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ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Colonisation, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders
CWs: intergenerational trauma, institutionalised racism and white supremacy (challenged), trauma,purplepenning's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Slavery, Grief, Rape, Blood, and Car accident
Minor: Colonisation, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Death of parent
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
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
All Bree had wanted to do was learn the truth behind her mother's death. So, she infiltrated a secret society called the Legendborn Order in order to reveal her mother's secrets. What she hadn't expected was to awaken a completely new power, one that no one was prepared for.
As the shadows start to gain power and the war between the demons and the Order gets more and more dangerous, not everyone wants to fight. Those in control want to keep the war hidden. So, Bree and her friends decide to take matters into their own hands. But in order to save her friends and get an edge in this war, Bree has to first learn to control her powers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for an advanced copy of Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn to review! Legendborn was one of my top reads of last year, and this was one of my most anticipated sequels. If you loved Legendborn, you'll love this follow up.
Sometimes, sequels can fall victim to second book syndrom, but this book definitely does not. Everything that I loved about Legendborn I still got in this book. Deonn expands the vast world that she already build in the original, and I loved getting to see new elements of it. There is a lot of world building in these books, but it is balanced out with the characters that Deonn created.
If you loved Sel in the first book, I am happy to tell you that you get so much more of him in this one. The relationship between him and Bree is a complicated one, and it is fully explored here. Man, the chemsitry between them. It just adds to the world and the plot and is part of what makes this book work so well.
Additionally, Bree isn't afraid to tell people like it is, especially when it's about race. There are some great moments in here where she pushes back against this old society run by pretty much all white people. And she just keeps overturning their expectations.
Before reading this, I wasn't sure if it was going to be a duology or a series. Now, I'm 100% sure it's going to be a series because it can't just end where it does. I need another book already!
All in all, if you love a strong YA fantasy with King Arthur vibes, you're going to love this series.
As the shadows start to gain power and the war between the demons and the Order gets more and more dangerous, not everyone wants to fight. Those in control want to keep the war hidden. So, Bree and her friends decide to take matters into their own hands. But in order to save her friends and get an edge in this war, Bree has to first learn to control her powers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for an advanced copy of Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn to review! Legendborn was one of my top reads of last year, and this was one of my most anticipated sequels. If you loved Legendborn, you'll love this follow up.
Sometimes, sequels can fall victim to second book syndrom, but this book definitely does not. Everything that I loved about Legendborn I still got in this book. Deonn expands the vast world that she already build in the original, and I loved getting to see new elements of it. There is a lot of world building in these books, but it is balanced out with the characters that Deonn created.
If you loved Sel in the first book, I am happy to tell you that you get so much more of him in this one. The relationship between him and Bree is a complicated one, and it is fully explored here. Man, the chemsitry between them. It just adds to the world and the plot and is part of what makes this book work so well.
Additionally, Bree isn't afraid to tell people like it is, especially when it's about race. There are some great moments in here where she pushes back against this old society run by pretty much all white people. And she just keeps overturning their expectations.
Before reading this, I wasn't sure if it was going to be a duology or a series. Now, I'm 100% sure it's going to be a series because it can't just end where it does. I need another book already!
All in all, if you love a strong YA fantasy with King Arthur vibes, you're going to love this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Sexism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Vomit
librariangeorgia's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
I absolutely loved LEGENDBORN and was super excited to read this one - though I was unsure on whether I would, purely because I didn't really want to add another series to my list.
Overall, I thought it was a very complex and tense yet interesting book.
There was so much happening that I had to read this in sections to stop my brain from feeling like it's going to implode. There's just so much to the magic elements that I didn't completely follow it, just enough to roughly understand what was happening.
There's a lot more exploration into the side characters which I really liked - my favourite being Alice, I loved getting to see her more involved.
I had made the decision to read this book, and no further ones because I didn't feel like I'd be able to stick with a fantasy series and completely enjoy it. However, after that ending, I now need to know what on earth is going to happen next!
Overall, I thought it was a very complex and tense yet interesting book.
There was so much happening that I had to read this in sections to stop my brain from feeling like it's going to implode. There's just so much to the magic elements that I didn't completely follow it, just enough to roughly understand what was happening.
There's a lot more exploration into the side characters which I really liked - my favourite being Alice, I loved getting to see her more involved.
I had made the decision to read this book, and no further ones because I didn't feel like I'd be able to stick with a fantasy series and completely enjoy it. However, after that ending, I now need to know what on earth is going to happen next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Slavery, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Rape, Death of parent, and Vomit
astralbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Racism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Death of parent and Vomit
kaseybereading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Car accident, Torture, Racism, and Forced institutionalization
bookishfaye's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
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
First off, thank you so much to Netgalley for providing me with an eARC for review!!! This is so unbelievably exciting for me & I cannot even believe that I was able to experience this world again after waiting 2 years!!!!!
Tracy Deonn has done it again folks…… I need book 3 yesterday……. Screaming, crying, throwing up, punching the air… this was amazing. Keep in mind while Legendborn is beautiful & so much fun, it is also a really dark story at times with deep rooted trauma and racism in it’s core & this book goes deeper into some of that dark stuff, so be prepared & take care of yourself going into this one
there is one critique I have & it’s the usage of “theydies & gentlethem” in chapter 32, I understand what it’s trying to do but I think it still enforces gender norms in an uncomfortable way & could be easily rephrased!
Tracy Deonn has done it again folks…… I need book 3 yesterday……. Screaming, crying, throwing up, punching the air… this was amazing. Keep in mind while Legendborn is beautiful & so much fun, it is also a really dark story at times with deep rooted trauma and racism in it’s core & this book goes deeper into some of that dark stuff, so be prepared & take care of yourself going into this one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Colonisation, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Racism
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