Reviews

Children of Virtue and Vengeance: Flammende Schatten by Tomi Adeyemi

elisaz's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lsol8tion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

TOMI ADEYEMI GOIN 2 FOR 2! This book gave me so much stress & anxiety but I couldn't put it down! AMARI...GIRLLLL you fucked up BADDDDD. Like there's not coming back from what you've done.

Forcing your way into being a Connector elder, leading Inan to the sanctuary, SACRFICING ZÉLIE & HER VILLAGE

ALL FOR THAT STUPID THRONE??? ARE YOU DAFT?? Inan...I still don't like you but you weren't eggregiously terrible like in Book 1. QUEEN NEHANDA YOU SKIN- BLEACHED BITCHHHHHHHHHHH

YOU'RE THE REASON THE MAJI ARE OPRESSED IN THIS CURRENT ERA?? YOU KILLED SARAN'S FATHER??? I HOPE YOU'RE DEAD

I just want Zélie & Tzain to catch a break maneeee. They been through so much. Röem...I don't feel anything for him tbh. I just don't want Zélie's heart broken again so I'm keeping him at arm's length. Tzain's realization about

Amari's plan to sacrifice Zélie was so well-written! I could feel the pain in his voice!

That's how you know an author's perfecting their craft. When you can feel the emotions of characters through words. 

I can't wait to read Book 3!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Death, Genocide, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

sydneyreadsstories's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

zluvsreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

HOLY FUCKING SHIT I CANNOT WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS ENDING

kitskey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

abhisikta_reads's review against another edition

3.0

2.5/5
Was I expecting too much from Tomi Adyemi when I read Children of Blood and Bone?!
Children of Virtue and Vengeance starts off well but halfway through the book, it becomes annoying and confusing. In the first book I really liked Zelie, but in this book she is unbearable. Although I started to like Amari in the beginning, she too becomes irritating by the end of this book! Also, too many characters made the plot of COVAV so complicated. It was hard to remember who was who!
I don't understand the point of this book! It just ruined my expectations!!

whodatro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marjeannguyen's review against another edition

2.0

DNF- the characters become too frustrating

soderick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

vera_baetas's review against another edition

2.0

The first book was amazing, this one not so much. Zélie was só whiny that make me sick. Tzaine was missing for almost the whole book. And I love grey moral characters, but I drew the line in gennocide. How to come hack from that? Röen was the only salvation and that was because he said some hard thuths to Zélie. It was about time.