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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

Tomi Adeyemi

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: July 30, 2019

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Dec 15, 2019 Diana rated it liked it

I didn't enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed the first one. There were moments in which the magic felt like some sort of Dragon Ball, and at times Zélie felt quite unrelatable and very un-Zélie-like.
Still, I am awaiting the last one (it was a trilogy, right?) to know how it all wraps up. ...more

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Feb 08, 2020 Heather rated it liked it

I will once again state that Bahni Turpin can do no wrong and I would have not enjoyed this at all without her magnificent narration. That being said, this book was definitely a letdown compared to the first. I did enjoy some of the magical development and the spotlight on a few minor characters, but a lot of this was repetitive and went in a circle that just seemed long-winded and unnecessary. The ending definitely set me up to want to read the third book though, despite all of this. And defini ...more

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