Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

560 pages

Published March 3, 2020 by Square Fish.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-29462-3

(11 reviews)

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.

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3 stars

This was a very emotionally intense, action-packed, fast read. I loved the world Adeyemi constructed and the clear affection she felt for her characters. My only complaints would be a) it was very predictable, and sometimes predictable plot points occurred at the expense of more satisfying character arcs; 2) it was extremely heterosexual. Like i mean come on, Amari is obviously bi and was in love with Binta, and Zélie was right there to project onto.