I am not okay. I procrastinated this for a year in anticipation of that ending and cliffhanger, and I've just been told I still have to wait until early 2025 for the next one? The wait will be worth it but it's going to be painful!

This book was so good. I love Tracy Deonn's writing, and she has managed to craft such an intricate fantasy world where everything works and makes sense, whilst also shining a light onto real-world problems and historical happenings and injustices.

This book was a little slower paced than the first, which was to be expected from the second book in the series, but I felt like there was enough little action scenes sprinkled through the first three quarters of this book to keep the momentum up and keep me interested. I was also just so invested in the characters, particulalry Bree, that it drove me through the slower paced parts.

The ending was definitely the best part of this book, and I am still reeling (it's been over a week now since I finished it!). I'm so intrigued and excited to see what comes next. AND it's going to be four books now not three, so I get to live in this wonderful world with these characters I love for longer.

Reread March 2025: I think this book was better the second time around. I didn't really remember a lot of what happened so I was still shocked by some of the twists and turns. It was better paced than I remembered, even through some of the slower parts through the middle. I still think Legendborn is my favourite of the two so far, but this is still a five star for me, driven heavily by the characters and my connection to them. I'm also still in awe of this intricate and deep fantasy world Tracy Deonn has managed to create and look forward to diving into the next book soon.