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Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
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May 2, 2018
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May 30, 2018
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Jenn
Oct 10, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2019-finished, ya-fantasy
I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this book so I put off reading it for a bit. I was wrong. It was definitely a delightful read. Loved the entire world and the characters.

The magic system is very different from what I normally read and I enjoyed that very much. It appears to be based on a long line of tradition with ancient rituals with their gods. It drew me in quickly because it's not like fae magic or the normal type of magic.

If there is one complaint I had with the book it's just that ...more
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Jules
Sep 03, 2018 rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult
Very much like the genre it comes from but different enough to warrant a good rating. Strong world building, fantastic use of fantasy to address present-day societal and cultural issues. Was boring and predictable at first but action packed towards the middle. Final 3rd/resolution lagged a bit. Tzain was underdeveloped. The romance/foreshadowed love triangle...blergh. Amiri was the only one with a lick of sense.
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Patti
Feb 21, 2019 rated it did not like it
I wish there was a minus star rating. This book is awful and not worth the time.
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Neila
May 31, 2019 rated it it was amazing
I describe it as Harry Potter meets the Hunger Games! Loved this book.
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Savi
Aug 03, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, audiobook, fiction, lead-poc, read-in-2019, author-poc, author-female, lead-multi
3.5 stars rounded down.

I really like the representation this book provides but found the characters not too interesting, the story nothing new and the romantic relationship really unrealistic. It wasn't too bad, parts of it were gripping and I will pick up the next book when it comes out but it won't be high on my to read list. ...more
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