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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)

Tomi Adeyemi

Start date: July 2, 2018

Finish date: July 10, 2018

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Aug 08, 2018 Molly rated it liked it

Shelves: recommended, borrowed, ya-lit, fantasy, 3-and-a-half-stars, i-want-to-like-you, fya-finds, book-riot-finds, read-in-2018, summer-2018

I’m really torn on this. The world building is spectacular, and the parallels are clear without being soapboxy (can we call it an allegory? Let’s call it an allegory). But there’s this point when the four main characters start pairing off and it just did NOT feel natural. Just like “oh, well, we have two pairs of siblings so let’s just have them pair off with their opposite sex counterparts.” Maybe it’s because I have never been a teen in a world that is falling apart, but it never ceases to ama ...more

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Apr 21, 2022 Laura Vultaggio rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-harder-challenge-2022

This incredible adventure follows Zelie, a young woman with magic in her blood, as she tries to restore the magic that has been taken from her people. Inspired by Nigerian mythology, Zelie’s story is eerily reminiscent of the racism that plagues our society today.

Saran, the barbaric king of Orisha is trying to erase the magi. Zelie’s mother along with countless other magi, has been murdered by the King’s men and he won’t stop until they are all dead. Unexpectedly, Zelie encounters Amari, the pr ...more

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