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When I started this, I purposely left it be a "bedside" book. The last thing I did each night and I parceled the pages out sparingly, savoring the writing though I quickly longed to swallow the 600 pages whole. For some odd reason, I was unaware of the hype when this landed in my mailbox. I fell in love with the cover and premise immediately. Children of Blood and Bone lives up to the hype. The world-building is lush and the characters are memorable, flawed and complex. There were times I clutch
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A fast paced fantasy in a kingdom where magic has been erased (or so it was thought) and the quest to bring magic back. I enjoyed the strong female characters, especially the friendship between Zélie (a magi) and Amari (the daughter of the anti magic king). Much has been made about the fact that all of the characters are black (the magi are known for their white hair) and the author in an end note draws a parallel between the hatred of magic in the novel and our continued racism and disregard fo
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Feb 20, 2018
Mayda Bosco
marked it as to-read
