Reviews tagging 'War'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

108 reviews

malebrina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Grief, War, Death, and Death of parent

abisnail564's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, Death of parent, Racism, and War

Moderate: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Pregnancy

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Slavery, Racism, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Car accident

Moderate: Kidnapping, Hate crime, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying

patienceholmes's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

My only real criticism is that sometimes the messages were a little heavy handed. I think the author felt the need to make things very clear but in some bits it was a bit overdone and came off a little cringey. I think considering this is her first work though that’s totally understandable. 

I personally found it a little too cliche with the romance aspects but I think so many people would love it for that and that’s personal taste. 

Aside from that it was really great. I loved the focus on grief, I loved the magic system and learning how it all worked, I loved the way the characters were expanded on and delving deeper into their backstories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Grief, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Death, Abandonment, War, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Car accident, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

czty27's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Slavery, Racism, Rape, War, Car accident, and Death of parent

annie_tonk's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, War, Racism, Gore, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

chlo_po's review

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Magical. Mysterious. Powerful. From the wonderful characters to the palpable experiences of grief Deonn captures - I’m hooked on this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, and Slavery

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Grief, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Car accident, War, Vomit, Slavery, Cursing, Gore, and Mental illness

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Classism, Pregnancy, War, Murder, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Car accident, and Stalking

delreese's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

as a black woman, i have NEVER felt representation like this. is this how white people feel all the time? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, War, Slavery, Death, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault