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

Tomi Adeyemi

Start date: May 2, 2018

Finish date: May 30, 2018

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Apr 05, 2020 Kristin rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, fantasy, read-in-2020, buddy-read

I have never read an all-black cast fantasy before this one, which is so crazy, but I am SO happy this book/series exists. The message was important and the story felt real and relatable.

I loved Zélie and Amari, both individually and as friends. Although they were far from friends at the beginning of the story, I appreciated the growth and strength on both ends. A character I couldn't stand? Inan. And Tzain at some parts.

Inan's character was definitely why I rated this book 4 stars. He was ver ...more

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Apr 05, 2019 Marcy rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-or-reread-2019

Glad I picked this up. I usually don't get into fantasy type books, but I'd heard good things about this one. Knowing it was in a series, I figured I'd probably read this first book, hopefully enjoy it, but not be following up on the rest of the series - but I ended up liking it enough that I'm planning to read more to find out how things go for Zélie and Amari. Really appreciated the author's note at the end, too. ...more

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