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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
4.25
adventurous mysterious tense 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: Yes

I don’t even want to TALK about how difficult it will be to wait for the next installment of the Legendborn Cycle. Like … now what am I supposed to do?
 
Bree’s journey with loss & grief & identity power is so, so good. She’s got to be one of the best YA fantasy main characters out there. 
 
A spoiler-free reaction thread:
🩸😱 finding out the meaning of the title … 
🥰 😭 cariad
🏠 ❤️ volition & healing & home
🔥🔥 burn the world, Bree
 
CW: death & murder, racism & racial slurs, grief, violence, death of a parent, forced institutionalization, kidnapping, slavery, rape, war, sexism, torture, gaslighting, colonization, classism