#48 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (with Sam Dixon and Sammi Skorstad of Hardcover Hoes)

Tune in as Sam Dixon and Sammi Skorstad (Hardcover Hoes) take their seats around the table for a thorough breakdown of Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. Arthur had put this 2020 YA contemporary fantasy on hold for the longest time in his digital library with the intention of covering it on 2CC. Now, it’s quite gratifying to reach the point where everyone can talk about 16-year-old Bree Matthews’s quest to infiltrate a secret society with Arthurian roots at UNC-Chapel Hill and unearth the truth about her mother’s car accident. The three hosts also cover the infuriating and insidious nature of microaggressions, TikTok sounds that mystify the TikTokless Arthur, and the cultural touchstone that Twilight has become. TW: grief, racism, misogyny, death of parent, car accident, slavery, colonialism, anxiety attacks, war; brief mentions of alcoholism, rape, and transphobia Spoilers unofficially start at 9:00 because of a massively spoilery story beat that was accidentally dropped right after that point. Note 1: Bloodmarked, the second entry in the Legendborn Cycle, will release on November 8, 2022, not July. Note 2: did you know that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used to be a stand-up comedian? Good Word: • Sammi: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green • Sam: Bad Luck Bridesmaid by Alison Rose Greenberg • Arthur: supporting 🇺🇦Ukraine🇺🇦 by giving donations, spreading the word on social media, and educating yourself on the ongoing invasion UNICEF: UNICEF: Children Are Bearing Brunt of Intensifying Crisis in Ukraine Voices of Children: https://voices.org.ua/en/ Territory of Kindness: https://vuf-td.space Razom for Ukraine: Donate UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR): UNHCR | Ukraine Emergency Save the Children: https://www.savethechildren.org The Ukrainian Red Cross: https://redcross.org.ua/en/ People in Need: Ukraine Free Press Unlimited: https://www.freepressunlimited.org/en/current/ukraine-support-journalists-and-public-access-reliable-information Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, and StoryGraph: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow Arthur on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell