Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

50 reviews

eldritch_archivist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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: Slavery, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, Death, Racism, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Colonisation, Kidnapping, War, Transphobia, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Infidelity, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Death of parent, War, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Car accident, Classism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Police brutality

chellcake's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, War, Violence, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

phoxyphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Grief, Racism, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

archaicgambit'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? Yes

4.75

There was a lot to love about this book. The representation was excellent, especially in regards to the LGBT rep, which was incredibly natural. Although the protagonist is straight (?) many of the side characters were casually queer.

I thought the main themes were brilliantly done, from Bree's pride in her blackness to her sense of loss regarding not fully knowing her family/their history. The ongoing theme of the relationship of bree to her ancestors, foiled with both Nick and Sel was executed in a really powerful way.  This and her character arc involving her grief and how that paralleled her to Sel was the most compelling part of the story.

There were some things that were set up that I initially thought were insufferably YA (particularly how detailed all the love interests smelled to her) that actually ended up having a really satisfying payoff. Also, a genuinely good love triangle???

when Sel admitted he was also in love with nick I was shocked in the best way

Someone told me the book had Gail Carson Levine vibes before I read it, and the most I felt that was in how deeply charming and sincere the romance felt. 

There were a lot of minor characters in the Order and I've gotta be honest a lot of them had trouble sticking to my brain. I think that's mostly fine though.

I wasn't a big fan of the EC device and honestly felt Bree could've been a normal freshman without it altering the plot. I think the book is in an awkward cusp YA/NA space, and that it would appeal to YA readers who are maybe 16-17, looking forward to college and ok with reading an 18 year old protagonist. 

I thought the only big failing was the reveal of the villain. I’m not opposed to the choice but wish it had been foreshadowed better. I felt like some of it was being given to us by Sel but there were so many other interesting things happening in that scene that my brain just glossed right over it.

Also

But I just LOSE MY SHIT when a girl becomes king

and I am definitely going to read that sequel as soon as it drops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Slavery, Sexism, and Rape

Minor: Police brutality

luxvestravitae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Car accident and Slavery

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Torture

scorpioness's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Blood, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity

sierranichole's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality

caoimhe9876's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best fantasy books I’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

e_lace's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

This book really was not for me. I think I'm really looking for escapism with a black lead but this book is very much about real black trauma existing within a fantasy framework. Like The Mortal Instruments but what if the main character experiences all of the terrible things they can't control on a regular basis just like you do? 

Also Bree is one of the most boring Mary Sue's I've read in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Police brutality, Rape, and Sexual assault