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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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isewandireadthings's review against another edition

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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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chloewilson_13's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Im in love. The writing, the characters, the plot, the twists, the story itself. I don't think I've read a book that's made me this excited in so long. The character developments are beautiful. I also didn't realise going into the book that there was romance but guys, there's romance! And it's such a sweet romance that makes you smile and get all happy inside. I love this book so much

Second read: reread this to refresh ny memory before reading the second and pretty much completely agree with my original thoughts but can also say that in this reread I was shocked at the sheer amount of racism and microaggresions that Bree experienced that I didn't remember from my original read. I remembered her facing some of it but not to the extent she actually did and I felt so angry for her, especially when they just wouldn't be called out for the way they were treating her.

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itszainab's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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mateika83's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

4.25

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kayla77ish's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

5.0

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destynee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

This was a ride. Literally the only way for me to explain it at the moment. I was taken on a roller coaster of emotions and I loved it. If I could give this book a hundred stars I would. Bree’s journey of self discovery, navigating her grief and trauma…It all just hit home.

Tracy did a wonderful job showing just how much slavery impacts Black people by taking Bree through memory walks with her ancestors. She shows how much of a hole not knowing where you come from or who came before you can leave. It’s a hole that I know well and I honestly cried 😂.

There are even characters that will have you pissed at first but then as the story progresses you get to see them in a whole new light. Making Bree and Alice best friends was also 👩🏾‍🍳💋. Alice is ride or die for Bree and vice versa. This story is one that can teach a lot of lessons but also take you for one heck of a ride filled with magic and secret societies. It’s astounding and hands down one of my favorite reads this year. I cannot wait to read BloodMarked.

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taylorpg's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.25

If you love common YA tropes, King Arthur, Fantasy, Magic, and Representation you will love this book.

However, I expected more from this book due to the popularity of it but unfortunately, it just didn’t hit like I wanted it to. I found the YA romance tropes to be too strong and found that it took away from the overall story. From a non bias perspective it is a well-written book it just wasn’t for me.

Pros:

The main character is really cool, she’s strong, independent, and goes through a lot of character development. She also provides good representation and a look inside what it’s like to be the only black person in a room full of white people. She also provides a look into micro aggressions and what it’s like to have to prove yourself just because of your skin color.
The magic system is really interesting to read. Sometimes it’s a little confusing but it’s pretty unique and fun to read.
Some of the side characters are really fun to watch our. Main character interact with.
There is queer representation in some side characters!!!

Cons:

Instant Love & Love Triangle tropes occur. I really don’t like these tropes because they are just so common in YA and I don’t feel like they add anything to the story. I just feel like these tropes are so common in books with straight main characters and as soon as they pop up the rating goes down significantly for me.
Although it’s a book with lore based from King Arthur, I kind of wished more was explained about the enemy and why they have issues with Arthur. It might explain more in the sequel but honestly this book is just too YA for me to continue.
The ages in this book are kind of strange because I think our main character hasn’t graduated HS yet but is simply in a pre college program which makes age gaps between her and Nick kind of confusing and strange.

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