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A review by foreverinastory
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Bree Matthews is running away from her grief. In order to distant herself from it, Bree goes to a residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill. But her first night there she witnesses a magical attack. Even though a "Merlin" erases her memory, Bree ends up remembering the events the next day. Along with this comes a memory from the night her mother died, and another Merlin was at the hospital.
Bree is determined to find out what happened to her mom and she enlists the help of Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn. Becoming part of the secret society of knights will be like nothing Bree has ever known, add a magical war coming on top of that, and everyone is perched on the edge of disaster.
I don't have the proper words to describe how amazing this book was. Definitely tied with Once & Future for my fave King Arthur retelling. The emotions of this book were so well done. I had all the freaking feelings.
I loved Bree for her determination and her loyalty to her friends. Also her and Selwyn bonding/learning to understand each other gave me life. I can't decide if I should ship her with Sel or Nick?? The way the magic in this world worked was magnificently done. The difference between blood bound and root magic was so cool. I hope we get to learn more about these two types of magic in the sequel.
Also the ending? Absolutely wild, I did not see that coming. But I am so here for it!! While this book does have it moments of joy for Bree, the depictions of grief are raw. Bree also deals with overt racism and microaggressions while being inducted into the society. What I am trying to say, is that there still is a lot of trauma and pain in this book. Nevertheless, it is truly amazing, I cannot wait to see what Deonn does next.
Bree is determined to find out what happened to her mom and she enlists the help of Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn. Becoming part of the secret society of knights will be like nothing Bree has ever known, add a magical war coming on top of that, and everyone is perched on the edge of disaster.
I don't have the proper words to describe how amazing this book was. Definitely tied with Once & Future for my fave King Arthur retelling. The emotions of this book were so well done. I had all the freaking feelings.
I loved Bree for her determination and her loyalty to her friends. Also her and Selwyn bonding/learning to understand each other gave me life. I can't decide if I should ship her with Sel or Nick?? The way the magic in this world worked was magnificently done. The difference between blood bound and root magic was so cool. I hope we get to learn more about these two types of magic in the sequel.
Also the ending? Absolutely wild, I did not see that coming. But I am so here for it!! While this book does have it moments of joy for Bree, the depictions of grief are raw. Bree also deals with overt racism and microaggressions while being inducted into the society. What I am trying to say, is that there still is a lot of trauma and pain in this book. Nevertheless, it is truly amazing, I cannot wait to see what Deonn does next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
PTSD, Interaction with a police officer, racial microaggressions