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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

13 reviews

klsreads's review against another edition

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

sweetxsage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment

natyourusual_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I almost did not read this due to the YA classification and there are some YA tropes throughout the book that made me roll my eyes at parts of the first 1/3 of the book, but it is an incredible book with incredible character dynamics. I found myself gasping and laughing out loud more times than I thought I would. I mourned with the characters and winced when they got hurt and I marveled at the mysteries and magic revealed on each page. As an enby, I appreciated the nonbinary rep and the massive amounts of queer representation in the book. I hope we get to explore Greer’s character even more in the next book(s). The way Tracy Deonn writes is truly moving and magical and I loved exploring the world of Legendborne. I cannot wait to read the next volume!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

mozimmerm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

It took a while for me to become invested in this book, but I think that’s a character trait for me at this point and not necessarily a fault of the book. But I really enjoyed reading this, especially the last 20%. 

I found Bree inspiring and relatable. Even though I haven’t lost someone that close to me yet, i could feel her emotions and at least somewhat grasp her grief. 

Each character was so different, and I enjoyed getting to know them.  I have a favorite character 💕 and I can’t wait to read the second book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Bullying, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Addiction, Car accident, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

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

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

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

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, War, Slavery, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Classism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, and Transphobia

hayzey's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Slavery, Medical trauma, Racism, Racial slurs, Gore, Death, Blood, Bullying, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Gore, War, and Infidelity

Minor: Torture, War, Slavery, Mental illness, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Classism, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, Stalking, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Death

cc0906's review

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, War, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Bullying, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy

siennakt30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Grief