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A review by marleysclassics
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.5
Epic, emotional and the most intruiging (fantasy) story I've read for quite a while. Tracy Deonn really knows how to write a story full of plot twists that had me gasping of shock or positive surprise approximately every ten pages, how to create characters that you care for and fall in love with, that you root for or hate from the bottom of your heart - but that still fascinate you.
While I already loved the first book of the Legendborn Cycle, Bloodmarked had an even stronger grip on me. The whole story as well as the ones of the individual characters expand with every page, become more and more multilayered. A little bit of found family, a captivating (and sometimes annoyingly difficult to assess) romance subplot, an amazing character arc for Bree - Bloodmarked gave us (or at least me) everything. My only, tiny critique is, that I found it a bit too much when it comes to the world-building. As mentioned, everything is expanding in this book and thus the magic system is, too. As a result I was quite confused at times and am relatively sure that I will have to reread Bloodmarked before the third volume comes out (though to be honest: is that really that bad?).
While I already loved the first book of the Legendborn Cycle, Bloodmarked had an even stronger grip on me. The whole story as well as the ones of the individual characters expand with every page, become more and more multilayered. A little bit of found family, a captivating (and sometimes annoyingly difficult to assess) romance subplot, an amazing character arc for Bree - Bloodmarked gave us (or at least me) everything. My only, tiny critique is, that I found it a bit too much when it comes to the world-building. As mentioned, everything is expanding in this book and thus the magic system is, too. As a result I was quite confused at times and am relatively sure that I will have to reread Bloodmarked before the third volume comes out (though to be honest: is that really that bad?).