Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this young-adult fantasy. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is a beautifully page turner set in an fictional Nigeria, where magic is real but only the poor have been blessed to receive this favor of the Gods. This is why the tyrant king, King Saran, sought and found a way to break this connection to the dive thus taking away the magic of the maji people. The king's then teaches that magic is evil, all and magic users are dangerous thus generating fear and hatred for the rest of the Orisha people.
King Saran's hatred is strong but not as strong as the willpower of the young protagonists' that defy him. Once they learned that they have a chance to bring magic back into the world, nothing short of death will stop them.
Zelie's power over Death has been restored to her by the king's own rebellious daughter Amari. The two girls, with the help of Zelie's skilled brother Tzain, embark on a mission to restore magic to the maji people.
The only real threat to this is Inan, the prince, who will do whatever it takes to destroy magic once and for all. He and Zelie have some odd, wild, passionate connection through Inan's own awakened powers over minds and dreams.
Children of Blood and Bone is a dazzling adventure through a fictional Nigeria that will have you pouring over the pages to find out what happens next.
Don't have time to read? Well try listening to this book while work, drive, or shower. The narrator, Bahni Turpin, does a five star job of narrator all the characters and points of view on Audible.
If you enjoyed the Avatar: The Last Airbender series, then I strongly encourage you to give this book a read.
Children of Blood and Bone is book one in the series. Please come back and read my reviews for Children of Virtue and Vengeance, and Children of Anguish and Anarchy
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