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Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

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tooshay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really loved this book! I thought it was very well written and kept a nice pace without growing stagnant. I’m usually very good at guessing endings, but there was a couple twists here that I wasn’t expecting! Definitely recommend

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lolajh's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Oh my LORD what a book. No way in hell would I ever classify this as young adult; this was so harrowing to read and if I read it as a kid I’d be even more distraught than I am right now.

Sloane is one of the best female characters I have read in such a long time. She is so perfectly accurate to her age and experience and trauma; a spirited, angry, hurt girl that I understand each and every decision made by her.

I initially hated the addition of the romance between her and Omari (don’t get me wrong I still hate them together) because of the crazy power imbalance, the fast switch up from enemies to lovers, and all this happening like a month after Teo died; but I am so glad it didn’t end well and that it was never going to (even if Omari didn’t betray her I really don’t believe it would work). Sloane realised she was manipulated by him and Theodus and fucking every person ever because of how young and vulnerable and powerful and eager for vengeance she is.

The pacing of the book is phenomenal and you can tell how thought-out it was from start to finish and that the author really knew exactly how it was going to end from the beginning 😫 Sloane so perfectly builds herself up (and down) throughout the book at a pace that is just so convincing god I love it.

And the relationships with the side characters 😫 Izara

(Amiyah)

, Nazanin and Jericho were further examples of perfectly written kids taken advantage of in a war and having to grow up far quicker than they should and be exposed to things no one ever should have to.

Amiyah and Sloane’s relationship especially was my favourite out of all of them by far. Her backstory and the way they met and Amiyah looking after Sloane after she got whipped just had me so emotional I loved them so much, Amiyah’s death was absolutely heartbreaking. Her just giving in and stopping fighting while Sloane lost control 😭😭😭 stop hurting me

I have genuinely no clue how this series will progress but I am absolutely going to continue reading it.

All I ask is that Sloane and Omari please don’t get back together I hate that man he could never be redeemed and also that Sloane finds peace goddamn 😫😫 If she isn’t able to just grow old in Ilè-Orisha with a bunch of other women with no war I don’t want it

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eeyores_flowers's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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flamesocks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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thenovelmaura's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.0

I really wanted to love this book! The premise and influence of Yoruba-Nigerian mythology made this a highly-anticipated read for me. The magic system was intriguing and I do enjoy a YA novel that doesn't shy away from brutal themes (check the content warnings before picking this one up). However, there's a fine line between using brutality to get your point across and using it for shock value, and Falaye sometimes veers into the latter. I also expected more from the world-building than we ended up getting. While I don't regret reading this one, I don't have a strong urge to pick up the sequel.

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jcaikin's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I think this is a wonderful, horrible book. To me, it felt especially poignant to read with current events as they are and serve as a grim reminder what the realities of war entail.

This story is cruel, torturous, and, at times, unclear. I didn't feel the violence to be gratuitous or intended for shock value, but a blunt reflection of how low humans can sink in their treatment of each other.

I can understand where some readers may find it frustrating or off-putting that it's unclear what the technology of the Lucis includes but I found myself along for the ride through Sloane, outsider looking in. And, like Sloane, I found I didn't really care. What difference does it make how the oppressors operate - they wield lies, deception, and hatred.

Sloane is just a kid who has her childhood, innocence, family, and friends ripped from her at every turn, over and over again. Her asé is her only connection to her culture, but even that is a painful mystery to her.

(Slight spoiler) Even the romance, to me, served as a grim reminder of the potential for betrayal at any corner. After everything she suffers through, you know it's a bad idea and doesn't make sense, but that's kind of the point, isn't it? The desperation for human connection that comes from deep suffering. But this is war, and the only person you can trust is yourself.

Be prepared to lose everything and everyone because no one walks away from war unscathed.

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lover97's review against another edition

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A lot of content warnings. I gave it a try but its just not something I can see myself enjoying.

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kingjk2002's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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I was consuming this as physical and audio (to try and have the audio assist me through the physical) and I just can’t anymore. It’s too much for me. Either death or rape or both every single chapter. Horrific thing, followed by horrific thing. There is too much horrific in real life and this fantasy is too real. It’s making me sick to my stomach. I don’t enjoy reading it, I don’t look forward to opening the book, it ruins my day. I have to be done.

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