Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

251 reviews

onefineelephant's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

9/10. I really enjoyed this book. It gave me chills, made me very emotional, and made me really care about the characters. I was taken on such a journey throughout this story. There were so many parts of the story that surprised me and added to the complexity of the plot. Each turn deepened the connections between the characters and the past. The Arthurian legend and the magic feel unique and compelling to me. I'm not really into love triangles, but this one feels very organic. I found this book from booktok and I knew it had racial tensions/racism as part of the plot, but since I like to go into books mostly blind, I was not expecting the story to address generational trauma and touch on the traumas of enslaved women. This is not a negative to me, but just not what I was expecting going into it. I figured the racial tensions would be more microaggressions and modern racist topics (which were also explored). I think this book will be even more interesting after already reading it for the first time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Colonisation

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

This book deals with modern racism such as microaggressions and also generational trauma.

bituinthepages's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault

abisnail564's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying

lillygabriella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

Oh boy, I am glad I waited so long to read this. Since I got to the end to find a cliffhanger waiting for a sequel which I hope is out now.

This was a very interesting spin on Arthurian legends, and a scathing critique of the power wielded by secret society members.  It is also and at it's core, a story of grief and coming to terms with that grief. 

I don't like to drop spoilers in my reviews, so I will just close by saying that this is a really great book and I highly recommend it. The quarter star off from 5 is for dropping all that Welsh through the book and then not having a pronunciation guide at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

dionnesims's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

The ending almost moved me to tears. I loved it. Can a book be a hug and also a thrill ride at the same time?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

patienceholmes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

My only real criticism is that sometimes the messages were a little heavy handed. I think the author felt the need to make things very clear but in some bits it was a bit overdone and came off a little cringey. I think considering this is her first work though that’s totally understandable. 

I personally found it a little too cliche with the romance aspects but I think so many people would love it for that and that’s personal taste. 

Aside from that it was really great. I loved the focus on grief, I loved the magic system and learning how it all worked, I loved the way the characters were expanded on and delving deeper into their backstories. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, and Pregnancy

oddlyghoul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Vomit, Car accident, and War

delreese's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

as a black woman, i have NEVER felt representation like this. is this how white people feel all the time? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Sexual assault