Book Review: Bloodmarked (Legendborn Cycle #2) by Tracy Deonn

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am unwell.

The ending of this book hurt my soul in ways I didn't think it would. In fact, I legit sat there in my living room, trying to get my complete thoughts together so I could do this review, only to sit there, stunned, and go to take a nap because of how good it was (yes, you read that right, I TOOK A NAP BECAUSE OF HOW THE ENDING WENT). I hope Tracy Deonn has a really good day/evening, because OH MY GOD THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD.

So...how shall I start my thoughts? I want to start with the characters, because I think that is the only way I can get them down, because of how good this book was.

Bree: YOU DID THAT. You wanted to save Nick from the clutches of his father, only for you to go on a road trip with William, Sel, and Alice. You tried to help your friends while also trying to save Nick and yourself. BUT THAT ENDING HURTS MY SOUL. Do I know why you did what you did? I know it's because you want to know how to defend yourself with your Rootcraft and being the Scion of Arthur. (I'm trying to hard not to spoil anything, but I want to SO BAD). I really didn't like the way the Order's Regents are putting you in a box and 'hiding' you, as if you were a mistake and not the real Scion, which that P.Oed me off SO MUCH, to Arthur doing what he did just so he could take over you....OHHHH THAT MADE ME SO MAD. SO, SO MAD. I wish you hadn't done what you did at the end, but as I'm thinking about it, you kind of needed to do what you needed to do.

Selwyn: One: I'm not THAT mad at you. Mostly because you tried to stop Bree and Bree kept HA-ing you, and you keep going along with it, but I am mad that you mesmered her to not see your demon half. It was cool that you explained how the bond between you and Nick went and how he felt the same thing you felt in Legendborn. But when you and Nick did your bloodwalk to save her and took her root, and then losing your humanity (which sucks) was very cool to do. I hope in the next book you do better (if I sound like a mother when it comes to Sel, I do, and I'm not sorry about that).

Nick: Look here, you Stefan Salvatore-coded, trying to be the good guy, only to fall on your face, young man...I am both proud and upset with you for a million reasons. One of them is that you tried to stop Bree during the Blood Walk and also tried to get her to NOT come after you because you were in danger and wanted to protect her so, so much. But when she and Sel came to try and do that, that's when you cut off a Mageguard's head (good for you) and then ran, THAT'S when I got a bit disappointed in you.

Arthur: ...oh, you thought that you were going to be after Bree? Oh no. No siree-bob. YOU MADE ME SO DAMN MAD FOR LYING TO BREE LIKE THAT. All she wanted was someone to TEACH her how to do things, and then you waited and bieded your time, and then when she finally permitted you, you TAKE OVER like....YOU HAD HER PERMISSION IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU SONOFABITCH. Then you tried to act like a big man on campus, but failed. I hope wherever you are, you think about your actions, and I hope you also regret what you did because YOU MADE ME SO DAMN MAD.

After all of that, I really did enjoy myself reading this book, and now it's on to the next one (and pray that I don't lose my shiz like I did this book).

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