She was such a funny character, too and her her friendship was Alice was really too although she didn’t appear as much as I thought she would.🤔 Bree always said whatever came to mind haha something I can’t imagine doing xD. I loved how she always stood up to the bullies she had to deal with and the insults that were directed at her. More specifically, she witnesses demons attacking and a boy in her school, Selwyn Kane, use…….įrom there, she learns that that particular magic is called aether and there’s a whole other race of people called Legendborns who protect humanity by eliminating the Shadowborn (basically demons) and are descendants of King Arthur & his knights.Īnd then of course, there’s the Knights of the Round Table⚔️īree was a really cool character. The plan seems perfect-that is, until Bree discovers something abnormal her first day there. To escape her hometown and it’s memories of her mother, Bree and her best friend, Alice, go off to an early college program for bright high schoolers at the University of North Carolina located in Chapel Hill.

We have our MC, 16-year old Bree Matthews, who has just recently dealt with the passing of her mother. I know, I know, shame on me.🤦‍♀️īut at least I was lucky enough to have Legendborn being my first book with one and it was soooo good😍 I loved the Black representation that was shown here and I think this might be my first book with a Black MC.

There’s no doubt that I absolutely love the tv show, Merlin, and seeing that this book was based off of the legend……well, I just HAD to read it.😏 It seems that I’m on a streak of cliffhangers and it’s not fun.😢īut wow, Legendborn was an amazing Arthurian retelling. All quotes in this review are subject to change upon release date.ĭid it seriously just end like that?!?!?😤 Many thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for sharing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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