Author: Tracy Deonn
Series/Standalone: Legendborn Cycle (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 501
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Year Published: 2020
Format: Audiobook
"After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape- until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.
A flying demon feeding on human energies.
A secret society of so called "Legendborn" students that hunt the creatures down.
And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a 'Merlin' and who attempts- and fails- to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw.
The mage's failure unlocks Bree\s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there's more to her mother's death than what's on the police report, she'll do whatever it takes to find the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.
She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society's secrets- and closer to each other. But when the Legenedborn reveals themselves as the descendants of King Arthur's knights and explains that a magical war is coming Bree has to decide how far she'll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down- or join the fight."
My Rating: 3.75/5
This was such a fun urban ya fantasy to listen to. I think that the author did a wonderful job of creating a secret society and its past in such a short amount of time. The diversity in this book was amazing, we had nonbinary characters, LGBT characters, and p.o.c characters. I was impressed with the discussions that took place regarding the racism that is built into societies such as this one, and the history of North America as well. The only reason this book wasn't all I wanted is the age of the main character. i wished that this was a new adult just so then the book could really go there for the different romance opportunities. I also had trouble remembering that she was 16, not 18 as she was at a college campus. This might just be a me problem. I plan to continue the series after the dynamic ending and can't wait to see where the second book takes these characters.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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