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Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn
The fact that Rhaz was able to pass as Evan—a white frat boy—for months, while Sel immediately targeted Bree—the only black kid in that entire society—makes my stance on his character very clear. I will be very disappointed if she ends up with him lol #NickFtw
All in all I think it’s an amazing book with good writing and a strong main character! It had a little too many cliché tropes but I didn’t mind it because I thought the plot with Bree and her ancestors and their form of magic (Root) was so intriguing and outweighed my annoyance with the tropes. I think the book could’ve been a lot shorter, and maybe the time could span out a couple of more weeks just so that the relationship between Nick and Bree wouldn’t feel so insta-lovey. There was also a lot of info-dumping and so many names and titles dropped that I still don’t quite understand. It was hard to keep track, and it was weird how Bree understood everything from the beginning, but it wasn’t the worst.
Another thing I didn’t like: the random pronunciation guides in the middle of a passage. For example;
“What is that? Another demon? They say the new word with a short “i” sound at the beginning, then the throaty “ch” from “loch.””
“… he corrects my pronunciation. “The Welsh ‘dd’ is the soft ‘th’ in leather …”
Sounds so unnatural, especially in Bree’s thoughts.
As a Black person in a predominantly white continent, I could relate to Bree a lot and I really love the portrayal of her grief—and the generational grief of mothers dying young—and how she coped with it in the end. The ending was also so exciting to read, even though she’s The Chosen One and Overpowered I think I love that she has all the power while everyone was underestimating her. I love it so much.
I’m so excited to read the second book!
All in all I think it’s an amazing book with good writing and a strong main character! It had a little too many cliché tropes but I didn’t mind it because I thought the plot with Bree and her ancestors and their form of magic (Root) was so intriguing and outweighed my annoyance with the tropes. I think the book could’ve been a lot shorter, and maybe the time could span out a couple of more weeks just so that the relationship between Nick and Bree wouldn’t feel so insta-lovey. There was also a lot of info-dumping and so many names and titles dropped that I still don’t quite understand. It was hard to keep track, and it was weird how Bree understood everything from the beginning, but it wasn’t the worst.
Another thing I didn’t like: the random pronunciation guides in the middle of a passage. For example;
“What is that? Another demon? They say the new word with a short “i” sound at the beginning, then the throaty “ch” from “loch.””
“… he corrects my pronunciation. “The Welsh ‘dd’ is the soft ‘th’ in leather …”
Sounds so unnatural, especially in Bree’s thoughts.
As a Black person in a predominantly white continent, I could relate to Bree a lot and I really love the portrayal of her grief—and the generational grief of mothers dying young—and how she coped with it in the end. The ending was also so exciting to read, even though she’s The Chosen One and Overpowered I think I love that she has all the power while everyone was underestimating her. I love it so much.
I’m so excited to read the second book!