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Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

bookish_burrow_9_34's review

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

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4.0

Easy to read fantasy world building with interesting magic, light science and culture. The pacing was fast, with consistent characters that I enjoyed getting to know and accompanying on their journey. A pair of narrators made it easy to mentally switch between the view points of our two main characters. There was satisfying resolution in this book, but a clear setup for the next in the series.

ger_gerxstitches's review

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2.0

meh. dnf

cover_2_covered's review

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5.0

"ꜰᴇᴀʀꜱᴏᴍᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ." -Cyra Noavek

"ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴏ ꜰᴀʀ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘ, ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʀᴇᴅᴇᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ" -Cyra Noavek

TW- Mutilation, Poisons, Brutal Killings.

Being my favourite trope regardless if it comes in the shape of a movie, TV show or book; I am ashamed to say that this is my very first Enemies to Lovers read.

Veronica Roth' s CARVE THE MARK comes at us with a whole new galaxy which gives people of the planets power though the Current Steam that surrounds the galaxy. The plot is centered around one planet divided into two terrains; the harsh cold of Thuve and the ocean terrain of Shortet; the two countries who for years have been in a cold war.

The story starts with Akos- a Thuve citizen who gets taken by the enemy. Shortet is an unrecognised nation state governed by a dictator with a secret weapon- his sister Cyra who's current gift is the ability to summon pain to herself and others- finds herself forced by her brother to accept Akos- due to his current gift which gives Akos the ability to nullify others current gifts.

There is betrayal - for what Enemies to Lovers trope would be complete without it? - forming of unlikely alliances, one of which leads to a truly epic love story combined with an incredibly detailed adventure.

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mkargougou's review

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slow-paced

3.0

kissylou_'s review

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idk bruh i didn't finished it, i got so bored i even had such a high expectation on this shit

dejalu's review

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3.0

Not as addictive as previous series but an interesting premise.

nilla_beanie19's review

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1.0

Bumped my rating down to one star because 4 months later I can’t even remember anything. Telling me I found nothing interesting in this book.

andiemags53's review

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3.0

I love this author. This book was a bit confusing in the beginning. But I'm glad I stayed with it. Veronica never disappoints!

livpot47's review

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adventurous 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

4.0