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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

138 reviews

booktalkswithregina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Racism

lovebugger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

this book is so good. lost my mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gore, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Racism, War, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Misogyny

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

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

jenmcreads's review against another edition

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

myworldtoread'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and War

em_of_swags's review against another edition

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

4.0

On the one hand the book was super diverse and I loved how much Black History was woven through it.

On the other hand the plot did feel very generic of all other typical YA fantasy novels.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Slavery, and Death

Minor: Blood, Gore, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

sammymilfort's review against another edition

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

bootsmom3's review against another edition

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

parchment_and_ivy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

5.0

One of my favorite reads in 2022! I can’t wait for the sequel to come out! Some really good twists, an amazing story, and a strong main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, War, Slavery, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Classism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, and Transphobia