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The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

7 reviews

bookishlymonique's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

Just my initial thoughts after finishing at 4am:

This story had me locked in from the beginning! I loved the cast of characters and the setting. The world fill rich and defined but not too much is revealed at once. A good balance of exposition and moving the story forward. 

 There was enough tension (plot and between characters) to keep me turning pages, but so many sweet moments between characters that really balanced out the story. 

Enjoyed the significance of names and naming and the way culture is explored group to group. 

Can we have a moment for the gorgeous cover as well?!? I mean… it really is emotional and evocative especially upon finishing the book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol

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

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

searobin's review

adventurous hopeful slow-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

4.0

I absolutely LOVED this book, but it does have its issues, so rating it is a bit hard. The two main things are that it ends up feeling like one long prologue, and that the writing feels like YA but some of the violence are detailed to a degree that doesn't suit YA. I really loved the characters, I liked getting to know the friends and some  and the travelling companions so well, but it's a bit weird for an adventure book; it felt much more "slices of life" than adventure. I'm also curious about how our MC got so much education, but had so little awareness of how her situation was developing on the outside. It felt like she just ignored/didn't learn anything it for those 10 years. 

All in all, I loved how immersed we were in the story, but it is unusual for the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lady_valhella's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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I enjoyed reading this. I love the worldbuilding as I find the world to be engaging and imaginative. I adore the characters, and I like the diversity. 

Since this book is the beginning of a series, there are lot of plot lines that aren't resolved that I assume will carry over to the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, War, and Classism

sani0622's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence