Children of Blood and Bone
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Summary
Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and Bone。
They killed my mother。
They took our magic。
They tried to bury us。
Now we rise。
Zelie remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic。 When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames， Tiders beckoning waves， and Zelie's Reaper mother summoning forth souls。
But everything changed the night magic disappeared。 Under the orders of a ruthless king， anyone with powers was targeted and killed， leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope。 Only a few people remain with the power to use magic， and they must remain hidden。
Zelie is one such person。 Now she has a chance to bring back magic to her people and strike against the monarchy。 With the help of a rogue princess， Zelie must learn to harness her powers and outrun the crown prince， who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good。
Danger lurks in Orisha， where strange creatures prowl， and vengeful spirits wait in the waters。 Yet the greatest danger may be Zelie herself as she struggles to come to terms with the strength of her magic - and her growing feelings for an enemy。
They killed my mother。
They took our magic。
They tried to bury us。
Now we rise。
Zelie remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic。 When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames， Tiders beckoning waves， and Zelie's Reaper mother summoning forth souls。
But everything changed the night magic disappeared。 Under the orders of a ruthless king， anyone with powers was targeted and killed， leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope。 Only a few people remain with the power to use magic， and they must remain hidden。
Zelie is one such person。 Now she has a chance to bring back magic to her people and strike against the monarchy。 With the help of a rogue princess， Zelie must learn to harness her powers and outrun the crown prince， who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good。
Danger lurks in Orisha， where strange creatures prowl， and vengeful spirits wait in the waters。 Yet the greatest danger may be Zelie herself as she struggles to come to terms with the strength of her magic - and her growing feelings for an enemy。
Reviews
Bernadette
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I found the characters very off in this book。 It was like each character’s POV was exactly the same person？ And no one had any convictions or loyalties or strong feelings that couldn’t be swayed by a few words or small actions。 I also found the pacing to be very off as well。 It’s a journey story！ 。。。wait， no， it’s a sit and let things happen story。。。 wait， no， it’s a let’s party story。。。 let’s live in dreams？ Yet another story that could be told in half the pages。Definitely angsty YA。 Definitely I found the characters very off in this book。 It was like each character’s POV was exactly the same person？ And no one had any convictions or loyalties or strong feelings that couldn’t be swayed by a few words or small actions。 I also found the pacing to be very off as well。 It’s a journey story！ 。。。wait， no， it’s a sit and let things happen story。。。 wait， no， it’s a let’s party story。。。 let’s live in dreams？ Yet another story that could be told in half the pages。Definitely angsty YA。 Definitely plot holes。 It was entertaining。 。。。more
TheWorldOnAShelf
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Ci saranno delle difficoltà nello scrivere questa recensione。 Partiamo con ordine: l'intento dell'autrice， soprattutto dopo aver letto le sue note， è davvero onorevole e l'idea di base del libro ha buonissime premesse， ma non ci siamo。 Non ci siamo completamente。 Il worldbuilding è essenzialmente inesistente， per non parlare di tutti quei termini inventati e buttati lì senza una spiegazione， senza nemmeno il tentativo di far comprendere il lettore。 Se non fosse stato sponsorizzato ovunque come u Ci saranno delle difficoltà nello scrivere questa recensione。 Partiamo con ordine: l'intento dell'autrice， soprattutto dopo aver letto le sue note， è davvero onorevole e l'idea di base del libro ha buonissime premesse， ma non ci siamo。 Non ci siamo completamente。 Il worldbuilding è essenzialmente inesistente， per non parlare di tutti quei termini inventati e buttati lì senza una spiegazione， senza nemmeno il tentativo di far comprendere il lettore。 Se non fosse stato sponsorizzato ovunque come un fantasy di ambientazione africana non l'avrei mai capito da sola， per quanto mi riguarda sarebbe potuto essere ambientato ovunque， considerando che non c'è nulla， nell'ambientazione， che ti rimanda all'Africa。 Non si capisce bene quando sia ambientato; diamo per scontato abbia un setting medievale ma dopo aver letto dei bar e delle sigarette mi sono sorti alcuni dubbi。 La gerarchia all'interno dell'opera l'ho trovata altrettanto confusionaria。Parlando dei personaggi mi viene la pelle d'oca。 Forse la migliore è Amari che ha un'effettiva evoluzione， per il resto boh tutto molto piatto。 Anche le descrizioni stesse dell'impatto emotivo che alcuni eventi hanno su di loro sono molto superficiali。 Cioè ci rendiamo conto che sono eventi che li cambiano e li turbano ma solo perché siamo esseri senzienti， perché tutto quello che traspare dal libro è un "il suo sangue mi cola dalle mani， sono circondata da morte。。。 Vabbè， chi vuole un tè？"。Per quanto riguarda l'instant love non commento nemmeno， soprattutto se di mezzo c'è Inan che ha la personalità e l'autonomia di un'ameba。 Cambia idea con la stessa frequenza con cui si respira e le frasi che dice e che pensa sono a dir poco imbarazzanti。Mi dispiace tantissimo per questo libro， c'erano delle ottime premesse che， a mio avviso， non sono state sfruttate in modo adeguato。 Ci sono comunque delle note interessanti come la corsa contro il tempo e tutta questa faccenda dei maji ridotti in schiavitù con conseguente rivoluzione; per questo e per il fatto che il libro è abbastanza scorrevole， nonostante i suoi 85 e passa capitoli， gli do due stelle。 🌟 🌟 。。。more
flo
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just felt like generic fantasy tbh。 nothing special imo。
elena
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4。5 starswhat the fuck just happened
Tracy L。 Snyder
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The star of Children of Blood and Bone is the setting。This YA story is set in a fictional land based on West Africa。 It has African clothes， food， and a magic system derived from African legends。 It is refreshing to read something from a different culture。And if some of the struggles the characters face seem familiar， the author does note at the end of the book that it is meant to parallel some of the racial tensions in current times。 It's just that in this world， those in power and those who ar The star of Children of Blood and Bone is the setting。This YA story is set in a fictional land based on West Africa。 It has African clothes， food， and a magic system derived from African legends。 It is refreshing to read something from a different culture。And if some of the struggles the characters face seem familiar， the author does note at the end of the book that it is meant to parallel some of the racial tensions in current times。 It's just that in this world， those in power and those who are persecuted all have dark skin。My understanding is that the author is Nigerian/American， and has studied the legends of West Africa。 I found it enjoyable to be immersed in a fantasy version of her heritage。 。。。more
Jen
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Adventure， love， action， betrayal， magic and so much more is present in this story。 I was concerned that it wouldn't live up to the hype but it does。A brother who does anything to protect his sister。 A father broken by loss。 Another brother who does anything to gain his father's love。 Sisters who both feel they are not good enough。 All are very human and imperfect but they all try to protect those they love and do what is right。As well as the humanity shown there is also the corruption and bruta Adventure， love， action， betrayal， magic and so much more is present in this story。 I was concerned that it wouldn't live up to the hype but it does。A brother who does anything to protect his sister。 A father broken by loss。 Another brother who does anything to gain his father's love。 Sisters who both feel they are not good enough。 All are very human and imperfect but they all try to protect those they love and do what is right。As well as the humanity shown there is also the corruption and brutality caused by grief， power and fear of the unknown。 There are so many ways this book could be translated as the story of almost every nation if the magic wasn't there as a reason for the fear and was replaced by religion or skin colour。 A brilliant piece of writing getting the reader to think without being confrontational about it。 。。。more
Candice
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Review To Come
Georgia
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A series I think I will continue。。。 Because damn if this one resolved nothing！
Ashley
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Really enjoyed this - it was well written and full of action。 The audiobook narrator was also pretty good， which made it even better。
Marv Mcfly
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Best book I've read in a long time， I couldn't stop reading， it was a emotional roller coaster and I highly recommend Best book I've read in a long time， I couldn't stop reading， it was a emotional roller coaster and I highly recommend 。。。more
Eloise
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On the face of it， this is a very traditional fantasy "quest to retrieve/deliver the magic macguffin and overthrow the evil over-lord" story， with some Nigerian cultural set dressing （view spoiler）[（yessss as I White-European I am bored of 'less-depth-than-a-dnd-game' generic 'medieval' not-europe settings） （hide spoiler）]。 This brings the usual fantasy character tropes; the dead parent， the frustrated brother， the firm but caring mentor （view spoiler）[ who dies （hide spoiler）]， the rash hero， t On the face of it， this is a very traditional fantasy "quest to retrieve/deliver the magic macguffin and overthrow the evil over-lord" story， with some Nigerian cultural set dressing （view spoiler）[（yessss as I White-European I am bored of 'less-depth-than-a-dnd-game' generic 'medieval' not-europe settings） （hide spoiler）]。 This brings the usual fantasy character tropes; the dead parent， the frustrated brother， the firm but caring mentor （view spoiler）[ who dies （hide spoiler）]， the rash hero， the secret princess， the conflicted prince， the charming rogue， the tyrant， the hidden society that offers brief respite （view spoiler）[and becomes collateral damage （hide spoiler）]。 What these characters also have， is depth; nuance and character growth that gives them life outside of their archetype and narrative purpose。 They feel rooted in their reality， part of a wider culture。 Like all good fantasy writers， Adeyemi is also holding up a mirror to our own society。 The themes of oppression （and reaction to it）， grief， trauma， community， complicity and resilience are all clearly nuanced and empathetically portrayed。 This is YA Fantasy at its best。 My only criticisms are entirely subjective。 1: I wasn't too keen on one of the romance side-plots。 Although it was great from a character growth and nuance perspective I felt the actual content interrupted the build-up of the action。 That might have been the point and it might， if you put actual hormonal teens in a high-stress situation， be entirely realistic YMMV。 2: I occasionally had trouble distinguishing between the voices of some of our POV characters at the start of chapters， although again， this may say more about my reading than the bookBonus points were awarded for throwaway lines referencing Magic trashing the British， Spanish and Portuguese Empires。 Simultaneously making this Fantasy/Alternate History AND letting me use this gif Sorcery Uther GIF from Sorcery GIFs I will be reading the sequel。 。。。more
Mary Rieck
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First half was all magic and adventure， second half was slower on adventure and more YA type interpersonal story lines。 Loved both。 The magic was very magic-y， very pure ethereal magic， I liked the world building。
Kate
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Good， but not my favorite。 The world building was interesting， but the magic rules were a little fast and loose。
Ella Williams
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I love Amari， the character development is great and I love the girl power （literally）
Μaria Vrisanaki
