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Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
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Start date
June 1, 2019
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June 30, 2019
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Matthew
Apr 28, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2019, young-adult, gr_awards_2018, fantasy
Transcript of a conversation heard between Tomi Adeyemi and Marissa Meyer:

TOMI: Skies! I am so excited to meet you!

MARISSA: Stars, I know, right!

TOMI: Skies, yes!

MARISSA: Stars!

TOMI: Skies!

MARISSA: STARS, STARS!

TOMI: SKIES, SKIES, SKIES!

But, I digress . . .

I really enjoyed the first half of this book. It had some really cool character development and world building. And, it culminated in a really awesome and intense climactic scene.

Then . . . I dunno what happened.

The last half, for me, was jus ...more
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