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

Tomi Adeyemi

Start date: July 1, 2024

Finish date: July 31, 2024

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Oct 21, 2018 Kate rated it liked it

3.5/5

This book is written from the perspective of three different characters - Zelie, Amari, and Inan. Amari and Inan are siblings and are the children of the kingdom’s king (Saran) and queen. This book tells the story of Zelie’s quest to bring magic back to the kingdom. I found the character and scene development to be a bit weak. It’s not a book like Harry Potter where I could completely imagine the environment.

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Jan 28, 2019 Roxanne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I REALLY enjoyed this read! From the setting description, character buildup and development to the action-packed plot, I enjoyed this story and once I got into it, I didn’t want it to end. I would give this 4.5 stars for the satisfying plot and three-dimensional characters. I also appreciate the political themes (though I didn’t realize it until much later). I can’t wait for the next installment of this series.

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Jun 21, 2023 Vicki rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, audiobook, magic, young-adult, pages_500-600, tower-teams-x

This fantasy by Tomi Adeyemi is simply amazing! No way I can review this book and do it justice! It's told from 3 different POV's: Zelie, Amari, Inan. I felt for Zel because of how she felt like she was always disappointing her family and that's a horrible place to be emotionally. She has a really good relationship with her brother, Tzain, and I love that. I love Amari for her courage and bravery, especially after such tragedy she experienced. I had the hardest time with Inan but I had to admire ...more

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May 03, 2018 Aly rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018, audiobook

I really liked this book. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was pretty good. I liked her accent and it was nice knowing how some of the names were pronounced. I would've liked the different characters to have more distinct voices so I could tell them apart. But overall I recommend the audio for sure.
I enjoyed the magic part of it a lot. I really like when characters have all kinds of different powers and the world building was great. It was awesome seeing a different culture and thei ...more

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Nov 10, 2018 Melany rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2018

This book caused a lot of mixed emotions in me. I think this book could have been really good but it was ruined by cringe-inducing romance. I think the world building and magic were very interesting, I think they could have explained it a bit better but being the first book in the series I think it was well enough developed to tell the story, though do I want to know if there is magic in other countries. The story introduces the idea of the world being bigger then Orisha, I so hope that is explo This book caused a lot of mixed emotions in me. I think this book could have been really good but it was ruined by cringe-inducing romance. I think the world building and magic were very interesting, I think they could have explained it a bit better but being the first book in the series I think it was well enough developed to tell the story, though do I want to know if there is magic in other countries. The story introduces the idea of the world being bigger then Orisha, I so hope that is explored in the next book. The story is simple but I think matched with a complex magic system and world problems it worked. In first half of the book I had a few problems like not really understanding the magic but most of my problems came from Amari and Inan. Amari because she was very cowardly but I think she had grown on me by the midway of the book and she ended the book being my favorite character. My major issue was with Inan, not with character or personality, I liked his character for the most part my problem was with insta-love facilitating power. His powers annoyed the shit out of me because they could do everything. He can read mind, see memories of soul and enter dreams (which was of course used to developed the romance *sign*). All these things were small enough that it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the book, BUT that was only the first have of the book. The second half of the book spent way too much time on the horribly rushed romances (both of them but at least Amari and Tzan's was done in person and not in a dreamscape). Zelie and Inan's romance made me roll my eyes so hard it actually began to hurt(view spoiler). And the worst part was that the romance took over the second half of the book that part of the second half of the book was ruined by the romance. (view spoiler) . It's sad that the romance really brought this book down for me. I was starting to really get into once they got the sun stone but shortly after that is when the romance started and it was downhill from there. I think I might read the second book (view spoiler) And if I don't I would definitely read another series by this author. ...more

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Dec 05, 2018 Jenn rated it it was amazing

This was probably one of the best books I have read in a long time. Adeyemi puts a lot of thought into her magic and how each character is going use it and why. I love how the characters fight for their beliefs with abandon. It seems like they are not afraid but in reality of course they are! It has so many strong female characters that rely on themselves and not a guy to help them (though there are men in the novel that assist them, but it is very clear the females are capable to handle their o ...more

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