Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

87 reviews

joohyoungg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

Reading the special version with the author's notes sprinkled in throughout the pages gave me more insight and I think I ended up enjoying the book more than I would've if I'd read the regular version. The notes spoiled a little ("Hold on just a little longer, Bree") and gave reassurance ("Please trust me and finish the book") as well as talked about the process of some scenes or quotes, I really loved it. The story itself was an emotional rollercoaster, one page I was throwing the book across the room and the other I was giggling uncontrollably. There was some overly specific intimacy, but the author included it well. I highly recommend the special version, it brings a lot more to the experience. I was fully screaming at the epilogue & extended epilogue, my neighbors could probably hear me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Violence and Sexual assault

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

"God, this man. He was going to kill me with sweetness overload."

I stayed up late last night because I could not put it down. I am usually wary of viral books, but this book deserves it. This book will have you giggling with hope and crying for justice. 

There are a lot of heavy subjects that Bree and Archer have to deal with which makes my heart ache for them. They found each other at a vulnerable time in their lives and they each gave each other space to heal and learn how to trust again while still allowing feelings to develop. 

I despised Victoria, she was cruel to a CHILD.

I couldn't imagine how bad his uncle felt in his last days knowing he was convinced by Victoria not to allow surgery that would have given Archer a chance to speak again. Let's not forget how she helped her son, Marcus, rape Alyssa. She was just rotten to the bone.

When you think history will repeat itself,

Archer goes on a journey to find himself, and his independence and I think in that moment he truly saved himself from having to experience what his parents went through.

It was fascinating to read how Archer worked through his emotions and thoughts. It truly made me love his character! I loved Bree for being patient with him and

sticking through it because she knew he was worth it. She saw the potential even when he couldn't see it yet.

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Truly a beautifully written story with raw moments that will leave Bree and Archer in your thoughts after finishing the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol, Rape, Cursing, Cancer, Pregnancy, Violence, and Terminal illness

mo_nyx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad

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

4.5

I went into this book without any details. I'm glad I did. 

Watching Archer and Bree fall in love was beautiful. Seeing them face their own trauma was heartbreaking. 

The story is so tender, and I love both of them so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, and Car accident

kera_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Emotional abuse

meg_'s review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

This was my first fiction read of the year and I truly disliked it so much, which was very disappointing. The writing itself felt really juvenile. There was a lot of telling rather than showing what was happening or how the characters were feeling.  The plot itself was so disjointed and just absolutely wild that I had to suspend my disbelief significantly to continue reading, which I just don't think should be the case when it comes to a romance book.

The other piece that I found to be one of the main factors that I disliked was how infantalized Archer was throughout the series. Not only from how Bree treated him but how the entire community treated him. I don't have too many more thoughts other than that I felt like this read like a 15 year old wrote it and I really am sad I paid money to purchase it lol. 

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Content Warnings

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

destinynichole11's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, Ableism, Bullying, Sexual content, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Sexual assault, Murder, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

eaf21400's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

wildesthannah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.5

The story is sweet, although it dragged on a little at times. The sex scenes seemed a little immature and desperate, almost as if they were wattpad stories. There could have been less of them, too. My biggest pet peeve with this book was the repetitiveness of several of the phrases. Every time I read the word “delicious” I cringed. It would make a good drinking game though... Take a shot every time you see the phrases delicious, glittering, smiled a small smile (or any form of this same phrase) or I drank him in. Those were on every other page it seemed. Also, the “molest” comment was a little uncalled for and weird. It was definitely out of place and random. Aside from some immature writing and repetitive phrases, the story was okay. Definitely wasn’t a tear jerker though (I cry easily when I connect with a book.) This one just didn’t do it for me. All in all, it was alright. Wouldn’t recommend on my own, but wouldn’t stop someone from reading it if they wanted to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Cursing, and Alcoholism

clareasday's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Rape, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Murder, Car accident, Gun violence, Abandonment, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, and Death

emwright_33's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, and Violence