sebradley29's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness
martapsalvado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Archer's Voice has its problems, the main one being that so much TRAGEDY happens to these two main characters that sometimes it feels like the author just wanted to add some ✨️extra drama✨️ for the sake of it. Still, a good old small town romance book with a twist and well written characters.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, and Sexual violence
Minor: Addiction and Rape
macleanbridie'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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
raereadssmut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Grief
samantha7815'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: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Pregnancy, Rape, Addiction, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, and Physical abuse
miciahsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
writing - .5
plot - .5
enjoyment - .5
worldbuilding - .75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual content, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Ableism
pageafter_paige'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
3.75
Spoiler
the implied sexual adult against Archer and how Bree’s reaction wasn’t recognizing that it was 100% rape. I know nothing actually happened to Archer at the strip club, but the reader, and Bree, didn’t know that initially so I was upset seeing Bree say that Archer made the “choice” to go in the back room. <\spoiler> Other than that though this book had me smittenModerate: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, Ableism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
katieswrld's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
First of all, the beginning half of the book was painfully poorly written. It constantly was telling and not showing, (like another review said) Bree would constantly say “I did this” then “I did that”, for PARAGRAPHS at a time. It was so frequent that I couldn’t ignore it. It would also rely on telling the reader about characters’ pasts via huge chunks of dialogue from side characters that were then hardly spoken to afterwards. Lazy writing as a means of exposition. I didn’t notice it as much in the later-half of the book, so I believe the writer improved a little bit, but still. For a book this popular it was ridiculous.
Secondly, every single one of the characters was under-developed. Despite the copious amounts of trauma the author gave Bree and Archer, they hardly showed signs of it, and the little “ptsd flashbacks” Bree had clearly were not researched at all. Again, poorly written. Then once the two got together? Healed! Trauma never mentioned again. It felt disrespectful to people who actually experience trauma and ptsd. All of the side characters were just there as a means of interacting with Bree, none of them had their own purposes or personalities. Anne and Maggie were both the tropey “tearful surrogate mother” who overly referred to Bree as honey and covered for her when she was unavailable.
Spoiler
(Also when Anne had that heart attack I actually laughed out loud, it was so laughably corny being in the middle of a sentence. And of course the focus was on how it affected Bree and Archer, not, you know, the old lady’s health condition)Thirdly, the intimacy and spice scenes. I have no inherent problem with spice, but it got to a point where they were going at it like rabbits for no reason at all. It felt over done and I got sick of reading about it. Also, despite Archer’s shyness, Bree would force so much pda with him. The amount of time she “threw/wrapped” her arms around him at even the slightest prompting was insufferable. The oversaturation of physical affection in the story made it lose its meaning imo
Finally, Bree is a terribly “perfect” protagonist. She’s gorgeous in every way possible bc of course she is, everyone likes her and is there to help her/cover for her no matter the circumstances, and miraculously she’s never at the heart of the book’s conflicts. It’s always somebody else, she never has flaws and it’s annoyingly unrealistic. She’s meant to be bright and bubbly but it reads as insufferable. I refuse to believe that everyone in the world is willing to lay down at her feet bc she’s oh-so-wonderful. She doesn’t go through any character development at all, except for the trauma that suddenly disappears from her life the second she steps foot on Archer’s property. Every basic and cliche thing she says to Archer as a means of comforting him is somehow earth-shatteringly eye-opening. Also, “tears sprang to her eyes” about a million times over the course of the book. She would cry at every little thing; at one point later in the story she seriously teared up 8 separate times within the span of 5 or so pages, and every reference to her mentioned her wet eyes or whatever, it was absurd.
I wasn’t invested in the characters at all, and by the end I hardly even cared about Archer. They fell in love pretty much instantly, I didn’t feel the need to root for them at all. The “sad” part was cliche, as was the whole story. I wish something terrible would have actually happened, because then it would’ve maybe made the book felt like it had substance. I wanted to like this book so bad, because the concept of a mute love story that relied on sign language was extremely compelling. I’m really bummed the book didn’t do it justice :/
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence and Sexual assault
goodreadswithmar'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: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
thatswhatshanread'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
“Archer’s Voice” is a powerful, beautiful love story about trust, acceptance, and complex communication. I really liked how Mia Sheridan handled Archer’s ability to communicate without his voice. It struck a very strong note in me, as I work with many nonverbal individuals and know firsthand how much you don’t know until you learn to communicate using their language.
Because communication is not exclusively vocal. We all know body language makes up a good part of it, but words can also be shown in many different ways. Voice isn’t reserved just for sound that comes out of your mouth, that is spoken. Sometimes voice is sign language (featured in this book) or through a communication device or through writing on paper, reading lips, etc. Whichever it may be, that is your voice. And our sweet, incredibly misunderstood Archer’s voice shouldn’t have been so different from everyone in Pelion, Maine. If only they’d taken the time to listen with more than their ears and preconceived prejudices.
Until Bree shows up, and everything changes for Archer. I fell headfirst into Archer and Bree’s tender, tentative love—how much they trusted each other and believed in one another, despite each of their own past trauma and current obstacles. It was first love and it never read so real to me. When love is right, it’s bigger than anything. (Note: LOTS AND LOTS OF SPICE in case you were wondering!)
I already wish I could read this again for the first time. LOVE is, in fact, the reason.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Gore and Vomit