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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

99 reviews

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Bullying, Blood, Mental illness, Sexism, Slavery, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, War, Racial slurs, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Slavery, Torture, Alcohol, and Transphobia

Minor: Infidelity

ebp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Rape, Death, Violence, Car accident, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

emilymax21's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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

4.75

I definitely recommend it to all fantasy readers and anyone looking to diversify their reading list

My only real complaint is there were a few moments where modern references make sense but sometimes it felt awkward. 
Some of it was a little predictable, but for every one thing I could predict there were two that surprised me. 

The emotions that the characters and I go through in this book are such a wide range of complex feelings and I was entranced. This book addresses racism, classism, grief, and anger in ways no nonfiction book ever could, while still creating a compelling and engaging fantasy world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Slavery, Death, Car accident, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual violence and Transphobia

victoriaemull2's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual violence

racheldonna14's review

adventurous dark 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

If I could give this book six stars I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, Hate crime, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Abandonment, Car accident, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

maistfu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

This might just be one of the best books I've ever read.
The world building in first books of a fantasy series are tricky but this was done so wonderfully. And I loved the way the author incorporated and addresses trauma, therapy, racism, intergenerational trauma experienced by descendants of enslaved people and their history and mythology is amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual violence

cturn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Colonisation, Death, Blood, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Rape, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Slavery, Car accident, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and War

hmogie's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

I can see why there is so much hype around this book! Overall, I found it to be an enjoyable read. I loved how the book explored grief, loss, and longing through an adventurous plot. I also loved the exploration of borrowing versus taking something that is sacred. As a YA novel, I thought it did a great job capturing the teenage experience, particularly through the relationship between Bree and Alice. I can remember being a teenager and wanting to be there for a friend who can't express/share what is happening to them. I thought the exploration of race dynamics and racism was done well for a YA audience, and I loved the author's note adding some history to the Root magic system. 

As for some weaker areas, I did find the magic system to be a little confusing. I also had a little bit of trouble keeping up with the minor characters and where they fit into the magic system. This lessened some of the emotional impact that the book could have had. I also wasn't a fan. of a straight up villain monologue that was in the book. I thought Patricia was great as a character, but I couldn't help laughing at how poor she was as a therapist in terms of confidentiality (which was fun to have a chuckle at). Although this is being very picky, I also thought all the characters having the first syllable of their names as nicknames to get a little tiresome (Tor, Sar, Sel, etc)

I am very excited to read the next book in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual violence

quel_g's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Death, Slavery, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Misogyny, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Racism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Blood, Misogyny, and Police brutality

The sheer joy it brings me knowing that these misogynistic racists most powerful lineage got passed down to only black women because of one dumbass along the way. Love

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