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competencefantasy's review against another edition
4.5
The endless complications of hereditary magic.
The cost of magic as portrayed in different systems.
Institutional ghosts.
Mental health and grief in character arcs verses reality.
Other things I looked at/watched after reading this.
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Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Police brutality
roseamillerg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
almost DNF’d multiple times, but I am happy that I finished the book.
P.s. William is *chef’s kiss* 😌
P.p.s the cover is so pretty 🥺🥵
Also can I just say SEL🦋🦋🦋💀
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, and Stalking
boredomandwordsofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Racism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Animal death
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Domestic abuse
daniwantsalibrary's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
fruya's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Medical trauma, Car accident, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Medical trauma, Slavery, and Torture
fearsparks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
But already on the first night she witnesses something strange and weird, something that her best friend can’t see. Something magical. And she finds out she is not alone in seeing this, there is a secret society on campus that call themselves Legendborns. After befriending Nick, she has an opening and joins this group, and finds out that there is a whole world she doesn’t know about that lives in our world.
This book has been compared with City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. But it is not a fair comparison. The similarities is that we follow a young girl, who sees something her best friend doesn’t and her mother has recently died/disappeared. Then the similarities end. And I don’t think they are comparable at all. I like them both, but on entirely different levels.
The magic system in Legendborn is unique, and we discover and explore it together with Bree. At the same time this book deals with racism and societal norms. Bree is black, but she is the only Black person in her secret society. We see her being cautious around the police. I also learned a bit, where Bree points out how the society pats themselves on the back for including her, even if she’s the only black person.
This book is exciting, informative and hard to let go of. I can’t wait until I can get my hands on the sequel!
Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism and Police brutality
elissareadsbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Transphobia, and Child abuse
Minor: Police brutality
mollyrose's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
melsmagicalreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Grief, and Police brutality
aplatt's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The main character is strong, independent, willful, and witty, while also being a convincing and flawed teenager. Her growth throughout this story is incredible and well deserved as she is exposed to her families heartbreaking history. Similarly, the growth of the supporting characters, for better or for worse, is easily as satisfying.
At the start, I felt that this story reminded me heavily of The Mortal Instruments series, particularly City of Bones, but it quickly set itself apart as its own unique and spectacular story (with no incest).
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Misogyny
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Rape