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Racism (94 reviewers), Grief (89 reviewers), Death of parent (77 reviewers), Death (72 reviewers), Violence (47 reviewers), Slavery (37 reviewers), Blood (32 reviewers), Racial slurs (18 reviewers), Sexism (17 reviewers), Gore (15 reviewers), Bullying (13 reviewers), Misogyny (11 reviewers), Murder (10 reviewers), Medical content (8 reviewers), Car accident (8 reviewers), Mental illness (6 reviewers), Kidnapping (6 reviewers), Rape (5 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Emotional abuse (3 reviewers), Transphobia (3 reviewers), Vomit (3 reviewers), Animal death (2 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Hate crime (2 reviewers), Sexual assault (2 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Infidelity (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Police brutality (1 reviewer)Moderate
Racism (56 reviewers), Slavery (51 reviewers), Violence (28 reviewers), Car accident (27 reviewers), Death (23 reviewers), Rape (22 reviewers), Death of parent (22 reviewers), Sexism (15 reviewers), Racial slurs (14 reviewers), Blood (14 reviewers), Gore (13 reviewers), Grief (13 reviewers), Child abuse (11 reviewers), Mental illness (11 reviewers), Medical content (11 reviewers), Murder (11 reviewers), Sexual violence (10 reviewers), Kidnapping (10 reviewers), Bullying (9 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (9 reviewers), Emotional abuse (8 reviewers), Misogyny (6 reviewers), Sexual assault (6 reviewers), Cursing (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Torture (4 reviewers), Transphobia (4 reviewers), Police brutality (4 reviewers), Medical trauma (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (2 reviewers), Xenophobia (2 reviewers), Stalking (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Homophobia (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), and Vomit (1 reviewer)Minor
Rape (46 reviewers), Slavery (15 reviewers), Vomit (11 reviewers), Car accident (10 reviewers), Sexual assault (9 reviewers), Child abuse (8 reviewers), Sexual violence (7 reviewers), Cancer (6 reviewers), Sexism (6 reviewers), Gore (5 reviewers), Transphobia (5 reviewers), Blood (5 reviewers), Death (4 reviewers), Misogyny (4 reviewers), Alcoholism (3 reviewers), Confinement (3 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Infidelity (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (3 reviewers), Racial slurs (3 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Torture (3 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (2 reviewers), Police brutality (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Kidnapping (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Homophobia (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 95%
emotional 71%
mysterious 62%
tense 38%
dark 34%
inspiring 25%
challenging 21%
hopeful 19%
reflective 17%
sad 16%
funny 13%
informative 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
emotional 71%
mysterious 62%
tense 38%
dark 34%
inspiring 25%
challenging 21%
hopeful 19%
reflective 17%
sad 16%
funny 13%
informative 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 54%
fast 41%
slow 4%
fast 41%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 74% | Character: 12% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 0%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn’s YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic.
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.
A flying demon feeding on human energies.
A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.
And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.
The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.
She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.
Buy Legendborn
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Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn’s YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic.
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.
A flying demon feeding on human energies.
A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.
And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.
The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.
She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.
What the community thinks
summary of 1906 ratings (see reviews)
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Racism (94 reviewers), Grief (89 reviewers), Death of parent (77 reviewers), Death (72 reviewers), Violence (47 reviewers), Slavery (37 reviewers), Blood (32 reviewers), Racial slurs (18 reviewers), Sexism (17 reviewers), Gore (15 reviewers), Bullying (13 reviewers), Misogyny (11 reviewers), Murder (10 reviewers), Medical content (8 reviewers), Car accident (8 reviewers), Mental illness (6 reviewers), Kidnapping (6 reviewers), Rape (5 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Emotional abuse (3 reviewers), Transphobia (3 reviewers), Vomit (3 reviewers), Animal death (2 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Hate crime (2 reviewers), Sexual assault (2 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Infidelity (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Police brutality (1 reviewer)Moderate
Racism (56 reviewers), Slavery (51 reviewers), Violence (28 reviewers), Car accident (27 reviewers), Death (23 reviewers), Rape (22 reviewers), Death of parent (22 reviewers), Sexism (15 reviewers), Racial slurs (14 reviewers), Blood (14 reviewers), Gore (13 reviewers), Grief (13 reviewers), Child abuse (11 reviewers), Mental illness (11 reviewers), Medical content (11 reviewers), Murder (11 reviewers), Sexual violence (10 reviewers), Kidnapping (10 reviewers), Bullying (9 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (9 reviewers), Emotional abuse (8 reviewers), Misogyny (6 reviewers), Sexual assault (6 reviewers), Cursing (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Torture (4 reviewers), Transphobia (4 reviewers), Police brutality (4 reviewers), Medical trauma (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (2 reviewers), Xenophobia (2 reviewers), Stalking (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Homophobia (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), and Vomit (1 reviewer)Minor
Rape (46 reviewers), Slavery (15 reviewers), Vomit (11 reviewers), Car accident (10 reviewers), Sexual assault (9 reviewers), Child abuse (8 reviewers), Sexual violence (7 reviewers), Cancer (6 reviewers), Sexism (6 reviewers), Gore (5 reviewers), Transphobia (5 reviewers), Blood (5 reviewers), Death (4 reviewers), Misogyny (4 reviewers), Alcoholism (3 reviewers), Confinement (3 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Infidelity (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (3 reviewers), Racial slurs (3 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Torture (3 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (2 reviewers), Police brutality (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Kidnapping (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Homophobia (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 95%
emotional 71%
mysterious 62%
tense 38%
dark 34%
inspiring 25%
challenging 21%
hopeful 19%
reflective 17%
sad 16%
funny 13%
informative 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
emotional 71%
mysterious 62%
tense 38%
dark 34%
inspiring 25%
challenging 21%
hopeful 19%
reflective 17%
sad 16%
funny 13%
informative 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 54%
fast 41%
slow 4%
fast 41%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 74% | Character: 12% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 0%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 0%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating