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keya_caivalur's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, War, and Classism
scrubsandbooks'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
Do I think my powers are worth the cost? The wound of grief from losing my mother sits open in my chest. It feels like it will never truly heal, no matter how much I acknowledge its presence. Then there are wounds my ancestors carried from one generation to the next. All the loss, multiplied and compounded and cumulative. All that running.
Don't be scared. Fight.
This was absolutely phenomenal. There's always this thing with second books in series where things don't live up to the hype of book one and it ends up being a filler between beginning and conclusion. It definitely was not the case here at. All. The stakes were high, much higher than they were at the end of Legendborn and this book surpassed all my expectations. Books where things are happening one right after another tend to be overwhelming for me and leaving me wondering if half of it was necessary and this was an exception. Every event, you learned something new, you met a new person who ended up being pivotal to the main character's story. Tracy Deonn has done an amazing job of bringing the pieces of the puzzle together. There is so much to love about this and nothing to hate (except for the obvious bigots and bad guys, of course). Tracy had even making me feel bad for
The world-building in this book with the Order and the Rootcraft seems to only expand even further, and I absolutely loved that we got to see more characters involved in Rootcraft and learned more about the magic itself. And a former plantation become a safe haven for Rootcrafters called Volition? Chef's kiss, all of it, ESPECIALLY the title. I loved the inclusion of Alice and William in this journey, as well as seeing more of Selwyn outside of the Order, and how his friendship with Bree continued to grow and evolve. And Bree. Bree is the most beloved of all, faced with so much betrayal and pushback, but holds her head up and keeps fighting. I want nothing but the best for her and I cried so much for her in this book because of everything she went through at the hands of the Reagents. Oh, how I wanted to reach into the book so bad to give her a big hug. Or punch some racists. OR BOTH.
"You don't believe history is true. You won't even admit it's possible. That I am Arthur's heir not by choice or honor, but by violence." [...] "You won't say it out loud, but I will," [...] "I am the Scion of Arthur by rape. I am your proof."
This book, this series, is too important to not at least give it a chance. Eagerly awaiting book three!
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and War
Minor: Rape
anastasia_raf'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and War
houstonwegotaproblem'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: Emotional abuse, Racism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, and War
Minor: Cursing
taroroot'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: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Drug use
Minor: Rape and Slavery
abbyschalupa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Colonisation
sunrae_booknook'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: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Colonisation
CWs: intergenerational trauma, institutionalised racism and white supremacy (challenged), trauma,librarianlayla'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
Trying to review this book in a coherent manner is eluding me. It was everything, I am left distraught and the fact that a third book is yet to be announced has me fearful. I require answers!
If you enjoy books with complex characters, angst ridden love triangles, intricate plots and raw emotions - then you have to read this series. I fell in love with Legendborn and Bloodmarked does not disappoint.
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Blood, and Colonisation
abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages'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: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty