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A review by aseel_reads
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
what I liked:
- a black history/culture-Arthurian retelling
- the commentary on race
- the dark academia vibes
- all the fighting and swords
- discussion about grief and loss
what I didn't like:
- the romance, so so so rushed, insta-love, could not suspend my belief about it, literally why it lost one star
what I am ambivalent about:
- most of the characters tbh... way too many names and positions to remember and cant remember who likes and dislikes Bree.
overall, it was an engrossing read, really creative and innovative but I hated the romance and the characters were generally hard to keep track of. intrigued for the next book and whether my latest theory will be correct
- a black history/culture-Arthurian retelling
- the commentary on race
- the dark academia vibes
- all the fighting and swords
- discussion about grief and loss
what I didn't like:
- the romance, so so so rushed, insta-love, could not suspend my belief about it, literally why it lost one star
what I am ambivalent about:
- most of the characters tbh... way too many names and positions to remember and cant remember who likes and dislikes Bree.
overall, it was an engrossing read, really creative and innovative but I hated the romance and the characters were generally hard to keep track of. intrigued for the next book and whether my latest theory will be correct
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Blood and Car accident