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I was nervous because I enjoyed Tomi Adeyemi's debut novel/the first of this trilogy SO much, but she is definitely one of the few who can write a damn good sequel. The secondary cast threw me off a little bit because I wasn't too invested in them enough to be able to keep track of who's who, but once all their powers started playing a role in the big battle scenes, it became easier to distinguish who belongs to which clan. I loved Roen's character, and I loved the way the magic system developed significantly in this installment. I flew through the last 100 pages, and my emotions went in twenty different directions within the time it took me to finish that last stretch. I'm also REALLY glad I took the time to read the Q&A with the author at the end because I had no idea this is being made into a MOVIE! I'm SO stoked for that and even more excited to read the finale to this trilogy!

lizbiz2513's review against another edition

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Pace was a lot slower than book one, will eventually come back to it and try to finish the series

mitchiechel's review against another edition

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3.0

I'm cool with our two female leads not seeing eye to eye. They see the situation differently and things are messed up. However, this book would have been infinitely better without this crappy, terrible, no good, cop out ending. Wtf was that?!?!

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4.0

I don't care what it says about me; Inan is still my favorite character.

I've been putting off Children of Virtue and Vengeance for a while because I didn't love Children of Blood and Bone upon a reread. It was a TBR jar pull, but honestly, it exceeded my expectations.
I honestly don't understand how these books can fit so much and yet so little into their pages. Maybe it's the fact that the pacing is insanely fast but I enjoyed it. All of the events are connected fluidly and naturally, so that rarely will you put the book down because of a "break" in tension. However, at the same time, this story felt like a lot of back and forth about nothing. Zélie and Amari argue; Zélie and Inan argue; Amari and Inan argue - there was a lot of simply hating each other for the sake of hating each other. Similarly, there were several action scenes, but they all seemed to mimic each other (Zélie does crazy magic stuff, Amari gets in the way, and Inan ends up stabbed). I will admit that the ending was intriguing, and I am sort of excited for the next book, so...
I think my biggest issue with this series is the characters. Many of the side characters are introduced quickly enough that it can be challenging to differentiate between them at times (yes, this is about Roën). I liked the addition of Ojore, and I liked Inan's mother as a villain. Speaking of Inan, yes he is my favorite and no I will give no further comment (because I don't know why he is). Amari was okay in this one, but once again, she and Tzain were just kind of bland. And, just like before, Zélie got on my nerves because everything is "my way or the high way" and she just annoys me sometimes.
I understand why some people found Children of Virtue and Vengeance disappointing, I actually liked it better than the first one and will continue the series.
3.75/5

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chronicenby's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

slenoch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

didn't like this one as much as the first one but this cliff hanger! omg I'm excited for the next one. there are just so many problems all the time :(

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