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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
I feel a fourth wing type of plot mess happening here and I don’t care for it.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
Although this book was a bit long (and I have way to many notes on the hierarchies and everything going on because WOW), it was so damn worth it to see how Bree channels her rootcraft and Authurian aether. Even though the ending's reveal with the Shadow King wasn't pretty surprising, what happens and what'll bleed into Oathbound......I need to read it NEOW! Finally being able to deeply understand the Regents and the Order and how they really feel about Bree and the Legendborn who stand with Bree made me realize how corrupt and hypocritical they are, and on top of that NICK?!?! SEL?!?!? HELLO?!?! Tracy you've given me more emotional turmoil than any book series (besides Susan Collins) has ever given me but I somehow still love you and the series?!?! Make it make sense LMAO
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If Legendborn lit the match, and Oathbound steadied the flame, then Bloodmarked was the wildfire. The emotional rollercoaster, especially with the cliff hanger ending—unmatched. It's much more emotional than Legendborn's cliff hanger ending.
This book is raw, relentless, and emotionally immersive. Tracy Deonn takes everything she built in Legendborn—the legacy, the grief, the slow unraveling of self—and amplifies it. Bree is pushed to her limits here, and as a reader, I was too. And yet, I couldn’t stop. Page after page, I was pulled deeper into her fight for truth, agency, and identity.
What makes Bloodmarked especially powerful is how it refuses to make Bree’s journey clean or easy. Her strength isn’t just in her magical abilities—it’s in her refusal to fold, even as her world fractures. And that’s what makes her such a beautifully layered Black girl protagonist: she’s not perfect, she’s not polished, but she is real. She makes mistakes, feels deeply, loves hard, and breaks open, all while being hunted, doubted, and underestimated.
While this may be a fantasy, the themes are very real. It wrestles with trust, betrayal, displacement, and the cost of carrying legacies that were never made for you. It explores what it means to inherit power while also being denied it at every turn. And through it all, Bree continues to lead with her heart.
Every time Bree described the furnace in her chest, I felt a tug on my own furnace. As a sun Aries, Mercury Aries, and Mars Leo, fire my language. It’s how I protect, how I move through the world, how I love. Bree’s furnace wasn’t just a plot device—it was a mirror.And Bree is a Scorpio.
Every time Bree described the furnace in her chest, I felt a tug on my own furnace. As a sun Aries, Mercury Aries, and Mars Leo, fire my language. It’s how I protect, how I move through the world, how I love. Bree’s furnace wasn’t just a plot device—it was a mirror.
Her felt like mine. Watching her learn to carry that fire without shame, to choose when to let it burn, when to let it warm, and when to let it shine, reminded me that our passion makes us divine not dangerous.
This book also deepened my connection to the themes of ancestral memory, chosen family, and the right to take up space in broken systems. While Legendborn set the foundation, Bloodmarked cracked it wide open. And I felt every crack.
The love in this book—romantic, platonic, ancestral—is complicated and messy, but so honest. No perfect resolutions, just people trying their best to love each other in a world designed to keep them apart.
Bloodmarked isn’t a comfortable read, but it’s an unforgettable one. It made me ache. It made me pause. It made me feel seen.
If you’ve read Legendborn, know this: the story only gets richer, Blacker, and braver from here. And if you’re not ready to be emotionally wrecked—in the best possible way—proceed with caution. But definitely proceed.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
Really loved this story and devoured it in 3 days. Bree is going to be unstoppable in the next book and I can’t wait
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Finding out the meaning behind the title?! Jaw on the floor. Getting an unexpected POV in the last part of the book?! Jaw on the floor. I can’t wait to see how this series continues.
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated