They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.
Now we rise.
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.
But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.
Review of 'Children of Blood and Bone' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Well, it's hard to judge a book by its sneak peek. The storytelling is fairly exciting and compelling, the setting in Africa is a welcome change from pretty much every other book I read, but some things are a bit much... like the strange creatures that are supposedly like giant cats and that can be used as mounts? Also, the escape was a bit heavy on the deus ex machina...
Review of 'Children of Blood and Bone' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Right off the bat, I want to give a big thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the sampler and US Macmillan for the entire e-arc copy. I can already say, hands down, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is the best book of 2018. In all honesty, I don’t have anything negative to say, which means this is most likely going to be a relatively short review because I don’t know if I can put ALL of my feelings into words. It’s partly due to the fact that I’m still in awe of how amazing this book was. Zélie, one of our main characters, is absolutely everything and I love her. The book starts off with her fighting with her beloved staff and just being amazing. But soon after, we get an insight into the oppression the maji go through when some of the palace guards …
Right off the bat, I want to give a big thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the sampler and US Macmillan for the entire e-arc copy. I can already say, hands down, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is the best book of 2018. In all honesty, I don’t have anything negative to say, which means this is most likely going to be a relatively short review because I don’t know if I can put ALL of my feelings into words. It’s partly due to the fact that I’m still in awe of how amazing this book was. Zélie, one of our main characters, is absolutely everything and I love her. The book starts off with her fighting with her beloved staff and just being amazing. But soon after, we get an insight into the oppression the maji go through when some of the palace guards show up to collect a tax specifically for households with maji. Throughout the entire book, we get to watch as Zélie is broken and rebroken over and over again as she fights to save magic which will ultimately give the maji their power back. Magic was extinguished before due to an event named the Raid, ordered by the current King. The Raid caused Zélie’s mother to be hanged right in front of her and this ends up being a reoccurring event in her mind and ultimately acts as a motivation a lot of the time. It leaves her alone with her father Baba and her brother Tzain. Tzain was the only character I was kind of neutral about the entire time. I liked him, but he wasn’t my favorite. However, the story definitely would not have been the same without him there. It’s clear he would do anything for his sister, even if she pulled reckless stunts constantly. Even though he isn’t a maji, he is still passionate about getting magic back. The third prevalent character and my literal wife is Amari, the Princess of Örshia. She and Zélie were probably the most iconic characters in the entire story. At first, I was apprehensive about her character, but her development was incredible. After the first few chapters, I knew she was going to be one of my favorite characters in the story, and I was right. The last main character is Inan, the Crown Prince of Örshia. I don’t have much to say about him because I’m still mad at him. He needs to have a very long time out. But, I did really love his character and the internal conflicts he suffered throughout the book, it added a new layer of interest to it. It’s true when people say that to expose someone’s true character, you have to break them. I believe each character went through this in some way, there were some that were more drastic than others, but no matter what happened, it altered their lives and let their true colors to shine through as their character developed. The world-building in this novel was truly incredible, just like everything else about the book. Tomi Adeyemi did an amazing job with descriptions of the world surrounding her characters. At some points, it felt as if I were truly there with them. I also enjoyed the fact that the events in the book were heavily based on the events that took place in the past. Getting to learn some history about Örisha made things interesting and gave another aspect to be able to understand why the characters were doing what they did. I cannot wait to have the physical copy in my hands soon and everyone NEEDS to buy this book. Go preorder it right now because it is definitely worth it because it will no doubt be one of your favorite reads of 2018.
“We are all children of blood and bone. All instruments of vengeance and virtue.” All quotes are subject to change in the final copy Happy reading and go order Children of Blood and Bone!
Review of 'Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha Book 1)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher. In no way does this affect my opinion on the book.
Author: Tomi Adeyemi Release Date: March 06, 2018 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 448 (goodreads) Rating: 5/5 TW: blood, violence, gore, attempted rape, abuse, death, torture/war
Right off the bat, I want to give a big thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the sampler and US Macmillan for the entire e-arc copy. I can already say, hands down, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is the best book of 2018. In all honesty, I don’t have anything negative to say, which means this is most likely going to be a relatively short review because I don’t know if I can put ALL of my feelings into words. It’s partly due to the fact that I’m still in awe of how amazing this book was. Zélie, …
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher. In no way does this affect my opinion on the book.
Author: Tomi Adeyemi Release Date: March 06, 2018 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 448 (goodreads) Rating: 5/5 TW: blood, violence, gore, attempted rape, abuse, death, torture/war
Right off the bat, I want to give a big thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the sampler and US Macmillan for the entire e-arc copy. I can already say, hands down, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is the best book of 2018. In all honesty, I don’t have anything negative to say, which means this is most likely going to be a relatively short review because I don’t know if I can put ALL of my feelings into words. It’s partly due to the fact that I’m still in awe of how amazing this book was. Zélie, one of our main characters, is absolutely everything and I love her. The book starts off with her fighting with her beloved staff and just being amazing. But soon after, we get an insight into the oppression the maji go through when some of the palace guards show up to collect a tax specifically for households with maji. Throughout the entire book, we get to watch as Zélie is broken and rebroken over and over again as she fights to save magic which will ultimately give the maji their power back. Magic was extinguished before due to an event named the Raid, ordered by the current King. The Raid caused Zélie’s mother to be hanged right in front of her and this ends up being a reoccurring event in her mind and ultimately acts as a motivation a lot of the time. It leaves her alone with her father Baba and her brother Tzain. Tzain was the only character I was kind of neutral about the entire time. I liked him, but he wasn’t my favorite. However, the story definitely would not have been the same without him there. It’s clear he would do anything for his sister, even if she pulled reckless stunts constantly. Even though he isn’t a maji, he is still passionate about getting magic back. The third prevalent character and my literal wife is Amari, the Princess of Örshia. She and Zélie were probably the most iconic characters in the entire story. At first, I was apprehensive about her character, but her development was incredible. After the first few chapters, I knew she was going to be one of my favorite characters in the story, and I was right. The last main character is Inan, the Crown Prince of Örshia. I don’t have much to say about him because I’m still mad at him. He needs to have a very long time out. But, I did really love his character and the internal conflicts he suffered throughout the book, it added a new layer of interest to it. It’s true when people say that to expose someone’s true character, you have to break them. I believe each character went through this in some way, there were some that were more drastic than others, but no matter what happened, it altered their lives and let their true colors to shine through as their character developed. The world-building in this novel was truly incredible, just like everything else about the book. Tomi Adeyemi did an amazing job with descriptions of the world surrounding her characters. At some points, it felt as if I were truly there with them. I also enjoyed the fact that the events in the book were heavily based on the events that took place in the past. Getting to learn some history about Örisha made things interesting and gave another aspect to be able to understand why the characters were doing what they did. I cannot wait to have the physical copy in my hands soon and everyone NEEDS to buy this book. Go preorder it right now because it is definitely worth it because it will no doubt be one of your favorite reads of 2018.
