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A Disappointing End to the Trilogy

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

November 8, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Children of Virtue and Vengeance Although the blurb on this book primarily references Zélie, Amari’s POV seems to be in this novel at least as much as Zélie’s, certainly more so than in the first book. She’s an important part of the novel and also a frustrating one. There is a lot of repetition of characters’ thoughts and behaviors in this book. Set a few weeks after the events of the last book, civil war has essentially broken out. Zélie’s ritual didn’t just return magic […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, Legacy of Orïsha, tomi adeyemi, ya fantasy

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:61 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, Legacy of Orïsha, tomi adeyemi, ya fantasy ·
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Magical Teens on a Quest

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

October 14, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Although it follows the beats of typical quest novel, I really enjoyed reading Children of Blood and Bone. The story is set in the country of Orïsha and told from the POVs of 3 characters, but the one who gets the most attention is Zélie. Her maji mother was killed when Zélie was a child after King Saran decided to eliminate magic from the land. Saran now oppresses people known as divîners, meaning they would have eventually become maji if he hadn’t ended magic. One […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Legacy of Orïsha, tomi adeyemi, ya fantasy

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Legacy of Orïsha, tomi adeyemi, ya fantasy ·
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Generic, derivative YA fantasy in disguise.

June 5, 2018 by narfna 5 Comments

Two things: 1. I wanted to like this. 2. I did not like this. I will elaborate. (NB: I waited a couple of weeks to actually sit down and write this review, because I was so aggravated while reading I was afraid my review would come out more scathing than the book deserved. I’m glad I waited. Rant reviews are fun on occasion, but I prefer to be more level-headed for the most part.) I wanted to like this because: There are not enough diverse […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: children of blood and bone, fantasy, Legacy of Orïsha, narfna, tomi adeyemi, Young Adult

narfna's CBR10 Review No:67 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: children of blood and bone, fantasy, Legacy of Orïsha, narfna, tomi adeyemi, Young Adult ·
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