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A review by bookswhitme
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
5.0
Since her mother’s death, Bree has become After-Bree. After-Bree doesn’t want the same things as before, but her life has already been set in motion and it’s a train that can’t be stopped. After sneaking out on Chapel Hill’s campus during her Early College program, Bree gets a lot more than she bargained for. Suddenly magic exists, demons are real, and there’s a secret order of Arthur’s Roundtable keeping Onceborns (humans) across the country safe. Looking for The Order’s connection to her mother’s death has thrust Bree into a world she wasn’t prepared for and she just may have to break just to survive.
WHEW! This book was a ride. I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t sure at first because Bree was so frustrating and narrowsighted, but Tracy created a King Arthur retelling for a Black girls that we NEEDED! This book made me experience anger, frustration, sadness and triumph. Not only does this weave a tale of King Arthur but it turns it on its head with the history of Black Americans and our ancestry. The magical elements were amazing and there was so much mystery to uncover about Bree’s heritage & her mom’s death, as well as wth is going on in Chapel Hill. We also get Non-binary rep, an angsty bisexual king, and sapphic rep as well. The racism that exists in these old white secret societies? Yep that’s addressed. Magical fights to the death? Yep. A twist that I may have seen coming but still had me on the edge of my seat?? YEP!
Listen, the point is, it’s worth the read.
WHEW! This book was a ride. I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t sure at first because Bree was so frustrating and narrowsighted, but Tracy created a King Arthur retelling for a Black girls that we NEEDED! This book made me experience anger, frustration, sadness and triumph. Not only does this weave a tale of King Arthur but it turns it on its head with the history of Black Americans and our ancestry. The magical elements were amazing and there was so much mystery to uncover about Bree’s heritage & her mom’s death, as well as wth is going on in Chapel Hill. We also get Non-binary rep, an angsty bisexual king, and sapphic rep as well. The racism that exists in these old white secret societies? Yep that’s addressed. Magical fights to the death? Yep. A twist that I may have seen coming but still had me on the edge of my seat?? YEP!
Listen, the point is, it’s worth the read.