Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn

41 reviews

fivecatsinacoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Slavery, Bullying, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Classism, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, Body horror, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, and Rape

libre_coffeeandpages's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Legendborn lived up to the hype! It was extremely engaging and I was hooked from the very beginning. I usually have difficulty staying invested with young adult novels but this one really drew in my attention. The King Arthur theme and implicitly picking apart some of the original story made me think of it in a different light. There were several times I emotionally clashed with the MC though. Sometimes reading young characters is a challenge because, well, I'm not that age anymore so I'm just like - ughhhh I understand why you feel like that but you HAVE to know there's a better ways to handle things. T-T 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, and Homophobia

cosmicquokka's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Rape

gitruz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Slavery, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Car accident, Classism, and Panic attacks/disorders

hailslynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Definitely one of my top 5 books of the year and possibly ever. Felt the same kind of joy and excitement while reading that I used to get when reading my favorite series from middle school

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical content, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, and Police brutality

dricatica's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Colonisation, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Racism, Car accident, Classism, and Rape

nicole_cob_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Bullying, Classism, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Death, Slavery, Violence, and War

emjen16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is AMAZING! Such a beautiful and raw take on grief, racism, and slavery. The world building was incredible, the characters are so lovable and real, and so many plot twists to keep you on your toes. In short, just read it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Classism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Slavery, Rape, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

art_books_chemistry's review

adventurous dark inspiring 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

5.0

I just reread this due to the sequel coming out shortly and loved it as much this time as when I originally read it in 2020. It is well thought out and developed. I like that it allows me to see a perspective that I cannot otherwise appreciate (of a black girl in the south) using a great storyline in a way that was real and not preachy. There is great representative and well handled discussion of difficult subjects. Tracey Deonn also wrote such an awesome refreshing novel take on the King Arthur legends, I am incredibly excited to see where else she takes this version of the Round Table. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing, Classism, Sexism, Slavery, and Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident and Bullying

sammymilfort's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, War, Violence, Vomit, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Slavery, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Hate crime, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Classism

Minor: Car accident, Child death, and Domestic abuse