#159 in Young adult
Oathbound
- 656
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Oathbound” is an ambitious third volume of Tracy Deonn’s “The Legendborn Cycle”, mixing Arthurian legend, secret societies and Black Southern magic. Bree Matthews has cut herself off from the Legendborn Order and her friends, and is tied to the Shadow King by an unbreakable bargain. Some readers rank it the strongest book of the series so far, for its twists and its sense of found family. Read the first two volumes before it.
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About the book
Tracy Deonn’s #1 New York Times bestselling Legendborn Cycle continues in the sensational third book about a dazzling contemporary fantasy world that blends Southern Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur! Severed from the Legendborn. Oathbound to a monster. Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t understand the impossible cost of her powers. This is the only way to keep herself—and those she loves—safe. But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself, a shapeshifter who can move between humanity, the demon underworld, and the Legendborn secret society. In exchange for training to wield her unprecedented abilities, Bree has put her future in the Shadow King’s hands—and unwittingly bound herself to do his bidding as his new protégé. Meanwhile, the other Scions must face war with their Round Table fractured, leaderless, and missing its Kingsmage, as Selwyn has also disappeared. When Nick is detained by the Order’s Merlins, he invokes an ancient law that requires the High Council of Regents to convene at the Northern Keep and grant him an audience. No one knows what he will demand of them…or what secrets he has kept hidden from the Table.
Reading order · The Legendborn Cycle
Full order & progress →- LegendbornStart here
8.48.4 / 10 - Bloodmarked
8.28.2 / 10 - OathboundThis book
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 67 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 67 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is Oathbound for?
Oathbound sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 656 pages — longer than 89% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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