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sammymilfort's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, Blood, Classism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Medical trauma, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical content, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Rape
tourmaline1703's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The worldbuilding is beautiful and it's such an interesting concept. As it had been a while since I read the first book, it took me a while to remember everything but I got there eventually. We got to really dive deeper into the magic system, especially Bree's powers, of course, and got to understand how long rivalries and tensions had been around for. What of course makes me happiest, as a Welsh person, is the accuracy of the Welsh mythology, it is so pleasing to read.
The writing is wonderful, and the use of Old and Modern Welsh made me very happy. It felt like I was in on the characters' secrets because I could also understand what they were saying and the Welsh is written in beautifully. The start of the novel is written very cleverly as well with Bree's situation and I think the writing style reflected what she was going through very well.
The plot was well paced and I liked how that reflected the various obstacles characters were having to overcome. This novel isn't just characters on one mission and that's the sole plot, there are twists and obstacles in their way that keep the plot moving and changing. Despite this being a fantasy novel, the plot also deals with important modern issues such as racism and it discusses slavery a lot, which is incredibly important to discuss in the real world as well as its significance to the story.
I love the characters in this story and their dynamics with each other. It helped having a slightly smaller main cast of characters because we got to properly delve into their personalities and motives. It felt like there were actual risks as well, this isn't something where everyone constantly comes out unscathed, there are genuine risks. It is just fab.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Racism
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Slavery, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment
kiwij96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The friendships, the betrayals, the romance, the plot twists, the community, the grief. Everything was so wonderfully written with a great amount of depth for a story that was so action-packed. I genuinely didn't know what was going to happen next and I just couldn't put it down.
This is a YA that I would also highly recommend to adults.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gore, Confinement, Drug use, Grief, Racism, War, Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Bullying, and Torture
Minor: Colonisation and Vomit
siennakt30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Murder, Colonisation, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Rape
wackly93's review
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, and Drug use
Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Sexism
katvou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, War, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Child death, Racism, Torture, Grief, Medical content, and Slavery
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, Pregnancy, Vomit, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Colonisation
fremzz's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I was surviving on CRUMBS of content, like bro made an appearance every 100 pages or so and then went 👋😌🏃🏃
No but fr I really enjoyed the book and the legendborn world is soooo good. I am a little 🤨🤨🤨 about Bree and Sel’s kiss just because I thought it would happen when Nick and her were broken up or something but NOPE. I have a feeling Nick isn’t going to care too much because of course he wouldn’t but man they did him dirtyyyy 😭😭
I liked the first one slightly better but this one kept me hooked most of the time and was just very entertaining.
Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
laleha's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Rape
Minor: Cursing and Drug use
thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition
4.5
4.5 stars rounded up! This book sure took me on a ride.
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idk how to rate this yet!!
Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Racism, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Slavery, Self harm, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Grief, and Gaslighting
Minor: Rape, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury
taroroot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Violence, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Drug use
Minor: Rape and Slavery