809 reviews for:

Behooved

M. Stevenson

3.79 AVERAGE

molly_noa's review against another edition

3.0

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I liked the first half and I thought the magic system was cool but I really wanted it to have more development. The romance was NOT AT ALL a slow-burn and I found that it got really corny and repetitive in the second half. But I’m giving this 3 stars instead of 2 because I loved the chronic illness rep — the main character believes she’s a failure for sometimes being sick, she believes it makes her unloveable, and she pretends she’s not in pain even when she very obviously needs to lie down. And that was so relatable that it gets a whole extra star from me. 

phoebe's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beatlestar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

leamariereads's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

lunafreya03's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thats_who_i_am's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

mariah_lynn_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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This was such a fun read! It was easy to get into and I didn’t want to put it down. The magic and political systems were explained simply but thoroughly, so the events weren’t hard to understand. I love the chronic illness representation as well, and how the main characters support each other through their believed weaknesses. The characters were lovable and the book had humor perfectly woven into it. A great, quick summer read that I would read again! 

usscraker's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted 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

beserene's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional lighthearted

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Ridiculous, over the top, and a dang delight! My Lady Jane meets Mercedes Lackey-style vintage fantasy vibes, this romantasy is chock full of feelings, chronic illness representation, and horses. I enjoyed the heck out of it!

ecahilly's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced