Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

107 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape

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

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

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

thebeesreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

This book oh my god! I loved absolutely every single second of this story. I was so invested from the very beginning. I love how the story unfolds and how we see the characters changes. Bree is absolutely a badass. I admire her so much she is vulnerable and strong and intelligent and passionate. I was rooting for her so hard throughout the story and it was beautiful to see her gain a deep connection with her roots and her ancestors. The mystery and the twists as we learn more about what’s going on alongside Bree kept me on the edge of my seat. I wanted to see her fight and grow and stumble and succeed and I got more than I could ask for with this masterpiece of a spin of a King Arthur retelling. I can absolutely not recommend this book highly enough. If you like your fantasy mixed with real world problems and characters that you can be attached to instantly then check this out

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and War

katvou'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

starccato's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia and Religious bigotry

jhaneveauguste's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

moony78's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and War

abby_shupe'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing. I don’t remember the last time I’ve read a book with such deep complexity in terms of magic origins and development. 

The lore, the talk of generational trauma, the magic, the characters were all so well thought out, meticulous, and made for an amazing and unforgettable book. 

The author managed even in a predominantly white environment to weave in the most diversity I’ve seen in a book in ages, which definitely says something. 

Every scene was done so seamlessly, though I hope in the sequel Bree can find a community of which she can relate too more when it comes to <spoiler- root, and her medium abilities -spoiler>. 

The romance was amazing, normally I’m not a fan of love triangles, but I’m on the edge of my seat with this one! (team Sel over here 😇) I found all the (likable) characters to be extremely lovable, Sarah, Alice, Russ, Felicity, Sel, Whitty, and Greer were definitely my favorites! I devoured this entire book in a day and a half, and I put it on my TBR because I love the Renegades series and heard there were some similarities, but also as I continued reading, found it has similarities to the book, “This Poison Heart”, in terms of magic via black ancestors, and deep hidden secrets. If you liked any of those books, I highly recommend giving this one a try! 

The writing is SO GOOD for a YA fantasy book, and is as good as you’re ever going to get. 

There is a large amount of names and vocabulary you have to learn, (like when books make up random words), and it’s a lot to memorize and keep in your head when it’s referred to. And lastly, the ending was a tad bit rushed; everything happened so fast! but i’m not complaining about it, it made the last few chapters all the more captivating. 

And now I’m editing this review to say, this is a book that when you re-read it, it’s even better. I know the terms used and am more familiar with the plot to be able to pick up on smaller details that make the storyline even better! 

I can say with certainty this is the best book I’ll ever read, a complete masterpiece! I’m looking forward to Bloodmarked but mad I have to wait till November!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, and Classism

fujo_cat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

 This was such a FUN book! The world is hecka interesting, the cast is amazing, the protagonist grew on me and 

if I DON'T GET A POLY ROMANCE BETWEEN NICK, SEL AND BREE I WILL RAGE-

  ahem, anyways, this was such a refreshing easy to read story! I was flying through it <3 

P.S.: The last few chapters destroyed me emotionally tho aaaa

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy