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

Tomi Adeyemi

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 28, 2021

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Jan 04, 2020 Kayleigh {K-Books} rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own-physical, fantasy

Children of Virtue and Vengeance Review on K-Books

"We're the children of the gods. If someone's running away, it's not going to be us."

Children of Virtue and Vengeance was without a doubt one of my most anticipated releases of 2019. I absolutely adored the first book in this series Children of Blood and Bone and I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen, especially after the excitement of the ending. Children of Virtue and Vengeance did not disappoint at all! I loved every single momen ...more

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Feb 21, 2021 Elle rated it really liked it

Though admittedly not as action-packed as the first installment, I still quite enjoyed this sequel in the Legacy of Orisha series. The writing is still fantastic and the world-building/magic system are really well done and complex.

The plot was problematic in a few ways that definite pulled down my enjoyment. There were several instances where it felt like things were running in circles. The same conflicts occurred over and over again with no progress in any direction. That grew a bit frustratin ...more

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Dec 25, 2019 Tanya Patrice rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, audiobook-is-better

31/2 stars but rounding up. The first book. Children of Blood and Bone was amazing. This is the 2nd book in the series - and you definitely need to read them in order. I really liked this book - but not as much as the first one. If you can - listen to the audiobook. You'll get more immersed and connected to the story - I promise you. But while I was invested - this book ... the characters - definitely more :young adult like.: Instead of strong women, we get constant self-doubt. It was so annoyin ...more

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Dec 20, 2019 Melanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned

I must admit, I wasn't nearly as obsessed with this one as the first. I felt most of the characters did things that seemed ooc for them: Amari, Zelie, Inan. It was still a good story, but also not as fun and adventurous as the first. The twist ending seemed contrived. I'll still read the next one, but I feel disappointed that I waited this long and this is what I got. ...more

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