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Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

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ginabyeg's review

2.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

From the synopsis, I was expecting something significantly more robust from this book.

This book seems far less about the story of Archer, or the dynamics of the town, than it does about his and Bree’s sexual life. There were so many sex scenes that I started skipping over them, because they became redundant.

So much about the writing seemed unrealistic. It’s set in present-day (2016 when it first came out), but the characters act like it’s the mid-90’s in terms of technology. The way they utilize cell phones (or don’t) seems out of place with the times, their age/demographic, and the reasoning given isn’t overly strong.

Additionally, the two main characters are in their early 20s, but they talk and think with the wisened life experience of someone in their late 30s or early 40s. Not that 20-somethings don’t have maturity of thought, but the executive functioning parts of their brains are still developing! So in this case, that scientific fact, combined with the PTSD that both experienced from their respective traumas, and the fact that they just talk it through with each other in one conversation each, just feels a little unbelievable and misaligned. How was therapy not a component of this book?

Also, outside of the main characters, everyone else seems very shallow, predictable, and two-dimensional. They conveniently happen to appear or disappear when the author wants to move the plot forward, in ways that often made me roll my eyes and think, “okay, really?”

And while I get why the story is called Archer‘s Voice, there is some irony in the fact that the majority of the chapters are told from Bree’s perspective. I would have appreciated more chapters being told from his vantage point. He kept running the risk of becoming infantilized by having such a heavy focus on Bree’s point of view.

I wanted to get to the crux of Archer’s history, which is about all that kept me reading.

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lisa_ella's review

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm simply speechless. Archer's Voice is an emotionally loaded masterpiece that stays with you long after you turn the last page. Some moments may be triggering, but the raw, heartfelt journey of Bree and Archer is nothing short of breathtaking.

The character growth in this book is phenomenal. Watching Archer transform from an insecure, closed-off man into someone confident and ready to love Bree with everything he has was so moving. His struggle with feeling unworthy because he's mute was written with such depth. I felt every bit of his pain, longing, and eventual self-acceptance.

Bree’s journey was just as powerful. Her trauma surrounding her father’s death and the flashbacks that haunted her finally started to fade once she found peace, with Archer. She went searching for solace, and she found it in him.

The romance was everything, yearning, softness, passion. It was that soul-crushing, deep-into-your-bones kind of love. Every moment between them felt real and beautifully intimate. Mia Sheridan crafted a love story that is tender, heartbreaking, and healing all at once. I’ll never forget this book.

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holster222's review

1.5

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The writing style felt wooden and slow, with unnecessary descriptions of events, while simultaneously lacking emotional depth and detail. I was not invested in the world or the characters at all. The pacing was so slow and then suddenly all the action flies at you in a way that does not allow you to absorb what is actually happening.

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princess_link's review against another edition

2.75

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book could have been pretty good and I am a sucker for deaf/mute leads. Unfortunately, the author chose cheap drama over authentic struggles at several key plot points.

And the way the FMC's responses to events were handled, made her feel like a cardboard cutout with little personality and a lot just going along with things. This made some of the bad things that happened much harder to handle because she didn't really deal with them so much as exist through them. They didn't feel properly addressed and resolved.

My friend and I were buddy reading this book and she was quite startled and triggered by one such events in this book. Tread carefully if you are sensitive to betrayal and check the spoilered additional info I provided.

I feel this story started out well and went downhill about midway with little to no recovery.

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tiffanyylovesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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book_lover_irl's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

SUMMARY: Archer and Bree have survived (separate) horribly traumatic events and are struggling to cope in their own distinct ways. Archer keeps to himself and Bree runs away to a small coastal town for the summer. During a chance meeting in the small town, Archer and Bree feel a surprising spark between them. The two misfits form a tentative friendship that morphs into something more. However, there are still secret between the two of them. Will these secrets come between Archer and Bree? Will the town's drama pull them into its center? Will their horrific pasts stay buried or come back to haunt them? Will Archer and Bree be able to overcome everything life continues to throw at them?

REVIEW: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan is a beautifully sweet book that gives you all the feels. The two MCs are the most lovable, kind, saccharine characters that you will ever meet. Regardless of the emotional and traumatic events in their pasts, Archer and Bree continue to believe in the inherent good of those around them. They each have innocent hearts that are full of love and an almost childlike trust. However, finding closure is challenging since their pasts are not done with either of them. Archer and Bree seek to find solace and hope in each other against all the odds.

BONUS: Disability representation is amazing -- front and center to the plot.

Miscommunication is frequently used as a plot device and is one of my least favorite tropes. Some authors don't allow MCs to be forthcoming with their feelings or thoughts. Not so in Archer's Voice. Mia Sheridan crafted moments that brought tears to my eyes. The MCs willingness to bare their hearts to share their naked vulnerabilities was utter perfection.

“I didn’t know enough to dream you, Bree, but somehow you came true anyway. How did that happen?” He rubbed his nose along mine, pausing and then pulling back again. “Who read my mind and knew exactly what I wanted, even when I didn’t?”

“I'm afraid to love you. I'm afraid that you'll leave and that I'll go back to being alone again. Only it will be a hundred times worse because I'll know what I'm missing. I can't…” He sucked in a shaky breath. “I want to be able to love you more than I fear losing you, and I don't know how. Teach me, Bree. Please teach me. Don't let me destroy this.”

“Try to believe that maybe more light shines out of those who have the most cracks.”

A couple minor things that weren't my favorite... There were a few turns of phrases that were used repeatedly (everyone winks at each other) and could've benefited from a teensy bit of diversifying. The female narrator didn't have my favorite voice. She sounded entirely too old to be in her very early 20's. I think she would be an excellent narrator for an older MC, but the fit wasn't perfect for this story.

Overall, I give Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan four and a half stars. I would highly recommend it to folks who appreciate emotionally intense, character-driven romances set in small towns, exploring themes of healing and connection through layered relationships and quiet, profound storytelling.

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POV: Dual

HEA: Yes

Cliffhanger: No

Tropes: Grumpy x sunshine, virgin MMC, slow burn romance, small town
Series / Standalone: Standalone

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meh_itry's review

2.0

hopeful fast-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

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molly_007's review

4.25

emotional inspiring 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: Yes

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bedwellbooks's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Other than the CRINGE … good plot and ending

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skypie9905's review against another edition

2.75

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is a very “mushy, gooshy” love story. I think if you’re a “words of affirmation” person, you’ll like this. The MMC simply isn’t my type because he’s the attractive, damaged, insecure type. I prefer more of a silent, alpha-male character. I could overlook the fact that the MMC isn’t my type of book boyfriend, but the plot simply feels underdeveloped and rushed. The events of the book seem like they’re more for shock value instead of furthering the plot and the book, overall, is just too cringey at times.

For example, Archer isn’t an idiot, but somehow was unaware that going to a strip club and cheating isn’t right (even though Marcus did the same thing and he knew how it impacted his mom). Archer’s fight with Travis seemed random and ill-timed, Archer leaving, Archer’s “death” and then coma, and Victoria’s hatred and the guy showing up at the deli - all sparsely developed.

Overall, the real plot of the book is Archer and Bree’s love for one another. Everything else is simply a sub-plot. I wish this book had balanced the romantic aspects with the other events like the Knockemout series did to round-out the story.

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