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sophieamreacher's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
klsreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Stalking
racheldonna14's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Abandonment
alixsbooktherapy's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
"Dont make your life about the loss make it about the love"
"But medieval house of horrors would make a great band name"
Sarah also being super protective of bree warmed my heart and how she made sure bree felt included and safe
How nick acted towards bree was kinda cute was manifesting they'd get together somehow
The charcters were all loveable I just kinda wish there was more description of each instead of bree sounding like she's just got "dead mommy syndrome"
This book is absolutely addicting and I can't believe theres gonna 2 more after the 2nd one I'm gonna be so sad when I finish this book.
The audiobook person kept saying words that weren't there page 101 instead of saying this is gonna be a long few months they said weeks
Arthur is said as author it bugs me so much
I kicked my feet when bree was talking about nick to alice it was so cuteee
"Please proceed with the gentle tounging!"
"You're not a damsel to me, Bree. You're a warrior. You're strong and beautiful and your brilliant and brave. And I'd really like to kiss you"
THE KISS SCENCE AHHH OH MY GOD
"Do I make you nervous"
This book made me fall in love, cry and get mad multiple times fuck tor and sel let's send all the love to alice and nick.
So excited to dive into book 2 and see all these charcters again!
Bree figuring out what happened to her mom broke me
Brees dad 😭😭 I love him
Brees mums speech fuck man Tracy you got me crying
Bree talking with her grandma made me so happy
YES NICK GET YOUR GIRL
"What changed your mind about the gala?"
"Disney movies."
The love story about sel and nick was hella cute
Definitely recommend this book is my favorite ahh so much charcter development!
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and War
some_random_person_hi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
All in all, very gripping once past the first 50 pages -> I binged this. I love the characters so much + the exploration of how historical institutions are hostile to POC (esp in USA) stood out to me.
Had some flaws (
Graphic: Violence and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Self harm is not in the mental health issues way but the for blood way.ghostlyprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Car accident
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism
onefineelephant's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident and Colonisation
Minor: Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
This book deals with modern racism such as microaggressions and also generational trauma.clairew97's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
xlipkins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing and Misogyny
Minor: Stalking
lilifane's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Is this the best YA fantasy book ever written? Maybe?
At least, it's one of the best I've read. Truly, the writing is fantastic. I laughed, I cried, I was at the edge of my seat and turned page after page after page. And I just found out this is Tracy Deonn's debut novel?! What?!
Loved the writing. Looooved the characters, the character work, development, their dynamics are so good. There are some tropes I usually don't enjoy that much, but here I didn't mind, I was even invested. I'm here for it. And there is so much LGBTQ+ representation! Gay, Lesbian, Bi Characters, a non-binary one. And the way they are casually part of the story made me SO happy.
Also, Bree as the protagonist is such a delight to follow. Even when she is grieving and angry. I love her.
I'm a fan of Arthurian legends. One of my first fantasy books ever was a retelling of the legend. Since then, I've encountered many more and this one is so unique. I have to admit, it is confusing at the beginning. There is a lot of world building (A LOT), a lot of names, and details. The magic system is wild and equally confusing. And then halfway through the book a second magic system comes into play. And I loved this one even more. But it worked for me. In the end everything came together perfectly, the plot, the characters, the mysteries. The ending is so satisfying.
And all that, the character dynamics, the friendships, the romance, the magic, the (for me perfectly paced) plot is interwoven with themes like grief, racism, colonization, slavery, generational trauma in such a brilliant way. I could say so much more and talk about this book for hours on end, but I don't want to spoil anything. I'm just in love which this story and can't wait to continue with Bloodmarked right away.
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Gore, Rape, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol