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A review by smpearce
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
3.0
So I’m in an odd situation with this book. When I bought it, I’d mixed up the description with another, which meant right off the gate this wasn’t what I’d expected (and that was totally my bad).
Truth is, I probably wouldn’t have picked this up if I’d read the description properly, and that’s all down to personal preference. The concept/world just wasn’t my cup of tea, but that’s all super subjective and I’ve tried to leave it out of my rating as much as possible.
Some things I liked:
-Bree was an interesting main-character
-the Root-crafting and all that was intriguing and helped me to keep reading, I wish we’d gotten more of it
-the themes around colonialism and racism really helped to give depth/insight into the story/tropes
-the diversity was great
-I thought overall the writing style was nice
Dislikes:
-I didn’t like the instalove/love triangle situation, though others might
-the world-building could be a bit confusing and info-dumped quite a bit
-stronger character development aside from Bree would have been good to see
-pacing was a bit slow
-there were a lot of references and a lot of nicknames, which felt a bit unnatural
I debated not continuing with the book/reviewing but I wanted to give it a fair chance (and I’d already bought it in hardcover). Plus, as an author I know how much review counts matter.
I might not have really vibed with LEGENDBORN, but I can definitely see why so many people like it after reading, and if Arthurian legends are up your alley I’d recommend checking it out
Truth is, I probably wouldn’t have picked this up if I’d read the description properly, and that’s all down to personal preference. The concept/world just wasn’t my cup of tea, but that’s all super subjective and I’ve tried to leave it out of my rating as much as possible.
Some things I liked:
-Bree was an interesting main-character
-the Root-crafting and all that was intriguing and helped me to keep reading, I wish we’d gotten more of it
-the themes around colonialism and racism really helped to give depth/insight into the story/tropes
-the diversity was great
-I thought overall the writing style was nice
Dislikes:
-I didn’t like the instalove/love triangle situation, though others might
-the world-building could be a bit confusing and info-dumped quite a bit
-stronger character development aside from Bree would have been good to see
-pacing was a bit slow
-there were a lot of references and a lot of nicknames, which felt a bit unnatural
I debated not continuing with the book/reviewing but I wanted to give it a fair chance (and I’d already bought it in hardcover). Plus, as an author I know how much review counts matter.
I might not have really vibed with LEGENDBORN, but I can definitely see why so many people like it after reading, and if Arthurian legends are up your alley I’d recommend checking it out