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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Moderate: Violence
Minor: Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Grief, Murder
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me after reading the cliffhanger ending: WHAT?!??!?
you had me in the first half, tracy. then i got pulled in deeper. now again, a year and a half later after reading bloodmarked, i am so mf excited for book 4.
my favorite part was penumbra YEAH OKAY i missed bree and nick so much. and the powerful trio of girls we got there, i love!! i wish we got more sel, but i understand this book was more about bree’s journey (of course, she’s the protagonist) and rediscovering her loved ones, especially nick. i hate erebus because he’s the cause of bree being unable to fully heal from grieving. but she’s so strong, she keeps pushing on despite her challenges. and although she feels alone, she’s not alone! she’s never been alone and she’s finally realizing it! although nobody in the world knows what she’s been through, her support system is there for her 100%.
i actually really enjoyed the first act, hearing from different character’s perspectives. it did drag a little, and at some point i just wanted to go back to bree, but i still liked it. i thought the chapters really expanded the book’s universe and we got a more holistic perspective of bree’s story from the people around her. i love william and lark!!! omg kiss already!! and i did like natasia’s POV chapters, although the audio recording kind of got to me, but at least we got her conversations in real time with her son. i love zoe and elijah’s budding friendship with bree too.
that ending tho?!?how the EFF IS SEL THE PRINCE OF HELL?!?! EREBUS COUNT UR DAYS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR BREE AND SEL… RIGHT AS I WAS SHIPPING THEM IN BLOODMARKED… all my homies hate erebus. yall know what’s up.
all in all, i’m so excited for book 4. and scared. i don’t want this series to end because i love it so much. team nick or team sel… at this point i don’t even know, i’m always team bree, tho.
you had me in the first half, tracy. then i got pulled in deeper. now again, a year and a half later after reading bloodmarked, i am so mf excited for book 4.
my favorite part was penumbra YEAH OKAY i missed bree and nick so much. and the powerful trio of girls we got there, i love!! i wish we got more sel, but i understand this book was more about bree’s journey (of course, she’s the protagonist) and rediscovering her loved ones, especially nick. i hate erebus because he’s the cause of bree being unable to fully heal from grieving. but she’s so strong, she keeps pushing on despite her challenges. and although she feels alone, she’s not alone! she’s never been alone and she’s finally realizing it! although nobody in the world knows what she’s been through, her support system is there for her 100%.
i actually really enjoyed the first act, hearing from different character’s perspectives. it did drag a little, and at some point i just wanted to go back to bree, but i still liked it. i thought the chapters really expanded the book’s universe and we got a more holistic perspective of bree’s story from the people around her. i love william and lark!!! omg kiss already!! and i did like natasia’s POV chapters, although the audio recording kind of got to me, but at least we got her conversations in real time with her son. i love zoe and elijah’s budding friendship with bree too.
that ending tho?!?
all in all, i’m so excited for book 4. and scared. i don’t want this series to end because i love it so much. team nick or team sel… at this point i don’t even know, i’m always team bree, tho.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood
Minor: Cursing
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emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
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Complicated
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Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another fantastic book in this series. I wasn't expecting all of the perspectives, but I did enjoy it. Now I'm impatiently waiting for the fourth book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Racism, Grief
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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A mix
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Damn 🥲
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief
Minor: Rape
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief
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challenging
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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
When Deonn first announced the cycle would be four books instead of three, I was so curious where the middle of the series would take us, and I'm so delighted by how this third installment has expanded out the world and character arcs. I particularly appreciate how deeply this leans into a teenage protagonist's very valid feelings - grief complicated by overwhelming responsibility and expectation, stifled rage for all the obstacles she's expected to hurdle and all the slights she's expected to ignore, and an undercurrent of fear - fear that she's disappointed the people she cares about most and fear that she won't find a path forward. Bree makes some rash decisions in the middle of this cycle and she contends with the unexpected ramifications of those in this book. It's painfully real. I loved getting POVs from our beloved side characters in this and how many magical traditions we explore in greater depth. There were times I felt lost in the arc of the first half, but it makes so much SENSE when you get into the second half, and I feel like the ground we covered was ultimately necessary to the greater story. I have absolutely no idea where we go from here! I'm scared!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
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dark
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tense
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A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent
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A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War
Minor: Rape, Transphobia
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Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love this series! I also don't know how to review this book without mildly spoiling things from the first two books. I will try.
Bree's journey in this book, like the other two books, was both extremely interesting and frustrating. But I'm always team Bree and I support her making whatever decisions she needs to to get by! While she's incredibly mature, we have to remember that she is 16 and will make 16-year-old decisions a lot.
I think this book was more of a struggle to get into for me because of certain character dynamics, or lack thereof, for the first half of this book.***SPOILER: I'm never a fan when all of our main characters are separated for long periods of time. But once we had some reunions, the pace picked up for me a lot. I can't wait for the next one!
Bree's journey in this book, like the other two books, was both extremely interesting and frustrating. But I'm always team Bree and I support her making whatever decisions she needs to to get by! While she's incredibly mature, we have to remember that she is 16 and will make 16-year-old decisions a lot.
I think this book was more of a struggle to get into for me because of certain character dynamics, or lack thereof, for the first half of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Kidnapping
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Death of parent