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ΠΟΛΥ ΚΑΛΟ❣️ Είναι γεμάτο γεγονότα， δράση και ένταση！ Έχει καλούς και αγαπητούς χαρακτήρες。Αν και πολύ μεγάλο， δεν είναι καθόλου βαρετό ❣️❣️❣️ Επίσης， με εντυπωσίασε το γεγονός πως， ενώ κάθε τόσο αλλάζαμε pov ανάμεσα σε 4 χαρακτήρες （κάτι που πολλές φορές δημιουργεί μπερδέματα）， η ροή συνεχίστηκε ομαλά， τίποτα δεν κλώτσησε， ούτε η αλλαγή προσώπου με πετούσε έξω από το κείμενο， ώστε μετά να χρειάζομαι κάποιο χρόνο για να ξαναμπώ στο πνεύμα της ιστορίας και να ακολουθήσω τον κάθε χαρακτήρα。4，5/5 ⭐ ΠΟΛΥ ΚΑΛΟ❣️ Είναι γεμάτο γεγονότα， δράση και ένταση！ Έχει καλούς και αγαπητούς χαρακτήρες。Αν και πολύ μεγάλο， δεν είναι καθόλου βαρετό ❣️❣️❣️ Επίσης， με εντυπωσίασε το γεγονός πως， ενώ κάθε τόσο αλλάζαμε pov ανάμεσα σε 4 χαρακτήρες （κάτι που πολλές φορές δημιουργεί μπερδέματα）， η ροή συνεχίστηκε ομαλά， τίποτα δεν κλώτσησε， ούτε η αλλαγή προσώπου με πετούσε έξω από το κείμενο， ώστε μετά να χρειάζομαι κάποιο χρόνο για να ξαναμπώ στο πνεύμα της ιστορίας και να ακολουθήσω τον κάθε χαρακτήρα。4，5/5 ⭐ Κόβω μισώ αστεράκι επειδή ο έρωτας του ζευγαριού ήρθε σχετικά γρήγορα για τα δικά μου γούστα。 Κατά τα άλλα υπέροχο ❣️Ανυπομονώ για το επόμενο 😍 。。。more
Valentin Soto
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Finally got to reading this book， finished it today。 I literally love this book， hate Inan though。
Ryza
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3🌟 "Your people， your guards—they're nothing more than killers， rapists， and thieves。 The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear。""They built this world for you， built it to love you。 They never cursed at you in the streets， never broke down the doors of your home。" "No matter what I do， I will always be afraid。""I won't let your ignorance silence my pain。 。。。 I will not let my fear silence the truth。"Children of Blood and Bone spoke a truth about racial discriminat 3🌟 "Your people， your guards—they're nothing more than killers， rapists， and thieves。 The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear。""They built this world for you， built it to love you。 They never cursed at you in the streets， never broke down the doors of your home。" "No matter what I do， I will always be afraid。""I won't let your ignorance silence my pain。 。。。 I will not let my fear silence the truth。"Children of Blood and Bone spoke a truth about racial discrimination and police brutality。 It also opened the discourse on representation in literature， especially that it has become a widely read book in its first three years of existence。 For these two reasons， I hold the book in high regard notwithstanding my opinion about the story's originality。I honestly almost gave up on this book。 The first 200 pages was a montage of Throne of Glass， Truthwitch， and The Darkest Minds。 As most reviewer writes， it has almost every YA trope， and even the—gasps—I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding。 The first time I read it， I only thought: was this not published in 2018？ I'm quite sure people should've let out all of those breaths by now。Nevertheless， I did quite enjoy the remaining pages。 Still not the most original ending， but decent enough。 Albeit not enough to push me through reading the next book。 It was quite a ride， and I thank Zelie， Tzain， Amari， and Inan for the enjoyable read。 But I think I'm saying goodbye to this series and the characters， so allow me to pour out all my thoughts on this one。First， Zelie。 I guess I like her， but there isn't much to say about her。 She is conveniently pretty to attract a prince and is chosen by the gods to save the world， so there's really not much to talk about。 We already know how that story goes。Tzain， however， I actually liked。 I always love stories of unconditional love between family， but I was quite stunned and disappointed when he seemed to demand payment mid-end。 He ended up as an okay character for me。Amari I hated so much for a good two-thirds of the book， and even towards the end I secretly despised her。 She just came off to me as a whiny character， and it really has nothing to do with her being a princess but with her mentioning Binta all。 the。 damn。 time。 And you see， the problem with this is that I。 don't。 care。 about。 Binta。 That's what happens when you kill off a character without building it—no one cares。 You can imagine me fuming when she claims the title "the Lionaire"。 Oh please。 What would Binta say？And then there's Inan。 Now where do I start with this one？ I didn't care for him at all。 Not once， not ever。 He's a dog to me。 Following the king when he holds his treats， following Zelie when she does。 Overall， I'm not at all moved by him or his betrayal。 In fact， it doesn't seem like one。 He's never seemed to be able to pick sides， after all。Then there's the king， whom I also don't care about。 Or Kaea。 Or everyone else。 I really did like Zu， Kwame， and Roen， though。 I was hoping the first two wouldn't be killed off and they would form part of the team。 Perhaps it would've been more exciting。Overall， it's a nice read。 I'm not looking forward to the next ones， though。 This will be the official close of the Legacy of Orisha series for me。 。。。more
