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Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

11 reviews

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

I’m going 3.75 stars. This book was super cute and I’m obsessed with Archer! I want to protect him at all costs because he’s just so pure. The story was good and I enjoyed most of the characters. It was great to see asl representation in a book. I liked the growth for both Archer and Bree. My main turn off has to do with

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 smitten 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: 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

goodreadswithmar's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

It’s amazing. That’s all

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Content Warnings

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

readwithames's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

This book captivated me from the START. I just LOVE bree and archer. I love their angst and relationship. It was SO sweet. They both had trauma to work through- at first it made me uncomfortable kind of how much they started to depend on each other? But honestly it’s wrapped up beautifully at the end. 

Also the way the author showcased archer’s anxiety, trauma and thoughts? OMG. It was done so well, i felt his every emotion and felt for him. My sweet archer. He deserves everything.

There were so many times I hugged my kindle because they’re so precious to me and even sobbed because of the emotions they made me feel 😭 

What made me not give it 5 stars.. were all the sexual acts they were having. You could say it was part of them figuring out their relationship together and I didn’t really mind how it was described (bc honestly the author did such a good job).. it was just how much it was occurring? I thought it was alot in my opinion but their thoughts and emotions being described during the act(s) made up for it! 

THEY BOTH HAVE MY HEART AND I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH. THEY ARE APART OF MY PERSONALITY NOW. My sweet babies. They deserve it all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Blood

theonewheresamreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

This is way different than what was marketed to me ngl hdhdhdhdhd didn’t cry 🙄 might be cause I’m exhausted and not capable of that but- also Dk if I like how SOME things were handled idk- liked it tho🫶 cute easy read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, Abandonment, Death, Sexual violence, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

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

lea_talisa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This incredible book is about Bree and Archer healing from their past trauma. Individually, yet together they manage to cope and allow themselves to trust again.
The story was so beautiful and heartbreaking at times with such a great message.

• “I realized people’s reactions had more to do with them, more to do with who they were, than anything about me.”

• “I had to fight for myself first”

• “Love was all about learning to speak a person’s language”

• “You brought the silence.      The most beautiful sound I’d ever heard”

• “Archer Hale’s voice was one of the most beautiful things in the whole wide world.”

• “The loudest words are the ones we live”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

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

Minor: Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

ymreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

this book had me crying. i just wanted to say that bree and archer deserve all the happiness in the world and so much more. 🫶🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting and Car accident

_mm_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

Spoiler

The more i think about this book the more i realize i hate it. I think that the traumas from the main characters were romanticized. And the second that they got together i lost all my interest, which was way to soon. And wtf was with the plot with the hooker! it did not add anything to the story, they already have alot of traumas! I get it he doesn’t have experience but during that, he does repeatedly say that he knows he is doing the wrong thing. So why justify him going to a stripclub???!! And the ending wtf was that?! It was a whole new plot in the last few chapters. Overall i just cannot give it more than one star…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Death of parent, and Gun violence

paperdreams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

fandomsandfiction's review

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Alcoholism