Highlight 21: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 9 a.m.

b"This fortnight we\\u2019re discussing \\u201cLegendborn\\u201d by Tracy Deonn. Unusually for us, we have just one main topic where we discuss how the deaths and absences of several characters\\u2019 mothers are handled.\\n\\nTITLE: Legendborn\\n\\n\\nAUTHOR: Tracy Deonn\\n\\n\\nPUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster\\n\\n\\nYEAR: 2020\\n\\n\\nLENGTH: 511 pages\\n\\n\\nAGE: Young Adult\\n\\n\\nGENRE: Fantasy\\n\\n\\nRECOMMENDED: Highly\\n\\nBook TW for discussion of slavery, discussion of sexual assault, discussion of colonization, grief (graphic), racism, sexism, kidnapping, child abuse (backstory), blood, violence, gore (graphic), torture, car accident, animal death, parental death, major character death. Harry Potter reference (brief).\\nMain Discussion: Death of Parent. Begins at (1:35), CW for abandonment, neglect, memory loss, alcoholism (brief mention), parental death, death.\\nPromo for CPOV - Reignite; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (30:50).\\n---\\nIf you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.\\nTo make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi.\\nFor fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.\\nYou can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.\\nFind all our links on our Carrd.\\nMusic provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.\\nMembers of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts."