A review by aliyas_encanto
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I've been wanting to read this for a while but I really felt like there was a lot of unnecessary background description and minor characters were not fleshed out enough. Best characterizations were with Bree and Sel. Also, the relationship with Bree and Nick was extremely rushed considering the timeline of the book is barely a month (this made it feel the most YA to me). There were elements I loved (the diverse cast, honest portrayal of grief, harsh realities of racism, magic in different cultures, and the relationship with Bree and her family) but it was not enough for me to truly fall in love with this book.
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