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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

91 reviews

dewugging's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

I need a while to recover from the experience that was the sequel to Legendborn. A plot that doesn't quit, a deeper exploration of the secret magical world, and too many emotions. That was a ride, and I cannot wait for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, Death, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Misogyny, and Rape

rorikae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.5

'Bloodmarked' by Tracy Deonn is the second book in the Legendborn Cycle. It builds upon what was established in the first book as Bree begins to understand her powers and their cost. Without spoiling book one, this book picks up almost immediately after book one and deals directly with the fallout from what was discovered at the end of the previous book. 
Where pacing was one of my favorite things in Legendborn, the pacing in Bloodmarked felt a little off. The beginning half was quite slow and it was only about halfway through that I felt the story picked up and began to move along quickly. There are lots of interesting revelations about Bree, her backstory, and the Order. We get to learn a lot more about the ruling powers behind the Order and where their true motives lie. 
For some reason, I was under the impression that this was a duology so I was very confused why things didn't feel like they were wrapping up once we got to the 75% point. Knowing now that there is at least one more book, it does make more sense. 
This book definitely ends with another cliffhanger and I am very interested to see where the story goes next. As with the first book, the characters are my favorite part of this series, followed closely by the world. We get introduced to some really interesting characters in this book and we also get to learn more about those that we already know and care about. I'll be fascinated to see what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, and Grief

gsnorks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, and Abandonment

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This book fell victim to the second book syndrome unfortunately. The beginning was great, but it fell off a little for me. (As a side note, the more I read in this series, the more I am convinced that the love triangle will be resolved in polyamory) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Slavery

hmstaab's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Racism

Minor: Confinement, Blood, Gaslighting, Torture, and Rape

kennadis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Racism

puttingwingsonwords'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? Yes

4.0

Bloodmarked hit the ground running, but lost some momentum in the middle. It started to feel a bit aimless. In the final third things picked up again, though, and my brain is broken and I need the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

keya_caivalur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Torture, Colonisation, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Minor: Classism, Rape, Religious bigotry, War, Addiction, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment

laleha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

And now the wait for Book 3 begins…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Rape

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

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