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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
4.5
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this one a lot more than Legendborn, which I thought was fine, but didn't win me over. The machinations of a centuries old order with rigid rules and populated with teenagers just didn't interest me a whole lot. In this installment, we see a lot more of [mild spoilers]
the demon/human interactions outside the order and there is a greater emphasis on root craft. I enjoyed getting to meet some (partial) demons and learning that they're not as straightforwardly evil as they are painted by the order
. I'm definitely interested to see where this goes!