Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

125 reviews

anastasia_raf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Sorry, I cannot form words right now...let alone a whole review. I'll write one soon. Right now I just want to curl up with the book in my chest and never let it go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Medical content, Rape, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, and Slavery

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Misogyny, Colonisation, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, War, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Torture

katherinek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.5

So brilliant! The world building of this series is just detailed enough so it’s elaborate but not confusing. I was on the edge of my seat for most of the book after the first 70 pages or so. I kept finding myself covering pages with my hand so I wouldn’t accidentally spoil it for myself! Every now and then things get a tad repetitive or dialogue is a little cringey, but I was still entertained throughout the whole book. I loved the dynamic between Bree and Sel, especially the firefly scene! Along with the diverse cast of characters, Volition was very refreshing to read about. Some of Bree’s choices confused me at the end, but maybe we’ll get answers in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Racism, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol and Rape

nicolesbookcase's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

 This was so beyond phenomenal, I don't know what to do with myself. I need the third book IMMEDIATELY. Do we have a release date, Tracy!? Anything!?

This story packed a punch. Second books in a series can tend to be filler books, but I did not feel that way with this book at all, because SO MUCH HAPPENED. This was not just a book to fill time in between the events of the first book and the conclusion of the series. There were plot twists and scary moments and gentle moments and beautiful, beautiful friendship and love, all occurring in the midst of terrifying and traumatizing events and basically running for their lives. Just as action-packed as the first book!

Bree was able to learn so much more about herself and her power, both her inheritance from Arthur and her own rootcraft inheritance from Vera's line, in anticipation of a HUGE confrontation in the third book I can only imagine is coming. She was able to come into her own a bit more, grappling with learning more about her ancestral lines and coming to terms with who people want her to be versus who she really is and then deciding who she wants to be all on her own.

We meet so many new characters in this book but also get so much growth and development from the characters we already know and love.

There were so many BRELWYN moments, and I am DYING for more...

The writing in this book made me FEEL THINGS, let me tell you. The writing is masterful and lyrical and evokes so many emotions. I literally cannot wait for the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Racism

Minor: Slavery and Rape

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Well, this just gave me absolutely everything I wanted in a sequel, and SO much more. Messy, confusing relationships? Check. Bree wrestling with her power and the responsibility she feels to the Order and her ancestors? Check. A billion new big bad threats, all more surprising and complicated than the last? Um, hell yeah.

I love the whole world Deonn has built here; filled with legend and magic but grounded in real issues and as diverse as they come, it's an absolute joy to get lost in Bree's story. To the extent that I eked out the end for days because I didn't want it to end. This is a series that's ripe for reading over and over and over.

Oh, and lots more Selwyn please, thank you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Racism, and Misogyny

houstonwegotaproblem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: War, Torture, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Cursing

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, War, Racism, Confinement, Medical trauma, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Rape, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, Slavery, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Infidelity

kelsokake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Murder

sarah_loves_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

4.25

4 stars for now, may change later. not as good as the first one to me but i still enjoyed the plot, characters, and settings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Medical content, and Rape

rape is a part of the plot and is brought up multiple times but is never described or shown. large parts of the plot involve slavery but i don't think they go into detail about what happened then, just implied. others are racist towards the characters multiple times

immovabletype's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Not a perfect book but still so damn good. I care so much about these characters and their fates and cannot wait for the next book.

Note: How this book is classified as medium paced is beyond me. It is the definition of fast paced if I've ever seen one. These poor kids barely get to rest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

Minor: War, Abandonment, and Rape