out of the story often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

avacadosocks's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, and War