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Archer's Voice, by Mia Sheridan

28 reviews

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

You know what, maybe love is in the air. Because when I tell you that I inhaled this book, I mean I was on another plane of being. MY EMOTIONS!!!! I knew this was a love story, but God did I underestimate how much love would be packed into this story and how much it would affect me. Is it possible to feel loved by a book??

“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.

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Content Warnings

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

itsmk_'s review

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

bookwormbullet's review

emotional relaxing sad tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Bullying, and Ableism

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

kateped's review

dark emotional sad 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

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Sexual assault, Car accident, Gun violence, Ableism, and Blood

robyn_c's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. It was sad, funny and romantic that left me wanting for more. the main characters both have trauma that they overcome individually and together that is sad but has a happy ending. Really hits you in the feels with its twisted fate, Archer and Bree have good communication despite their challenges and Archer is a complete sweetheart that is definitely worth the read. Would definitely read a sequel of this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

alexisgarcia's review

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a cute and unique romance. the beginning was amazing to me and the development of their friendship was my favorite part. however, there were some parts in this book that just had me rolling my eyes.

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like the part where there’s a weirdly stereotypical bullying scene between jocks and a nerd where the protagonist helps him?? it literally added nothing to the story and just made me so confused. also when archers dads wife somehow finds out about the protagonists life history and uses it to pull the guy to tried to rape her from her past to kill her????? like it felt so far fetched and stupid i did not understand how anyone could fully get past that. 

also i kinda felt like the protagonist was kinda pushy. if not for that i could’ve enjoyed this so much more :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Injury/injury detail

day_dreaming_vampire's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this book and the fact it was quite different, the Hero being mute and all. 

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Some parts were a little frustrating (the part where he couldn't live without her but then left for 3 months with no contact?)
The epilogue annoyed me with the "got married and had babies" but overall it was a nice story and I did smile a lot. I loved Archer and wish we'd had more from his POV.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical trauma, Grief, Gun violence, Car accident, and Abandonment

asteriareads's review

emotional hopeful relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

 I cried a lot during this book. Such a good read. I knew I would love this book and the characters. Archer went through so much and deserved so much better than what people gave him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic friendship

readingwithtrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This 👏🏽 book 👏🏽 right 👏🏽 here 👏🏽 !

My favorite quotes are at the end this time because there are so many!

Archer’s Voice took me through so many emotions and I found myself with tears in my eyes not even a fourth of the way the way through. It can easily be binged in a day, but I made myself slow down because I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Archer & Bree. To top it all off, this copy has an extended epilogue that really put the icing on the cake! 

Full disclosure, this was SPICY spicy😆. But I HIGHLY recommend it! 

< Favorite quotes >

“Sometimes an understanding silence was better than a bunch of meaningless words.”

“Try to believe that maybe more light shines out of those who have the most cracks.”

“..the loudest words are the ones we live.”

“I knew I loved her – fiercely and with every part of my heart, even the broken parts, even the parts that felt unworthy and without value. And maybe those parts most of all.”

“Bad things don't happen to people because they deserve for them to happen. It just doesn't work that way. It's just… life. And no matter who we are, we have to take the hand we're dealt, crappy though it may be, and try our very best to move forward anyway, to love anyway, to have hope anyway… to have faith that there's a purpose to the journey we're on.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Rape, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

marisabenn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

I was NOT expecting to love this book as much as I did!! But what a pleasant, beautiful, heartbreaking surprise. I don't know if I've ever been more in love with two main characters. Their strength and love brought me so much joy. I thought I had predicted the biggest surprise, but I didn't expect there to be more than one.

I found this book on Bookstagram, and I feel it isn't one of the more popular recommendations. I kind of hope it stays that way so I can keep this little slice of perfection to myself a bit longer. 

Perfectly spicy, endearing, heartbreaking, and inspiring all rolled into one glorious story. Bonus points for being the fourth book to ever make me cry.

P.S.

Spoiler

Victoria Hale can fuck off and go straight to hell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence