Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

54 reviews

klsreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

God-tier. An absolutely perfect debut. This book made me cry so hard, and I loved every minute of it. I loved the characters and their relationships (don't talk to me about Bree and her mom). There are non-tokenized queer and nonbinary characters and a bisexual male love interest (!!!!!!!). It reckons with grief, racial trauma, colonization, and the premature deaths of Black folks in America. It meditates on history, who is remembered, and what it means to be cut off from ancestral knowledge and power (literally and figuratively). It mythologizes and reckons with real racial struggles and white supremacy.The magic system is so unique and fun. Sprint to get this book. Tracy Deonn is unbelievably talented, and I will read whatever she writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Bullying, Colonisation, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, War, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, Rape, Alcohol, Torture, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Body horror

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Vomit

katebella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Death, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Torture, War, and Sexual assault

sn03's review

adventurous 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

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Misogyny, Slavery, War, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol

andelion's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Murder, and Torture

halem13's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, War, Death, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Torture

Minor: Sexual assault, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Rape

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

ruthannejoy's review

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Colonisation, Car accident, Torture, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

alixsbooktherapy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

7 chapters in and I'm hooked I love how detailed this book is and how everything  is coming together (I hate the person on audibile though no emotion at all)
"Dont make your life about the loss make it about the love"

"But medieval house of horrors would make a great band name"
Sarah also being super protective of bree warmed my heart and how she made sure bree felt included and safe

How nick acted towards bree was kinda cute was manifesting  they'd get together somehow 

The charcters were all loveable I just kinda wish there was more description of each instead of bree sounding like she's just got "dead mommy syndrome" 
This book is absolutely  addicting and I can't believe theres gonna 2 more after the 2nd one I'm gonna be so sad when I finish this book.


The audiobook person kept saying words that weren't there page 101 instead of saying  this is gonna be a long few months they said weeks
Arthur is said as author  it bugs me so much

I kicked my feet when bree was talking about nick to alice it was  so cuteee

"Please proceed with the gentle tounging!"
"You're not a damsel to me, Bree. You're a warrior. You're strong and  beautiful and your brilliant and brave. And I'd really like to kiss you"
THE KISS SCENCE  AHHH OH MY GOD

"Do I make you nervous"


This book  made me fall in love, cry and get mad multiple times fuck tor and sel let's send all the love to alice and nick.
So excited  to dive into book 2 and see all these charcters again!
Bree figuring out what happened  to her mom broke me
Brees dad 😭😭 I love him

Brees mums speech fuck man Tracy you got me crying
Bree talking with her grandma made me so happy
YES NICK GET YOUR GIRL

"What changed your mind about the gala?"
"Disney movies."
The love story about sel and nick was hella cute
Definitely recommend this book is my favorite ahh so much charcter development!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Stalking, Slavery, Torture, and Suicide

lenaraa's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape and Torture

tetrootz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Slavery, Classism, War, Abandonment, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Mental illness, Torture, Bullying, Car accident, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Acephobia/Arophobia, Police brutality, and Rape