Children of Blood and Bone
Now available in a deluxe paperback edition with gorgeous spray-painted and stenciled edges, Tomi Adeyemi’s ground-breaking West African-inspired fantasy debut conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.
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Readers say *Children of Blood and Bone* offers vivid West African mythology-inspired world-building, compelling characters, and emotional depth. Many...
I have never read a book like this!! The feeling I got from reading a heroine that was beautiful and powerful that was described to look like my coworkers, friends family and me.... indescribable. To read blackness finally being describe as we are; multifacted! Distinct! Each one unique. I wish books like this were written when I was younger.
Ug. This is a tough review to write. Maybe I should start by saying that I've pre-ordered the next book. Maybe that's really all that counts. So ya, short version is that I'm going to continue the series.
Long version...
That's more difficult. I didn't know that this was a YA book when I picked it up. And frankly I probably wouldn't have picked it up if I did. And that would be a shame. I'm backing away from YA novels for a bit. No judgement. Just not my cup of jam right now. And this novel has all the prerequisite earmarks of YA. I won't go into the details, that would be spoilers. But you can probably suss them out yourself. Those were the parts I didn't enjoy as much.
But the rest of the novel was absolutely delicious. The characters are endearing and felt both genuine and original. The world building wasn't deep, but it was evocative. The story itself wasn't all greatly original. You'll probably know roughly where it's going about halfway though. But I was all in by that point anyway. I would have followed them around even if all they did was travel between markets in distant cities and evaluate produce.
The elements that i think of as typical YA (maybe unfairly of me) were frustrating. But not to the point where they ruined my enjoyment of the book. So in the end it comes out somewhere in the middle, but good enough that I'll be picking up the next book in the series.
Long version...
That's more difficult. I didn't know that this was a YA book when I picked it up. And frankly I probably wouldn't have picked it up if I did. And that would be a shame. I'm backing away from YA novels for a bit. No judgement. Just not my cup of jam right now. And this novel has all the prerequisite earmarks of YA. I won't go into the details, that would be spoilers. But you can probably suss them out yourself. Those were the parts I didn't enjoy as much.
But the rest of the novel was absolutely delicious. The characters are endearing and felt both genuine and original. The world building wasn't deep, but it was evocative. The story itself wasn't all greatly original. You'll probably know roughly where it's going about halfway though. But I was all in by that point anyway. I would have followed them around even if all they did was travel between markets in distant cities and evaluate produce.
The elements that i think of as typical YA (maybe unfairly of me) were frustrating. But not to the point where they ruined my enjoyment of the book. So in the end it comes out somewhere in the middle, but good enough that I'll be picking up the next book in the series.
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