Emily
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Die Charaktere sind alle so liebevoll und haben sehr viel Tiefgang， was mich stellenweise einfach umgehauen hat。 Die Autorin hat einen， für mich persönlich， super angenehmen Schreibstil und die perfekte Balance zwischen gefühlvollen， mit Emotionen geladenen und actionreichen Szenen gefunden。 Mehr als einmal habe ich mir eine Träne verdrücken müssen。Ebenfalls behandelt das Buch auch das weiterhin ziemlich aktuelle Thema Rassismus und Diskriminierung und bindet dies wunderbar in die Handlung mit e Die Charaktere sind alle so liebevoll und haben sehr viel Tiefgang， was mich stellenweise einfach umgehauen hat。 Die Autorin hat einen， für mich persönlich， super angenehmen Schreibstil und die perfekte Balance zwischen gefühlvollen， mit Emotionen geladenen und actionreichen Szenen gefunden。 Mehr als einmal habe ich mir eine Träne verdrücken müssen。Ebenfalls behandelt das Buch auch das weiterhin ziemlich aktuelle Thema Rassismus und Diskriminierung und bindet dies wunderbar in die Handlung mit ein。 Ich habe aus dem Buch persönlich für mich sehr viel mitnehmen können und lege euch nahe die Reihe selbst zu lesen！ 。。。more
Adéla Tůmová
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Na knížku jsem se po všech těch superlativech， které jsem o ní četla， mimořádně těšila。 Výsledkem bylo zklamání。 O propracovaných postavách， které mi slibovali， se nedá mluvit。 Inan má nejspíš nějakou poruchu osobnosti， protože co deset stránek mění strany a názory， ale vlastně netušíte proč je jak větrná korouhvička。 Hlavní postava Zélie je klasická YA hrdinka， takže vám během deseti stránek začne lézt krkem。 Že odporuje vojákům， i když tím ohrozí všechny kolem， bych ještě pochopila。 Že totálně Na knížku jsem se po všech těch superlativech， které jsem o ní četla， mimořádně těšila。 Výsledkem bylo zklamání。 O propracovaných postavách， které mi slibovali， se nedá mluvit。 Inan má nejspíš nějakou poruchu osobnosti， protože co deset stránek mění strany a názory， ale vlastně netušíte proč je jak větrná korouhvička。 Hlavní postava Zélie je klasická YA hrdinka， takže vám během deseti stránek začne lézt krkem。 Že odporuje vojákům， i když tím ohrozí všechny kolem， bych ještě pochopila。 Že totálně dlabe na členy rodiny a ještě se to snaží omluvit tím， že musela， protože ona je přece ta po mámě výjimečná， je na nakopnutí。 V podstatě nejlepší je asi Amari， která má alespoň nějaký vývoj jako postava。 Některá rozhodnutí v knize nedávají smysl - máme tři dny na to zachránit celý svět， to je spousta času。 Uděláme oslavu （ano， dělat velkou párty， když vám jde někdo po krku a vy se schováváte， to má logiku）。 Ta mytologie， na kterou jsem se tolik těšila， protože toho o ní moc nevím， v té knížce skoro není。 To mě zklamalo nejvíc。 Naopak spousta zbytečné nedůvěryhodně napsané romantiky。 A vůbec velká spousta nudy a patosu。 Je to prvotina， dám autorce ještě šanci， protože to má i své světlé stránky， ale očekávání to jednoznačně nesplnilo。 。。。more
Emmy Finn
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3。75
Jayla Alfaro
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Eh。 The novel was entertaining， to say the least。 But seriously。。。 Zelie and Inan。。 wtf was that。 One minute they wanted to kill each other and the next they were in love。。。 barf。 It was thrown in there and I thought I skipped a chapter or something。。。 should've been Amari but eh。 Eh。 The novel was entertaining， to say the least。 But seriously。。。 Zelie and Inan。。 wtf was that。 One minute they wanted to kill each other and the next they were in love。。。 barf。 It was thrown in there and I thought I skipped a chapter or something。。。 should've been Amari but eh。 。。。more
Nicki
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It could've been shorter but overall， a great read。 I hope they turn it into a series， far too many details for a movie。 It could've been shorter but overall， a great read。 I hope they turn it into a series， far too many details for a movie。 。。。more
Mia
