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Legendborn - Der geheime Bund by Tracy Deonn

52 reviews

caleb_makes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and War

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Rape, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

maladaptivedaydreams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

I wish I could give this book a higher rating. I wish I had read it sooner and I hope everyone can read it. It's truly a love letter to a culture and a beautiful woven story of Resilience and Will. Absolutely loved it and can't wait to get my hands on the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Blood

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Forced institutionalization

fivecatsinacoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Car accident, and Pregnancy

jennfs10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

Amazing story and characters! The way Tracy Deonn wove the legend of King Arthur with Bree’s ancestral history was incredible! Loved how the connections were made between the aether Magic and root magic were made! Might be my favorite book of 2023!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

lovebugger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

this book is so good. lost my mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

jenmcreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

As a local, I knew as soon as I heard about Legendborn it had to go on my TBR and it absolutely did not disappoint. The way Deonn has layered this book with the Camelot derived fantasy elements as well as with the Southern history and experience of black people from the days of slavery to the present is really remarkable. It does not feel forced or didactic, the elements of the story fit together neatly and lead up to the truly thrilling conclusion of this part 1. The last 100 pages or so were paced so fantastically, and with such suspense I was totally unable to put the book down. Not just Bree, but the cast of characters are all beautifully developed and fleshed out. Tracy Deonn is on my must-buy authors list after this start! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia

tea_bex's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Slavery

Minor: Rape

evieolive's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

WOW. Just wow. Beautiful writing, amazing characterisation - a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

liseylovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

I’m always wary of books that everyone hypes up because I’m afraid they won’t live up to the hype; Legendborn definitely lives up to the hype. This book was phenomenal and truly made me so happy that we have diverse YA novels for kids to read today because I know that teen me would have loved this book as much as 24 year old me does. If you love King Arthur and the Knights at the round table you will love this modern twist on the old tale. Our main character Bree goes through such an amazing journey throughout this novel that helps her find her self after such a huge change has happened in her life and discover so much about herself and her family’s history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Death, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content