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A review by kteliza28
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book has fantastic plot points: A secret magic world hidden in plain sight with historical fiction ties. A POC lead on a mission to solve a great mystery, learning about herself and her ancestors struggles in a racially divided state while also dealing with present day racism as a young black woman.
There’s so much going on in this book that sometimes you can get a bit lost. There’s so much battle that sometimes the descriptions of the action in this ginormous world get a little scattered. Even still, the book was fantastic and I felt it fairly easy to follow the system of the magic world and the hierarchy.
The romance was light- very YA. Which left more focus on the issues at hand in the book, making it way more action packed and story driven than romance. Tons of twists and turns. A little chaotic and hard to follow/overdone at the end but overall a great read.
There’s so much going on in this book that sometimes you can get a bit lost. There’s so much battle that sometimes the descriptions of the action in this ginormous world get a little scattered. Even still, the book was fantastic and I felt it fairly easy to follow the system of the magic world and the hierarchy.
The romance was light- very YA. Which left more focus on the issues at hand in the book, making it way more action packed and story driven than romance. Tons of twists and turns. A little chaotic and hard to follow/overdone at the end but overall a great read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Gore, and Death of parent