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Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

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lornreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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5.0

"ꜰᴇᴀʀꜱᴏᴍᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ." -Cyra Noavek

"ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴏ ꜰᴀʀ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘ, ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʀᴇᴅᴇᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ" -Cyra Noavek

TW- Mutilation, Poisons, Brutal Killings.

Being my favourite trope regardless if it comes in the shape of a movie, TV show or book; I am ashamed to say that this is my very first Enemies to Lovers read.

Veronica Roth' s CARVE THE MARK comes at us with a whole new galaxy which gives people of the planets power though the Current Steam that surrounds the galaxy. The plot is centered around one planet divided into two terrains; the harsh cold of Thuve and the ocean terrain of Shortet; the two countries who for years have been in a cold war.

The story starts with Akos- a Thuve citizen who gets taken by the enemy. Shortet is an unrecognised nation state governed by a dictator with a secret weapon- his sister Cyra who's current gift is the ability to summon pain to herself and others- finds herself forced by her brother to accept Akos- due to his current gift which gives Akos the ability to nullify others current gifts.

There is betrayal - for what Enemies to Lovers trope would be complete without it? - forming of unlikely alliances, one of which leads to a truly epic love story combined with an incredibly detailed adventure.

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clues_and_courtship's review against another edition

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3.0

Audio book. I liked Roth’s work! Cyra and Akos had great points of views and Roth had great characterization of all supporting characters. Only thing that frustrated me is the same as with Roth’s other books— if I ask a question of a character about 5 times but Cyra doesn’t actually ask that question and THEN it become important later then that’s annoying to me. But you’ll still catch me reading the sequels so it’s all good

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emotional medium-paced

3.5

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1.0

Good writing, some poignant lines, and the plot had potential, but I didn't enjoy it. The rimance did not appeal to me, some inconsistencies were too big to ignore.
Most of all, I am disappointed by the handling of chronic pain. I was glad ro see a MC with chronic pain, but it is very soon revealed that her illness is caused... By her psychological state. Outright saying this story was inspired by women suffering from chronic pain and then not represent it consistently and having it being just the result of her mind is... appalling. People suffering from chronic pain deserve better than to be told once again that it's "in their head".