Reviews

Becoming Calder by Mia Sheridan

evincent78's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

schumkat's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.75

theromantasynerd's review

3.75

Forbidden romance is that one trope that does it for me every single time. I have so many favorites from this genre and this book is yet another addition to that list.

I fell in love with Archer's Voice so I had to try more books from the author and I'm so glad I picked this one. 

This was a beautiful, touching and utterly devastating book. It starts sweetly, a love growing between two people not meant to be together but fighting their presumed destiny anyway. 

It was beautiful to see the love blossom between Calder and Eden which propelled quickly leaving me gasping and shocked by the end. I cried and fought having to endure what Eden and Calder went through.

This is the first book in the Acadia duology and I can't wait to see what happens next!

Read if you like:
- forbidden romance
- stolen kisses
- he falls first
- dystopian romance
- mia sheridan (duh!)

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Slavery

riley_haderlie's review

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Very young characters, some of the scenes felt weird because of that. 

jackiereadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

Oh my goodness Mia Sheridan has torn my heart in two and sewed it back together....again!

I love all of her work for various reasons. This duology is going to be right up there in most memorable with her book Savage.

This book reminded me so much of how big of a thing cults were and "end of the world" theories were around y2k. The way the story delved into the details and how the trio were able to pull through it all was so well done.

abbeyboreski's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

kayleena's review

dark emotional 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? N/A

3.75

tierraskye's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Grief, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Murder

ava_mussell's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0