Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn, is a fantastic novel about a young woman named Bree Mathews. Bree is currently attending an early acceptance program for high school students at a college in Carolina. Although an exciting privilege and one she was proud to be a part of, she, too, was having to cope with the recent loss of her mother, a heart wrenching event that made happiness seem nearly impossible.

While trying to escape the grief of losing her mother, Bree begins to realize that she is surrounded by creatures of another world as she witnesses a group of warriors killing a creature that should only exist in books. After witnessing this attack, one of the warriors uses “magic’’ to make Bree amnesic to the event she just witnessed. What the warrior did not plan on, however, was that his efforts did not hinder Bree’s memory at all.

As Bree continues to replay the event she witnessed over and over again, she begins to recollect specific details from the evening her mother passed away. As her recollections become stronger, she begins to feel as though these warriors are somehow connected to her mother’s death. 

As the story progresses, Bree discovers that these warriors are descendants of King Arthur. This information enhances her determination to get answers about her mother’s death, why she has come to find these warriors, and why the "magic" projected onto her did not make her forget what she saw. In effort to do this, she decides she must insert herself into this newfound world to find answers. In order to do this, Bree must team up with a young man named Nick who is a member of this group called the Legendborn. Legendborn members are the descendants of King Arthur, and their purpose is to battle evil and those who support it. With the help of Nick and his group, Bree begins to work toward putting the shattered pieces of her life back together again while learning what the various pieces mean.