Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

39 reviews

kaybob_0708's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Um that ending!!!!!!! I was so hoping an happy ending for the trio but damn I just got my heart ripped out of my chest an stomped on. I also just want to throw out a connection that I realized Bree is connected to Nick bc he’s the the descendent of Lancelot but idk how they are gonna do the rest of the story there bc the legend goes that Lancelot betrays Arthur by sleeping with Guinevere so I’m curious to see that play out an also that her an Sel definitely have a lot of chemistry due to the fact that he is a descendent of Merlin so of course he would feel a pull toward Bree even while being Oathed to Nick. I know it’s a stretch but I’m more team Sel than Nick just bc Sel an her have the best relationship an yes it started out being very toxic with him trying to literally unalive her in the first half of the first book but damn this book just solidified team Sel

she made a bargain with the shadow king to save Sel so tell me she doesn’t have stronger feelings for Sel then Nick.

Anyways aside from that this book is an absolute soild 1000⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me I loved that this book was deeply enriched in POC representation an history an that they didn’t stick to stereotypes, I felt rage, an heartache for what the characters went thru an faced an the nod to POC history an slavery at the hands of white Americans as a white women myself it was definitely an eye opening read an I am amazed at the strength an courage POC have to continue to educate an break down centuries worth of racism an inequality. I don’t want to drone on an sound like a broken record so I’m gonna end this review with saying this will probably be my top read of 2023 an I am highly anticipating the third an final book which I hope gives us Team Sel endgame an finally lets our broken love trio have there peace also just a quick throw out FUCK TOR I never liked her in the first book an I sure as hell hate her guts in this

for putting Bree in a situation where they were literally torturing an going to experiment on my girl

so yeah okay I’m done now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

5.0

Do I think my powers are worth the cost? The wound of grief from losing my mother sits open in my chest. It feels like it will never truly heal, no matter how much I acknowledge its presence. Then there are wounds my ancestors carried from one generation to the next. All the loss, multiplied and compounded and cumulative. All that running.
Don't be scared. Fight.

This was absolutely phenomenal. There's always this thing with second books in series where things don't live up to the hype of book one and it ends up being a filler between beginning and conclusion. It definitely was not the case here at. All. The stakes were high, much higher than they were at the end of Legendborn and this book surpassed all my expectations. Books where things are happening one right after another tend to be overwhelming for me and leaving me wondering if half of it was necessary and this was an exception. Every event, you learned something new, you met a new person who ended up being pivotal to the main character's story. Tracy Deonn has done an amazing job of bringing the pieces of the puzzle together. There is so much to love about this and nothing to hate (except for the obvious bigots and bad guys, of course). Tracy had even making me feel bad for

Jonas and his betrayal because of what he went through and what he thought would be brought on by doing what he did to Bree

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The world-building in this book with the Order and the Rootcraft seems to only expand even further, and I absolutely loved that we got to see more characters involved in Rootcraft and learned more about the magic itself. And a former plantation become a safe haven for Rootcrafters called Volition? Chef's kiss, all of it, ESPECIALLY the title. I loved the inclusion of Alice and William in this journey, as well as seeing more of Selwyn outside of the Order, and how his friendship with Bree continued to grow and evolve. And Bree. Bree is the most beloved of all, faced with so much betrayal and pushback, but holds her head up and keeps fighting. I want nothing but the best for her and I cried so much for her in this book because of everything she went through at the hands of the Reagents. Oh, how I wanted to reach into the book so bad to give her a big hug. Or punch some racists. OR BOTH.

"You don't believe history is true. You won't even admit it's possible. That I am Arthur's heir not by choice or honor, but by violence." [...] "You won't say it out loud, but I will," [...] "I am the Scion of Arthur by rape. I am your proof."

This book, this series, is too important to not at least give it a chance. Eagerly awaiting book three!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Medical content, Slavery, Death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Medical trauma, War, Self harm, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

Minor: Rape

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

katsmedialibrary's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical content

Moderate: Rape

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

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.5

Reread December 2022:

4.5 stars rounded up! This book sure took me on a ride.

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idk how to rate this yet!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Racism, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Slavery, Self harm, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

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

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

 "Not here, not today. But somewhere, someday."

I started my book club in February this year, and Legendborn had been the first book we read together. It feels poetic that I'm closing out the year with its sequel.

I'd been waiting with baited breath for this book to be published, and lemme tell you: it did not disappoint. It was everything I wanted it to be, and then some more. I loved seeing Bree fight for who she is and who she wants to be, loved seeing the true colors of some characters because of it. I especially loved the hardcore flirting - absolutely no smut in this book whatsoever, but I was still blushing.

Overall, I am incredibly in love with this story and these characters. I can already tell this will be a series passed on for generations. And though I know masterpieces need time, I really need Tracy Deonn to come out with the third book like... now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Confinement, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Racism

Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, Slavery, Murder, Death, Car accident, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Child death