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A review by vaguely_pink
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
3.75
I think this would've been a 4 star read for me if I had read with my eyes instead of my ears. I started listening to the audiobook in early summer and got about half way through before my Libby loan returned. I enjoyed it, but wasn't totally convinced on the hype this book often gets. Once I was finally able to borrow it again in Libby, I finished the second half in like 2 days and really loved how it wrapped up. These are wonderfully written characters and I'm excited to see how their story continues. Deonn has created an extremely poignant story of southern dark academia that has a lot of important things to say about race and gender in a way that's palatable without doing hard topics any disservice.
Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail