Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

209 reviews

antijeffbozo_love2read's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cursing, Slavery, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Racism, Bullying, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident and Rape

Minor: Sexual content

streebela's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Rape, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Slavery, and War

tey_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Medical content, Slavery, Gore, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Medical content, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

the_vegan_bookworm's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Completely lived up to the hype! If you're looking for a YA magical adventure that centers diversity and reimagines Arthurian legends in a fresh and genuinely interesting way, this is the book for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Blood, Sexism, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Gore

Minor: Car accident and Sexual assault

warlocksarecool21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

this book was so good!!! It was fun and action-packed but also explored powerful themes of loss, trauma and legacy. I think Tracy Deonn is a really good writer, with how she can blend old (white) legends with Black folklore and history to make something new and profound. Bree was a brilliant main character, she was strong and passionate but didn’t suffer from the common archetypical traits that are often given to FMC in YA fantasy. Her journey of healing from the loss of her mother and connecting with her ancestors was so powerful, and I really appreciated how the book never shied away from the history of slavery and how descendants of enslaved people today are still affected by that trauma. 

I thought the premise and world-building was really interesting. the whole idea with the Scions being descendants of the Knights of the Round Table and all the other interpretations of the myth was a really unique interpretation and it was so fun to read. It honestly gave me Percy Jackson vibes in that sense which was cool.

 I’ve already gushed about Bree, but I loved the dynamics she had with other characters. I adored Alice and I’m glad she got her chance to shine at the end. I’m hoping she plays a larger role in the rest of the series, she’s a badass and she’s such a good friend. Now, in regards to Nick and Sel I was absolutely unhinged about them. I usually think love triangles (especially in YA) are so overdone and stupid but this one was so fascinating to me. The dynamics between all three of them are so compelling and I honestly just want them to be in a poly relationship bc that’s the only way I’ll be satisfied lmao. I thought Nick and Bree were really cute together although I’m not exactly buying that they’re in love after knowing each other for two weeks ajdjdjfj. Like yeah they have this legendary ancestral connection or whatever but y’all don’t know shit about each other 😂😂😂. That’s one of the only issues I had with the book that it was so quick and in such a short amount of time I think the relationship could have been fleshed out more but that’s not to say I didn’t like them together. However, when I am presented with a snarky & vicious and kind of pathetic character like Selwyn I will always go for that option. Nick and Bree might have had a lot of affection and care for one another but nothing beats the chemistry she had with Selwyn like I was obsessed with him. I would have been all over him if I read this in high school. And I’m even more feral about it knowing he liked Nick before and clearly has this bonded attachment to both Nick and Bree now  like PLEASE i’m begging you Tracy make all 3 of them queer for each other 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 (i’m probably delusional but I fully embrace it). 

Anyways, this book was so much fun and is probably a new favorite. I’m really excited to continue with the series and see where the characters go. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Sexism, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Racism

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

An enjoyable listen, the narrator was fantastic, but I'm not sure if I'll continue the series. I wish it had been more new adult than young adult—I couldn't really get over the fact that Bree's only 16, and I think it would have been better if she was slightly older, especially because the world-building was pretty complicated for a YA book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual violence, and Rape

julee_melii's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, Gore, Rape, Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Minor: Transphobia, Bullying, and Sexism

imds's review

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Confinement, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

cardcaptorzolu's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse, Slavery, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, and Sexism

savvyrosereads's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars

After Bree’s mother is killed in a car accident, she finds herself tangled up in a secret Arthurian society at UNC.

Before this year I hadn’t read a single Arthurian inspired fantasy, and now I’ve read two and I’m coming to the conclusion that I love them. This book was SO good—the world building is incredibly intricate but still manages to be accessible, and the plot had me actually gasping by the end.

In fantasy, it’s almost always the characters that are make or break for me, and I really enjoyed the characters here—especially both Nick and Sel. This is one of the rare times you’ll find me ALL THE WAY IN on a love triangle, and I can’t wait to get to Bloodmarked and see how things continue to play out.

Thanks to some awesome friends for buddy reading with me!

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: Arthurian myths; well-done representation; love triangles

CW: Death of parent; grief; racism/slavery; lots of death/blood/injury; mentions of sexual violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Car accident, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence