Bree feels real, and more than that, Bree feels specific. And all those things-the present-day setting, the mythology, the magic and love and privilege-are thought-provokingly interrogated through Bree’s eyes. I love how Deonn layers the Arthurian fantasy elements onto our modern world. After witnessing a shocking act of magic she was never supposed to remember, Bree embarks upon a quest to uncover the secrets of a mysterious society linked to none other than King Arthur’s knights. The book follows Bree, a girl whose history has been rewritten with loss, whose heart has been forged in anger and pain and hope.
I get tired of retellings that add nothing new.Īs both a lover and a harsh critic of Arthuriana, you can trust me when I say I was absolutely blown away by Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn.
I get tired of the women in the narrative orbiting around men, waiting until the story needs a victim or a villain. But…I get tired of everything being about a sword. Give me your noble kings, your star-crossed lovers, your wild magic supporting and subverting Camelot’s rule of law. We’ll get this out of the way upfront: I, an author of an Arthurian retelling, love Arthurian stories.
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