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that was an incredible incredible book
ophelia
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Loved this book so much。 I always grab it and read some of my favorite parts。 I think everyone should read it the writing （and writer） is just amazinggg。
Jason Palmer
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Finally a book that I can read to my daughters before they sleep every night without having to answer questions like， "why is the man always the one who 。。。"， "why does the bad guy always 。。。"， "why is fantasy always in England or 。。。"。 This book has been compared to Harry Potter。 Ridiculous！ Harry Potter is full of all the tropes that this book breaks。 Harry is a good， white， British guy and he remains a good white British guy to the end of the series。 Voldemort is a bad， foreign， alien male。 H Finally a book that I can read to my daughters before they sleep every night without having to answer questions like， "why is the man always the one who 。。。"， "why does the bad guy always 。。。"， "why is fantasy always in England or 。。。"。 This book has been compared to Harry Potter。 Ridiculous！ Harry Potter is full of all the tropes that this book breaks。 Harry is a good， white， British guy and he remains a good white British guy to the end of the series。 Voldemort is a bad， foreign， alien male。 He remains so throughout the series。 In Children， the characters not only grow and change dramatically， but they burst all your preconceived dichotomies between good/evil， right/wrong， Black/white， muggle/magic， or male/female。 To compare this series to Harry Potter is like comparing the best rocket ship to the best bicycle。 They aren't even in the same league。 。。。more
Colleen （Colleensreadingadventures） Scidmore
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𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟑。𝟓-𝟑。𝟕𝟓 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬This was an interesting fantasy that takes place in a different type of world called Orisha with magical people known as The Maji and non magical people that are Kosidans。The Maji were very powerful people and controlled most of Orisha until 11 years ago when for some reason the gods （or so they think） decided to take away their magic because some of The Maji were using the power irresponsibly and for evil purposes。 King Saran， a Kosidan took advantage of that mome 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟑。𝟓-𝟑。𝟕𝟓 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬This was an interesting fantasy that takes place in a different type of world called Orisha with magical people known as The Maji and non magical people that are Kosidans。The Maji were very powerful people and controlled most of Orisha until 11 years ago when for some reason the gods （or so they think） decided to take away their magic because some of The Maji were using the power irresponsibly and for evil purposes。 King Saran， a Kosidan took advantage of that moment and slaughtered many of The Maji， good and bad alike and put their children， the Diviner’s into slavedom。 Amari （King Saran’s daughter） has witnessed her father in the middle a life altering incident and has stolen a magical scroll trying to help The Maji awaken their long dead magic。 She takes a long and perilous journey with Zelie， a Diviner with a warriors heart， Zelies brother Tzain and their beloved companion Nailah to a a magical land while trying to evade her father and brother Inan and their army， who are hunting them down。 I respected the authors take on this story representing inequality and police brutality of black persons and definitely identified the similarities。 The story itself was very interesting but I was not in awe or in love with it。 I felt like it was a bit dragged out and I didn’t feel the pitter patter in my heart of the romance part of the story that I love in Fantasy/Romance books。That being said I did love Zelies fierceness and how much Amari had grown from the beginning to the end。 Inan pissed me off completely at how ignorant he was。 And Nailah is an animal lovers delight。 She was very endearing。I enjoyed this book for sure。 I didn’t love it as much as others， but I still found it to be a pretty decent story especially for a debut book。 And I am definitely picking up the second one。 I need to know what the hell happens now， a whole lot drama went down at the end and I can’t just leave it hanging！ 。。。more
