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Legendborn - Der geheime Bund by Tracy Deonn

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enchanteddroppings's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.5

This was the book club pick for June, that I originally planned to read in May, didn't have time to read in June, but finally read and finish in August.
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sanchezcaligurl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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

Great story. Slow to start since there is a lot to cover but lots of action in between until it gets to the climax and it’s all fast paced after that. 
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adventurous mysterious tense

5.0

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lisettemarie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

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euyrdice's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I let my gaze draw lines here, too, from building to building, from tree to tree, from buried lives to beaten ones, from blood stolen to blood hidden. I map this terrain's sins, the invisible and the many, and hold them close. Because even if the pain of those sins takes my breath away, that pain feels like belonging, and ignoring it after all I've just witnessed would be loss.

I'm almost in disbelief at how phenomenal this book is. I wouldn't say I'm the biggest fantasy lover, but this book goes far beyond the trope-ification of YA fantasy. Tracy Deonn has a real talent for the written word, and you can feel the love she has for this book on every page.
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bubblybuttercup's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

an absolutely beautiful read.  legendborn is a well thought out portrayal of what magic could look like if placed in modern day america — so racism, nepotism, and role of american chattle slavery and more are directly addressed. legendborn also speaks on grief and generational curses. the pacing, the action, and the care put into Bree Mathews’ story is astounding. no review can do this book justice. 

the one “setback” is that the magic system is quite complicated, so i recommend taking notes to help follow along.

legendborn is a MUST READ, esp if you love fantasy, unique black stories and/or european arthurian legend & african folklore.
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kat42's review against another edition

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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

4.5

Excellent. Fabulous. Would recommend. The ending was great. I'd say the first 80% or so wasn't anything completely original in terms of YA fantasy, but it's done very well. There's also a good discussion around racism and trauma. If you like YA fantasy, this should be a definite read. If that's not typically your thing but Legendborn still sounds interesting, give it a shot.
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chaleyah's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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morgasm's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

Really loved but unfortunately I guessed a lot of the plot points at the end, making the finale slightly less exciting
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mbullock1369's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

The book was good it kept me on my toes, but it is the first book in a series. I didn’t realize that until the end because my copy doesn’t say that it’s a series anywhere on it. I definitely wouldn’t start reading it unless you want to read the other book(s) because it ends in a cliffhanger. It also has very heavy racial themes that could be triggering so look at the trigger warnings before you read. 
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