A review by nerdybirdy101
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I LOVE this book and highly recommend everyone to read this!! If you like the Legend of Arthur and the Round Knights, you are obligated to read this! It mixes the Legend of Arthur with magic and demon hunting, which is absolutely brilliant. The author executed the Legend of Arthur expertly and this is their debut novel!
 Additionally, the author showcases racism and sexism as separate discriminations and combined discriminations particularly towards Black girls and women. I admire the fact that the author was able to showcase these discriminations in a ‘fantasy’ book, because it reminds readers of discrimination and that Black girls and women have to deal with these discriminations on a daily basis.
 The fact this is Tracy Deonn’s first novel blows my mind because this was one of the best books I read in 2020 and I am so glad I was able to end my year with it! I borrowed it from the library and desperately need a physical copy!
 I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book because it is perfection and the sequel cannot come soon enough.
I like the idea of Bree and Nick as a romantic couple and Sel as a brother/best friend at the current time, but am excited to see where the author takes it!

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