Jillian Torassa
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Very teenage characters who are still figuring out their values and motivation， which constantly change throughout the book。 A complicated history that can be a little hard to follow， especially from narrator to narrator。 But good action， interesting story and world， and a fun read， overall。
Carla
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El libro en si no me gustó， muchas veces sentí ganas de dejarlo de lado， o me reía de lo absurdo de algunas cosas， pero no todo es malo。Algo que me gusto mucho es que el libro se inspiró en la mitología africana Yoruba， algo que jamás he leído， lo ignoraba y me maravillo， es en definitiva el atractivo más grande de este libro y que hizo que siguiera leyendo， por otro lado esta Amari， no es mi personaje favorito ni la ame con locura ni nada， pero si vi un desarrollo en ella （¿algo rápido？ pues si El libro en si no me gustó， muchas veces sentí ganas de dejarlo de lado， o me reía de lo absurdo de algunas cosas， pero no todo es malo。Algo que me gusto mucho es que el libro se inspiró en la mitología africana Yoruba， algo que jamás he leído， lo ignoraba y me maravillo， es en definitiva el atractivo más grande de este libro y que hizo que siguiera leyendo， por otro lado esta Amari， no es mi personaje favorito ni la ame con locura ni nada， pero si vi un desarrollo en ella （¿algo rápido？ pues si） y me gustó， ya que a comparación del resto ella es la única （en mi opinión） que creció como personaje。 Y pues el ritmo del libro es rápido， podía seguir leyéndolo pese a esos momentos que quería dejarlo tirado， especialmente el final。Pero no fue suficiente， los personajes me irritaron mucho， especialmente Zélie e Inan， Tzain me parece irrelevante。 No logré empatizar con ninguno （ni siquiera con Amari） en ningún momento， y cuando no creo "lazos" con los personajes siento que me pierdo gran parte de la experiencia del libro☹️ En cuanto al transcurso de la historia， pues bleh， todo sucede en "el camino" y los problemas que se les presentan se resuelven demasiado fácil， y son predecibles （pero claro， considerando que les ponen una fecha limite de poquitos días， todo es un torbellino de situaciones） y bueno， lo último， el predecible y soso romance de los personajes principales， a ver yo no estoy del todo en contra del Instalove， si está bien descrito， con momentos de tensión （mucha xd） algún pequeño desarrollo en la pareja， algo que me hiciera decir "si， ya， que sucedaaa" pero nada-de-eso， se vieron un par de veces （unos minutos） y era odio el que sentían， se vieron en persona y tuvieron que trabajar juntos， él hace un gesto bueno y boom el amor surge y el odio se va instantáneamente， un par de horas después se están comiendo con pasión y prácticamente diciendose te amo （ahh pero Inan si lo dicen horas después xd）。。。。 y todo eso pasa en ¿1 o 2 días？ ni siquiera se dieron el tiempo de conocerse， de crear un lazo， de superar el odio que sentían en un principio， ella por una acción buena de él y él por ver el pasado de ella （¿pena？）， fue soso， rapido， cero tensión， cero pasión， cero todo 😕 me gustó mas ese tonteo que tuvieron Amari y Tzain （osea es seguro que en el segundo libro 😏）Y Inan merece una mención， ese tipo es horrible， cada capítulo era un copy page del otro， en ningún momento crea su propia opinión， o se basaba en lo que su padre quería o en lo que Zélie quería， es super influenciable， pasaba de un bando a otro en segundos y me irritaba， sus capítulos no aportaron casi nada 😕 hubiera sido interesante un desarrollo de ese personaje， de cuando estaba perdido y confundido con sus creencias a llegar a un inan decidido，más firme， no se， pero para ello también se necesitaba tiempo， no en un par de días， pero si， eso （creo que otro de mis problemas es la rapidez xd ¿por que tenia que suceder todo en días？ ¿porque no dar mas tiempo？ ） ☹️Me alargue xdQuizás le de la oportunidad al segundo， no se。。。veremos 。。。more
Andrea Yagle
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New mythology （to me）！ Great world building with magic， giant animals， conflicted royals， self doubting heroes， young romance and rebels。 Most of the characters are described as People of Color as well as the main characters。 And no one is compared to food！ Highly recommend this fast paced YA adventure！
Heather
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