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Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone

CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi
5 Stars
Verdict: So good it hurts.


The night magic died, Zélie watched her mother's murder as the Maji were slaughtered. Now Zélie has a chance to bring back magic. With the help of her brother and a rogue princess, she must outrun the crown prince and battle her self-doubts to restore magic to the world.

This West-African inspired fantasy is powerful and all round awesome from start to finish. The writing is emotive and imaginative, the pacing is as perfect as it gets, and the characters are real with flaws and charm.

I hardly know what to say. A brilliant book like this tells the editor in me to shut up and enjoy the ride, so I'd need to read it again to offer more of a critique. If every book was as good as this one, I would never be able to stop reading.

The struggles, anger, and pain are carved into this book so deeply that the desires bleed through the pages and the triumphs feel earned. The emotion in this book is explosive: Inan's constant struggle between what he's been told to believe and what he feels inside; Tzain's pain from always taking the brunt of his sister's mistakes; Zélie's constant struggle just to exist; Amari's fight within herself to find strength. I cannot wait for book two.

The only flaw I can think of? There's a lot of hype...but I think the book can handle it. It's a good, original story, well-written, with great characters and a complex villain POV. I mean, what more do you need?

Source: Bought it!
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  1. DJ Sakata23 October 2019 at 18:11

    Every review I've read for this has been a rave

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    1. Scookie23 October 2019 at 18:44

      The hype actually put me off and made me think it wouldn't be as good, so my expectations were actually kind of low. I think it helped!

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  2. Amanda McGill23 October 2019 at 20:53

    Great review! Glad you enjoyed it!

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  3. Caffeinated Fae23 October 2019 at 22:28

    I really need to read this book!

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  4. Kathy23 October 2019 at 23:22

    I've seen this book before and most of the reviews I've seen are good.

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  5. Nadene @Ttly Addicted 2 Reading24 October 2019 at 00:32

    Reviews for this are good. Happy to see you enjoyed it.

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  6. Shelleen24 October 2019 at 02:08

    I have been wanting to read this.

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  7. Robin Loves Reading24 October 2019 at 08:11

    Wow! You really make me want to read this book.

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  8. Whispering Stories24 October 2019 at 10:22

    Everyone seems to love this book, I'll have to check it out at some point.

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  9. Bookworms Corner24 October 2019 at 10:27

    This book gets so much love. Great review.

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  10. Lady In Read24 October 2019 at 22:46

    i have seen this book around so much, and your review makes me want to read it..

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  11. Katiria25 October 2019 at 00:54

    Great review, I've seen many raving review about this book and it does looks and sounds absolutely fantastic. I'm really glad you fully enjoyed reading this book, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.

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  12. Heidi29 October 2019 at 21:26

    I have heard this one is good. Great review!

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