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A review by kimi72714
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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 absolutely loved this book.
This book reminds me what great YA fiction should be like, and took me back a decade to when life is hectic, and confusing, but wonderful as a 16 year old.
There are difficult themes in this book that everyone will grapple with differently, but the acknowledgement that a country was built on slavery is an important issue for everyone to work through.
I laughed, I cried, I wanted to smack some characters, my chest tingled at the romance scenes.
This book was such a great YA SFF book and I'm so glad teens gave books like this to read now. Thank you so much Tracy Deonn!
This book reminds me what great YA fiction should be like, and took me back a decade to when life is hectic, and confusing, but wonderful as a 16 year old.
There are difficult themes in this book that everyone will grapple with differently, but the acknowledgement that a country was built on slavery is an important issue for everyone to work through.
I laughed, I cried, I wanted to smack some characters, my chest tingled at the romance scenes.
This book was such a great YA SFF book and I'm so glad teens gave books like this to read now. Thank you so much Tracy Deonn!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexism
These themes are handled well within the text, and are appropriate for a YA novel. None are particular unexpected when thinking critically about the book and it's premise as a young black girl living in the American South, and a re-imagining of Arthurian legend.