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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

20 reviews

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Being on team Nick while reading this:
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I was surviving on CRUMBS of content, like bro made an appearance every 100 pages or so and then went 👋😌🏃🏃

No but fr I really enjoyed the book and the legendborn world is soooo good. I am a little 🤨🤨🤨 about Bree and Sel’s kiss just because I thought it would happen when Nick and her were broken up or something but NOPE. I have a feeling Nick isn’t going to care too much because of course he wouldn’t but man they did him dirtyyyy 😭😭

I liked the first one slightly better but this one kept me hooked most of the time and was just very entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

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

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

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Stalking, Gore, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Cursing, Rape, Alcohol, Misogyny, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence and Abandonment

micaelamariem'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? It's complicated

4.5

 

If I hadn't screamed it from the rooftops yet, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn is such an amazing YA fantasy and was one of my favorite reads of 2021. Naturally, I had preordered the sequel and waited (im)patiently for a year and a half to get my hands on it. And it's finally here! 

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn, published by Simon & Schuster BFYR, is the sequel to Legenborn, following Bree's journey to understanding her ancestral links and inherited powers, while being on the run from those who don't believe she belongs and believes she is a threat. 

As expected, this was an amazing read. I loved that we got to see more of my favorite characters and their interactions: Bree, Sel, Alice, and William. And actually, I loved getting more William in this book; I didn't know until now that I actually loved his character. I'm also pleased to see more Alice as we didn't get a lot of view of her character in Legendborn. Sel, of course, has my heart so I can never get enough of him. We are also introduced to a few new characters but it's Lark, particualrly, that I want to see more of in book three and I want to see some type of relationship between him and William. 

I did love the developments in this book--the tension between Bree and Sel, the found family kind of feeling, the exploration of identity--especailly when it comes to bloodlines, power, and race. In some way or the other, we did see all characters wrestle with their identity, though Bree was the main focus. 

I still think I liked Legendborn better because I liked the fresh feeling of being new to a campus and joining a secret society--it gave a very high school/college vibe, whereas this was more on the road which the plot necessitated but it led us to not see as many character interactions. 

I will say this series makes me want to learn Welsh and I'm considering adding that on DuoLingo. And I also feel kind of bad, because it's a YA novel, but I don't want a love triangle, I want a throuple....anyway... 

The ending was very intense and I really hope we get to see Sel's interaction with his mom. I want more Lark, more William, more Alice. And I want to figure out if this will truly be a love triangle. 

Basically, I need book three ASAP. Bloodmarked gets four stars from me--mostly because some of the on the road bits didn't hold my attention as much. 

Still highly reccomend for fantasy and retelling lovers. If you liked the show Merlin, you'll like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Alcohol, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Medical content, Confinement, Death of parent, Racism, Murder, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Blood, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Gore

Minor: Physical abuse and Sexual violence

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, War, and Racism

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Abandonment, Car accident, Colonisation, and Misogyny

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Slavery, Grief, Rape, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Colonisation, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Death of parent

abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ALSKRNFKSKWBEJKDS I CAN'T HANDLE IT. THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD. SOOOOO GOOD. SO SO GOOD. (Will give a better review when I can put coherent thoughts together)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, War, Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Racism, Violence, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty