#mariah legendborn

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Bree, Alice, and Mariah having a sleepover together. Mariah's on the phone explaining everyone's order to Zoelle, who's picking up food on the way!

The talented artist: Martine Hickman @/beefcaked on ig

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OATHBOUND SPOILERS

I'M NOT KIDDING. I NEED TO GET OUT MY THOUGHTS SO THIS IS SERIOUS SPOILER TERRITORY. READ WITH CAUTION.

yeah, so Oathbound was... insane. and absolutely fucking incredible. Tracy somehow managed to exceed my very high expectations and left me wanting for the fourth book as quick as possible.

for one. literally the prologue made me cry. when Bree woke up without anyone left in her mind??? i was just devastated. i genuinely can't think of a much worse fate than to suddenly just lose the memory of the people you love.

and then suddenly we get a William pov. guys i SCREAMED when I saw we were getting that. William is legitimately one of my favorite characters and a whole fucking pov from him??? i could not have asked for more. i do wish we got more of his pov towards the end, but like, this book is already 640 pages so i get it. him and Lark are such a duo too. they spent basically this entire book together and i loved the conflict between them but also the very clear attraction. "and if Larkin Douglas happens to be the most alluring cambion i've ever met, well, that might just be due to our proximity." William. babe. and when Lark called William sweetheart??? i LOST it.

the Mariah pov took me utterly off guard. i could never have guessed we'd get to see her side but i LOVED it. her and Valec's relationship is the sweetest. Valec clearly cares for her so much and their family is just really sweet in general. i'm still so nervous for Alice and so so sad that she still isn't awake. that's a death that would hurt me. but Mariah honestly pulled through in so many ways this book and it was so good to see more of her. also my girl is POWERFUL. i knew when she put the heart on that some shit would go down, but DAMN. my girl held back Mikael himself. fucking POWERHOUSE.

i wasn't super shocked at the Natasia pov but it was so interesting. it was very interesting to see her as a mother above all else and how much love and guilt she feels towards Sel. she was also... not the personality i was expecting? i guess i thought she'd be more like Sel? i'm not really sure tbh. but i was just WAITING for her to find out that Bree was the real Scion of Arthur and it did not disappoint. i really want her and Faye's relationship to be expanded on. and, of course, more of her with Erebus and Sel.

speaking of Sel... well, i'm actually gonna wait till the end for him

Nick Davis again proved himself to be literally one of the best characters. dude... he's just so good. like he's so smart and so protective and just so so kind and loving the entire time. he's also an impulsive idiot with a savior complex, but it's neither here nor there. i had no idea what his game was for the curia and i fear he played everyone. i was also SO glad William and Lark both stepped up to join him. but my boy is just so impulsive and the thing with the Morgaines was, uh, not his best move, i gotta say. also his power. my god, he is immensely powerful. and it's so interesting to watch it play out. His ability to literally unwind aether is, like, insane. it's so interesting that Lancelot and Arthur had their own oath built in, binding Nick and Bree together even more. speaking of, i had thoroughly missed him and Bree's relationship in Bloodmarked and this book did NOT disappoint. when I realized that Bree and Zoe, Mariah, and Nick were all going to end up at Penumbra, I was on the edge of my fucking seat. i immediately knew that he was the other thief and when he finally realized it was Bree i almost cried. especially because he just immediately understood her loss. Erebus had held over Bree's head the threat that people would be angry that she'd forgotten them, but Nick just understood immediately. and he was just so good to her. the playing at fiancés thing was hilarious and Tracy gave us the one bed trope!!! one of my favorites!!!! the tension between then was so thick and i was just waiting for it to come to a head. and my god did it not disappoint. this definitely ended up being the steamiest of her books (nothing explicit but still steamy). then, of course, you can't really not mention the communions and Nick's confessions. his unending love for Bree is just so beautiful. he even knew about Bree and Sel for the most part and just still was never angry at her. the fucking shadow crown piece in his chest was dumb as hell, but he did still looking out for Bree and I just can't fault my guy for that.

Bree... my beautiful, powerful Bree. so much of her story is just so tragic but my girl just kept pulling through. i think it was Valec that said that so many people with fractured souls are led astray from their path, and yet Bree continued on. she continued to fight for the people she loved, even when she didn't remember them. she is so good and lovely and such a character. also i LOVED her with the twins. we obviously saw a lot more of Zoe than Elijah, but i really loved their relationship development. Bree and Zoe's relationship was so sweet and they cared so much for each other. (also Zoe is a trans femme cambion??? like slay???) their humanity really shown through above all else, and Zoe's care for Bree and the rootcrafters was so sweet. i really hope we see them again in the next book. i'm not ready to let them go. and Bree, in the words of Valec, is a fucking powerhouse. when she first made that barrier around her with Erebus, i knew we were entering a different level of power. she leveled up so hard. it was incredible watching gain power and when she fucking broke down Erebus' ward??? incredible. not to mention literally fucking chaining Daeza, like damn. she had some intense character development in this book and really came into herself. and as much as the loss of memory hurt me... i also know that Bree developed so much because of it. watching her just not know anyone was so painful for me though. speaking of, her reunion with her dad? i literally burst into tears. honestly, her reaction made me really miss my dad (i haven't seen him in a couple months). also her continued relationship with the rootcrafters was also incredibly important to me and i'm so glad that they had such a heavy play in this. they are also clearly a very important part of this story and i'm so glad that this continues to be acknowledged and used. i also did not see souls coming into play with this. the shattering of her soul, Valec's less than pleasant reaction, the scar tissue, the missing piece... god, there was just so many layers.

the end of this book was intense. like super duper intense. the confrontation with Erebus. the end of their bargain. and their entrapment of the fucking Shadow King (shout out to my girl Mariah, again pulling through). Bree basically forcibly getting back her missing piece of soul and the memories returning. Erebus crawling away like a baby. dude got fucked up.

and this, of course, brings me to Sel. oh, my boy, i mourn for him so much. i miss the character we had in Bloodmarked with ever inch of my being. this is not how i thought we would see his character go. i just assumed that we'd get him back from his demonia and god. his character was so interesting but so painful because of the loss of the Sel we know and love. and we just... never got him back. when i saw the line "...because Selwyn Kane is dead" i honestly almost had a mental breakdown. i sobbed so hard and couldn't believe it... and then, of course, he wasn't dead. but the Shadow King's son. and now the heir of Bree's bloodmark.... damnnnnn, i did not see that coming at all. granted, i did have my suspicions about the relationship between Erebus and Natasia. i kinda figured it was more. but i guess i never expected for that to mean that Sel was his son. which means that Sel is has much more demon blood than anyone expected. which changes so much. god.

i haven't given up on him. nor have i given up on the Sel-Bree-Nick relationship. there were still hints throughout, of Sel and Nick's relationship, of Bree and Sel's. i really want to have faith that the Sel we knew can return. but i honestly fear that we've lost him completely now because of his claim on the shadow crown.

this book was everything i could have wanted and more. i laughed and cried and was literally so stressed out for so much of it but i'm 100% going to be rereading it again soon to absorb more of it. and Tracy... not to like pressure you, but PLEASE, i am BEGGING for the fourth book to come out quickly. i'm not sure i'll survive another two years without more answers.

⚔️💙💜❤️⚔️

[hbhtasm]

This is what Bree's friends got her for her birthday (from Tracy's newsletter)

Two gifts? Love that! Alice is a swifte? Do you think Bree is one too? Also gift card for a bookstore is so cute!! What books would Bree get?

Such a dad thing to do lol. I hope it's super cute

Bree caught breaking the code of secrecy in 4K (Another parent to be mesmered by the order?🤫)

That's so sweet! so thoughtful! so helpful! He's done it again folks 😍 Love it! Did he make it himself? Bree why are we leaving Excalibur lying around that's so funny, Arthur would have a heart attack 😭

Also is this foreshadowing Bree getting Excalibur's sheath? Will Nick be the one to give it her? 👀

The public & private thing is taking me out lmao😭 But not one but 2 gifts! Love that

Piggyback rides sounds so cute and fun! Bree is gonna need a refund though because there's gonna be complaints of some kind idk

And an aether enchanted rose?? What?? So romantic! I love that! It better be a one of a kind rose

Awe I love this sm!! Bree desperately needs a spa day! When Bree had a wash day and she said she felt more herself after that? And Mariah got her a spa day omgg!! Mariah gets it 😭

Did Mariah and Alice get together to brainstorm what to get Bree and settle on giftcards? Or like did they run into eachother at the store while getting their giftcards? Great minds get their friends the same gifts

What?? Awe that's so sweet!! Baby's first training gear. They can be training buddies too! I love how Greer is always giving Bree clothes and stuff I hope they don't die

William taking Bree out!! For tea, treats, and Tea™!! That's so sweet! I love how William will take any excuse to give someone tea 😭

[proudchildlesscatlady]

You know Faye didn’t seem like knew Alice and sel were there with Bree. Or that were looking for sel mom. Or that Bree was using magic

***Bloodmarked Spoilers***

When Bree was in Volition, she was talking to her ancestors one by one spiritually. The first person she talked to was her mother.

While Faye's spirit was there, she first notices Alice and thanks her for looking after Bree. Then she looks at Sel, Will, Mariah, Lu, and Hazel and proceeds to thank all of them for looking after her baby girl 🥹

Before Faye leaves, Bree asked her mother if she knew where Natasia could be and Faye said she has no idea.

Faye, in her spirit form, knew Bree was with her friends and that she is using magic.

[pinkwhite]

mariah gives me taurus energy

[lovelymoonflower1]

Happy Oathbound day ⚔️💜⚔️❤️

Thank you so much mariartesz_doodles on instagram for creating this amazing art for me 💜 Commissioned by me ❤️ Characters belong to tracydeonn

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this was actually one of the funniest parts of oathbound

[amazingcreek]

straight friend groups be like: *white boy with blonde hair* *Chad* *blonde girl* *Kyle* *brunette girl* *white boy who plays sports*

gay friend groups be like: *daughter of daughters becoming the King* *literal prince of demons* *anarchist in love with them both* *the smartest nerd pulling both punches and women* *sweetheart who can both fuck you up and heal you* *mysterious enemy turned ally who is too gay to function (for aforementioned sweetheart)* *the kindest soul you know who can absolutely take you down* *baby they who's so confused but got the spirit* *newbie femme who is just here for the tea and chaos* *whatever the fuck valechaz has going on*

(this is a legendborn riff of this post by @its-all-love-now about the owl house!)

[incorrect-legendborn-quotes]

Mariah: You’re a pain in the ass, but you get stuff done.

Sel: A delightful compliment.

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thoughts and prayers on oathbound

[spoilers for legendborn, bloodmarked and oathbound, read at your own caution ;)]

this has been marinating for so long, but i was gathering my thoughts and also waiting that everybody would've blocked the spoiler tag by now. let's begin, shall we??

first things first, character wise;

bree- i love her. the whole journey was so fucking powerful and healing like woahhh she finally got control of her powers and that broken soul like can you imagine having a part of your soul just taken away from you, like valec said many broken souls never get formed back but bree?? she was missing so so much about herself and still didn't lose herself like that's why she's the best idc what anybody says she is so so strong and fearless and now ruthless, i love her!!

nick- this is one clever mf like damn bro had uno reverses for his uno reverses, and I'm glad we got to know more about what's in his head. one think i will say he became perfect to more perfect, not necessarily a bad thing but i really really wanna know what was he doing in those time when he was on the run alone like what were you doing buddy. we learned so much about him but at the same time so many questions too like he developed well. and his charisma stat just went up 9 points for me lool keep treating bree the way she deserves my boy.

sel- this idiot. absolute moron. he's gonna be the death of me what was that?? i went in thinking oh my lil patootie he's now a demon I'm gonna relieve my monsterfucker days uwu, this fucker scared me so bad?? what the actual fuck was that?? “Briana is mine. My Scion. My sovereign. My king.” what the fuck. so terrifying. so butterfly-worthy. so so possessive. he had less scenes but every scene filled me with terror wtff is he doing. the whistling?? the taunts?? the slow walk?? the threats?? his grin?? everytime he was mentioned i was so scared its not even a joke. what the fuck was that.

william- oh my sweet summer child. he was so so good. and the parallels omg?? the way he spat back at the regents?? just a few weeks ago he was the one who stopped bree from saying shit like that, and yes the situations and implications were different but oh boy did i love it. it was so dope. and he is so so clever and brave and just my sweetest scion of gawain like oh buddy lemme worship you.

lark- bro popped off i swear. he had the worst first day as a kingsmage and he still was so so concerned and scared in already bonded to bree in spirit, although ik he wont be allowed to be bonded because yk sel exists and sel would kill him is an understatement, but oh i lark as a kingsmage would be awesome. and the way he noticed william so much like broooooooo i love you and him being so fiercely protective of our boy like oof i live for it.

mariah- i fear she ate. she shined so bright in this book, she is so powerful?? and her inspo is bree we're the same gurll. she had the heart of the dame for like three days and she not only got used to it but also managed to hold out a whole horde of warlocks and arawn too like damn girlie this is the kinda female empowerment i love. and goshh her support and love and care like haaayeee my heartttt.

zoelle- she grew on me ngl. i already wanted them to have a sweet sweet friendship and she did not disappoint. she is so clever?? and the subtle trans rep?? and so so supportive of bree like gurl i love you. she is us frrr. and the way she defended bree about her lashing at vera?? like yes. was it rude?? yeah. should bree be dragged about it every fucking time?? hell no. i love her so much she is so so sweet.

elijah- i recently learned the correct pronunciation of his name so my bad buddy but yes i love him too. his growing trust and respect towards bree is admirable, and the love for his sister?? bro you are the epitome of sibling relationships. i want them to come back soon. sel will be handled by bree or if he lays a finger on them imma riot. shoutout to elijah and zoelle, gotta be my favorite twins frr.

alice- my heart breaks for her so much. her purgatory stasis?? her constant efforts to amend her "failure" which wasn't even your fault babe its that damn arthur bitch. i want her to come back pleaseeee ik bree chose her soul over her but i have full faith in bree and slice ik they will make it back please tracy don't kill her it will break bree and me in extension please alice deserves to see her bestie be the king pleaseee.

valec- we found a lot about him, like maybe not a lot but enough to make a lot of theories but brooooo his admiration and care and concern and trust for bree was so heartwarming i cried like really i did it was so sweet. like that is elder brother valec yall like comonn i need that elder brother in my life too pleaseee he's such a sweetie.

natasia- she was not like what i expected lmaoooo i thought she was more moody and edgy and emo but nooo she's so sweet?? and she didn't know shit lmaooo. she and sel have so much angst and i have no idea how are they gonna get over it. like her reasons to not reach out to him were justified imo, she was threatened that next time it would be sel whose hands will be ripped off so like the motherly love would never ever let her get back to him ofc. but still her knowledge seemed so... little. i feel like she spent all her time uncovering her demonia situation and took everything else at face value. i don't blame her but like someone give her a crash course 101 please. also i want her and bree to sit and have a long long chat she knew faye so so much i want bree to know everything.

these are the main ones ig?? now my thoughts??

sel is arawn's son. i feel like we all knew that but i kinda lost hope on it for like majority of the book yk, like only during the last chapter we get this bomb dropped and yall that was sick. the death?? the transformation?? the font change?? "what...shall...we...do" wthh bro chill.

we got so much willark!! they got so much time together!! i wanna see it go more william deserves that sweet corner and i want him to have a lil rest while bree catches them all up with the recent events.

natasia and edwin duo is so funny lmaoooo i want these awkward parents to kinda adopt all of them haha. and i want more of edwin's speeches i wanna frame every prep talk he gives can i please have him as my father too please adopt me sir.

imo poly is now more confirmed kind of because we saw so much breenick but at the same time he did delete all the cheating allegations and his feelings about breesel too so like yeah. poly could be endgame and I'm not even complaining lool their happiness is with each other.

I'm still pretty much breesel but breenick gave me so many butterflies yall I'm not even kidding. the fight?? the kiss?? the putting on her heels?? he banter?? the flirting?? "so drown"?? i be screaming and kicking my feet in the air frrr.

i want more of valec and zoelle-elijah because i feel like they will be more at ease together and we will see a demonic family situation haha. also, them collectively teasing bree on her boy drama, epic!!

arawn is a piece of shit but what a clever fucking piece of shit so fucking manipulative. i am still confused about him never trying to know sel, or arawn and natasia's relationship. nat thinks he is erebus, so we have a deception. but what does arawn gain from it?? so many questions opened up.

i haven't had much time to read about arthuriana so i was kinda relieved we didn't see much of it but we did get one mention of scion of mordred dabbling in demon experiments and now I'm curious do we have another mole in the order from mordred's side??

nick and ava definitely had something. it pissed me off so bad wdym "seduced me" wth was that greer and William are like me frrr glad to know I'm not the only one trynna read between the lines but yeah what the fuck was that i hated it.

ig this is it?? i might have more thoughts which i still have to organise but this is from the top of my head so it might be all over the place.

in conclusion, i loved oathbound and i can't wait for the next and final book I'm so excited but so sad like its coming to an end?? just like this?? why so soon?? i don't want this to end but i want bree to be happy and safe above everything so yeah, i could get through this.

this was so long lmaooo but okay peace out!!

[chaoticfandomthings]

I just finished bingeing all of the legendborn cycle including Oathbound and these are the first thoughts in my head (minimal spoilers):

WHAT THE FUCK.

1. I don't even know what OT3 stands for but I know that I ship it with my entire being

2. The way Tracy deonn writes about the realistic oppression and cruelty of white dominated organizations is absolutely heartbreakingly accurate and so important and more people need to read Legendborn!!!!!!!!

3. I NEED THE NEXT BOOK NOW WTFFFF

4. Should I compile all of my bookmarked OT3 breeselnick quotes into a giant post???

5. THE PLOT TWIST AT THE END OF OATHBOUND HAS ME GAGGGGGGED

6. I haven't seen a ship name for them yet, so I know dub it Willarkin <3 need them to kiss in the next book

7. I need my girl Alice back in the next book too 💔

8. Not enough of our grumpy wizard Sel but I'm so excited to see where his character goes next 👀

9. Tracy's playlists gave me lifeeeeee TRACY! DROP A PLAYLIST FOR OATHBOUND AND MY LIFE IS YOURSSSS

[fandom-witch]

Bree, Alice, and Mariah art commission! I've been wanting to get art of them all done. They took a break from Oathbound to come and serve for y'all for a sec.

The amazing artist who's done an old art piece of Bree and alice: @lestraade3

[juanita-not-hannita]

I feel like Alice, Bree, and Mariah would throw a big party after Camlann and play California girls. Valec and Sel would try to sing along and Nick would sing so loud that everybody stops and it's his solo lol.

(Willam and Lark would be kissing somewhere)

[proudchildlesscatlady]

Can do picture for Mariah zoelle Elijah sel

Zoelle and Elijah:

They look so cool!!! I'm so excited to learn more about them in Oathbound. I have a feeling they're going to be some of my favorite Legendborn characters.

Mariah:

10/10 ChatGPT did an amazing job creating an image of Mariah. She looks beautiful!!!

Bree and Sel 💜🖤

I already did one of Sel so I decided to ask ChatGPT to create an image of Bree and Sel holding each other near the waterfall. I should have added more details such as it was night time and fireflies.

[pinkwhite]

i really want to know the history between mariah and lucy

[wizardteampod]

LOOK AT THEMMMMMMMMM

Official Legendborn art by @/mageofspace__ on IG!