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Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn

54 reviews

rayne_1906's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

6 hours - I cannot put into words how I feel about this book. It feels so much larger than just a book. All of the characters were just so so likeable, and their interactions made me physically react several times, which is something that rarely occurs for me. All the characters were so cleverly developed, and the plot was so interesting and engaging, and the ending was just perfect. It discussed so many important issues, and not only discussed them but so expertly wove them into the story itself. I'm going to be thinking about this book for a while.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Blood, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Car accident, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Transphobia and Cursing

presenttiffany's review

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Slavery, Car accident, Death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Violence

Context/clarification for certain content warnings are below:

Spoiler

Most of the moderate warnings are self-explanatory. I chose to make Rape, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Assault moderate because one of the main character's ancestors is a slave who was raped, and the main character does witness this, but there is not explicit detail used to describe it. It is left implied, but is discussed again later in the story. For the Minor warnings: There is a brief scene at the very beginning where college students are jumping off a cliff into a body of water for fun. The main character, as I interpreted the scene, seemed to briefly consider joining them and contemplating dying as a result. Another character is able to use magic, and a side effect of using a large amount of magic is that he appears to get drunk/high, so I included drug abuse. And a general violence content warning for the fights in the book.

limwora's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual violence

lizziaha's review against another edition

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

4.75

I was so delightfully frustrated with Bree as I read this. She did so many things that I would’ve never done. But that certainly aided the twists and turns of the story—which were plentiful, and often hard to predict. Once I picked this up, it was hard to put down! 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Transphobia

hattieosha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Racism, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Slavery, and Car accident

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Injury/injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Racial slurs

readerperson's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Legendborn is an amazing book about grief, family, and community. It takes legends of old and gives them new life in a diverse, contemporary setting.

I loved this book. I loved Bree’s growth and how she came into her own through her grief. I love Alice and her strength of friendship. I love Nick and his unending loyalty. I even grew to love some unexpected characters. Bree creates a community for herself, and she does so in a way that feels authentic and caring.

The magic in the book was great. Bree’s experience as a Black girl in a mostly white setting was compelling and eye opening. There was just enough romance that I found it believable, but not so much that it overwhelmed the book. It’s definitely YA, but in a way where complexity isn’t given up in exchange for an easy story. There are twists, and difficult topics are broached well, but they’re done in a way that’s approachable and not too dark. 

My only complaint is that the best ok takes place over so little time. I feel like the same story could have been told over months instead of weeks. I will definitely be reading Bloodmarked when it is released. 4.75 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Slavery, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence

bloodbrooxv's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Sono rimasta molto sorpresa da legendborn, soprattutto perché è la terza volta che provo a leggerlo.

Riconosco che è un problema mio, non della storia, anche perché superate le prime cento pagine non sono riuscita a staccarmi dalle vicende: la trama è coinvolgente, il sistema magico e l'idea dell'Ordine super originali, e i personaggi ben delineati, amabili e caratterizzati.

 Ho adorato soprattutto Bree: è una protagonista molto solida, con una notevole crescita interiore attraverso tutto il libro e con una forza ammirevole. Mi sono piaciuti molto anche Nick, Alice e Sel: spero di riuscire a recuperare la novella su quest'ultimo che hanno rilasciato in esclusiva al Lucca comics.

Non vedo l'ora di leggere Bloodmarked, anche se penso aspetterò la traduzione italiana.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Blood

jenmcreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75

As a local, I knew as soon as I heard about Legendborn it had to go on my TBR and it absolutely did not disappoint. The way Deonn has layered this book with the Camelot derived fantasy elements as well as with the Southern history and experience of black people from the days of slavery to the present is really remarkable. It does not feel forced or didactic, the elements of the story fit together neatly and lead up to the truly thrilling conclusion of this part 1. The last 100 pages or so were paced so fantastically, and with such suspense I was totally unable to put the book down. Not just Bree, but the cast of characters are all beautifully developed and fleshed out. Tracy Deonn is on my must-buy authors list after this start! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racial slurs, Violence, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Death, Hate crime, Gore, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Transphobia

bootsmom3's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Animal death, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, War, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery