A review by ruthlessreads
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I love Bri & the way she talked about her grief & her internal world. I also think her ancestor work was portrayed really well. I really really enjoyed her mental wall & her fear of After Bri. I thought it was a great representation of compartmentalizing grief/trauma. I found I could relate to her a lot from teen-me perspective. I thought this book was fun & exciting with an excellent plot.

The pacing was a little off and the characters were 8/10. Some of the side characters were a little stiff or spare and felt like part of the scenery, even some of the “bigger” side characters. Why was I supposed to care when that one dude (?) died? Sad I guess but, like, your after school club is “war but with mythology intertwined” lol so idk it just didn’t hit like I thought it should. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, can’t wait to read more, and will definitely be picking up book #2.

I thought her romance with Nick felt really rushed & not super believable but then we find out that SHE is the scion of Arthur & HE is the scion of Lancelot so that makes a lot more sense to me. She doubles down on “loving” him at the end but her connection with Sel is much greater & the chemistry there is electric. I’m not big on love triangles in YA books but I’m willing to give this one a shot and keep reading because I do like the MC and I also enjoy a good enemies to friends to dating (feels weird to say lovers about minors)—which is where I hope things are going with Sel.
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