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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

10 reviews

tourmaline1703's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

I adored Legendborn when I read it a couple of years ago and I can't believe it's taken me so long to get round to Bloodmarked. I cannot wait for the next book as I am pretty invested in this series and I think the stakes are going to keep ramping up throughout the next book.

The worldbuilding is beautiful and it's such an interesting concept. As it had been a while since I read the first book, it took me a while to remember everything but I got there eventually. We got to really dive deeper into the magic system, especially Bree's powers, of course, and got to understand how long rivalries and tensions had been around for. What of course makes me happiest, as a Welsh person, is the accuracy of the Welsh mythology, it is so pleasing to read.

The writing is wonderful, and the use of Old and Modern Welsh made me very happy. It felt like I was in on the characters' secrets because I could also understand what they were saying and the Welsh is written in beautifully. The start of the novel is written very cleverly as well with Bree's situation and I think the writing style reflected what she was going through very well.

The plot was well paced and I liked how that reflected the various obstacles characters were having to overcome. This novel isn't just characters on one mission and that's the sole plot, there are twists and obstacles in their way that keep the plot moving and changing. Despite this being a fantasy novel, the plot also deals with important modern issues such as racism and it discusses slavery a lot, which is incredibly important to discuss in the real world as well as its significance to the story.

I love the characters in this story and their dynamics with each other. It helped having a slightly smaller main cast of characters because we got to properly delve into their personalities and motives. It felt like there were actual risks as well, this isn't something where everyone constantly comes out unscathed, there are genuine risks. It is just fab.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Racism

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abandonment

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Bloodmarked really continued the adventure from Legendborn in a way I didn't expect. The characters really came into their own here, granted they were all under a lot of stress. This history and heritage and culture was beautifully done. The Iaeth Cymraeg (Welsh Language) which was also used in the story brought so much joy to my proud Welsh heart.

The friendships, the betrayals, the romance, the plot twists, the community, the grief. Everything was so wonderfully written with a great amount of depth for a story that was so action-packed. I genuinely didn't know what was going to happen next and I just couldn't put it down.

This is a YA that I would also highly recommend to adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gore, Confinement, Drug use, Grief, Racism, War, Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Bullying, and Torture

Minor: Colonisation and Vomit

siennakt30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Murder, Colonisation, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Rape

wackly93's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Sexism

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, War, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Child death, Racism, Torture, Grief, Medical content, and Slavery

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, Pregnancy, Vomit, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

fremzz's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Being on team Nick while reading this:
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I was surviving on CRUMBS of content, like bro made an appearance every 100 pages or so and then went 👋😌🏃🏃

No but fr I really enjoyed the book and the legendborn world is soooo good. I am a little 🤨🤨🤨 about Bree and Sel’s kiss just because I thought it would happen when Nick and her were broken up or something but NOPE. I have a feeling Nick isn’t going to care too much because of course he wouldn’t but man they did him dirtyyyy 😭😭

I liked the first one slightly better but this one kept me hooked most of the time and was just very entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

laleha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

And now the wait for Book 3 begins…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Rape

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

thewildmageslibrary's review

4.5

Reread December 2022:

4.5 stars rounded up! This book sure took me on a ride.

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idk how to rate this yet!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Racism, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Slavery, Self harm, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

this book was perfect. i cannot wait for the next one! i love Bree so much and i'm excited to see how her story unfolds in the final book of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Violence, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Drug use

Minor: Rape and Slavery

ashlikes's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, War, and Racism

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Abandonment, Car accident, Colonisation, and Misogyny