#Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

[skatesfullofsunshine]

20% into Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn, and I was NOT prepared. 

I knew it was going to have me clutching my heart, and shocked at the twists and turns, but WOW. 

Needless to say, I love this book so much, already. 

[astridofraftel]

reading challenge review #7

Just finished: Legendborn + Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn + Le symbole perdu by Dan Brown

Next on schedule: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse + Il était une fois dans le Nord by Philip Pullman + And I Darken by Kiersten White

The Legendborn cycle wasn't on my schedule but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I just can't wait to read the third book, I'm almost regretting not waiting another year to devour the whole trilogy in one go.

It's a very good YA series that I highly recommend if you like urban fantasy and Arthurian retellings. I did not really understand the hype at first—I mean, I was enjoying the experience, but it's everywhere on Booktok and I did not see how it really stood out from other YA fantasy books. I was fully and happily convinced by the end of the first tome, though!

The second tome lacked some of the vibes I really liked in the first, and seemed to stretch out in a sort of in-between state for too long, but that is often the case in the second of a trilogy. I remember having the same feeling while reading The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang and you know how that trilogy was? Heart-wrenchingly throwing-up all around AMAZING IT WAS so I guess a weaker middle is just a part of life.

Also spoiler warning but it is at the same time strongly hinting at a polyrelationship all the while denying it happening what the fuck why? Like if the boys could not get romantically involved and just stayed in, like, a queerplatonic relationship together while sharing a girlfriend, I wouldn't mind, but one of them HAD romantic feelings for the other at some point and not anymore so it may NOT HAPPEN AT ALL?? Why include this I'm so confused (and don't tell me Nick is straight nobody is straight in this book)

Anyway, great read, I'll very probably read them again in a few years!

I also read a book that I had scheduled, The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (French translation). I read Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons and Inferno in middle/high-school when I was going through a fixation on theology and philosophy and I really enjoyed these books back then, but I don't remember why I did not immediately follow through by reading TLS which completed the quadrilogy. I procrastinated it for more than 6 years and it shows, because that fixation is now long gone and all the religious talk in this book bored me so much I couldn't even remember what I had liked about this series in the first place.

The symbology was still cool, some bits of theology were interesting and informative if not inspiring, but it was a little too much Christianity for me. Too insistent. Like it was trying to evangelize me.

I have no memory of being disturbed by something like that with the other books (which I've only read once each) so it probably has more to do with my current state of mind than with anything else. I think 16-year-old me would have LOVED it. Maybe I was more interested in intellectual reflection back then, while I now favor emotional affect in reading?

It may be the translation but I'm not so sure at this point: the writing wasn't actually very good, I thought. There was no particular beauty (even when talking about deep stuff) and the wording was sometimes awkward, with some patterns of sentences that were just annoying in their repetition and lost all intended impressive effect. It's maybe just because of the genre of the book and I'm a bad judge.

BUT the plot twists were good, and I did not see half of them coming.

Next up: Siddhartha, to continue on the spiritual theme, or She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, if I decide to ignore my schedule :)

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[thejudeduarte]

Being part of a small fandom is liking every single post you see about it because on tumblr little to no people have actually read the books 😭

I'm totally not talking about powerless and legendborn

[fandom-witch]

This commission I got is based off of the Fiona Apple Subway photoshoot where shes wearing armor and the artist captured the idea I had SO well. I love how Bree and Nick look, the demons in the background, their armor, and their expressions!!

The artist @dalooch did an amazing job!!

I love me some breenick!!

This can be find on the artists ig (loochleftovers) and Twitter (dalooch_)

[the-book-ferret]

“Where Excalibur slept, I stand. In this place, I am the blade.” ― Tracy Deonn, Bloodmarked

[rebelcracker-s]

WE WON WE WON WE WON SELNICKBREE REAL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

IM SCREAMING

[wizardteampod]

UNHOLY SCREECH

[elisegeese]

“I thought Merlins were only good at making weapons."

Sel's head is tilted back, a slow smile on his face as the aether falls around him. “So did I.”

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Absolutely obsessed with this scene so I had to draw it 🖤🖤

[medium-bloodcrafter-scion]

New (Official) Bloodmarked Character Art!!!

by mageofspace on Instagram

Tracy Deonn dropped this a few hours ago, illustrated by Mageofspace 😍

Featuring Valec, Alice, Mariah, and Will surrounding our Trio.

Little details that bring me joy:

* Will swirling his aether dagger in a teacup

* Mariah with the herbs and bowl and golden root and this faraway look on her face as though she's seeing dead people.

*Nick's shoes lol

*Alice's Gawain green wristband/ribbon!

[mageofspace924]

legendborn art dump !! I love these characters sm 😭 im halfway thru bloodmarked and im officially stressed out (its so good)

anyways MY BELOVEDS ❤️

[brianakane]

Daily reminder that Selwyn kane sacrificed his humanity for a girl that wasn't even his

[viinas]

"I choose me."

So I inhaled the first two Legendborn books and I literally cannot stop thinking about her. I love u briana matthews, my king.

[massiveladycat]

[thejudeduarte]

Did I just find a parallel between both of my favourite books? Yes, yes I did

The Cruel Prince, page 364

Legendborn, page 477

[fandom-witch]

I read the oathbound teaser and wth I'm so stressed!! But have some Bree and Erebus art that I got when Bloodmarked came out. I need to prepare myself for 2025 🫠

The amazing Artist: @sweetgazelle

[gewoonaardig2]

This makes me think of nick and sel