Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Children of Blood and Bone: Seer Edition by Tomi Adeyemi

134 reviews

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

Another TW: Colorism

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, War, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Torture

aaopre's review against another edition

This book had a really enjoyable beginning.

The world building was pretty in-depth, as well as the magic system. The exposition wasn't too much or too little. Nor was the magic system difficult to understand. The main character, Zelie, is also well crafted. Her past does not leave her but considering what happened, how could it?

Now, when Amari is introduced I'm not a fan of her character, even when I stopped I wasn't. Did her character grow? Yes! Was it at the expense of many lives... also yes.

I just didn't like how it took Binta, her divîner servant and best friend, to be killed for using magic to get her to act. I wondered, if Binta wasn't killed, would she still do all this? Or would she continue to roam the castle.

I understand that it isn't Amari's fault divîners/maji are punished but I didn't like how it took that incident to make her realize how wrong everything is.

And Inan.... I never liked Inan, even with his "growth" he annoyed me.

him being maji was surprising, but near the book when the crew enter the Gombe forest I was surprised how adamant he was to come along with them. Like he wasn't calling for the genocide of all maji but now he has a change of heart because he saw the main characters mom get brutally killed, wow good for you Inan! the hundred of other maji lives weren't enough to move him but now it does because he likes Zelie....

anyway...

This book wasn't for me but I'm sure other people will like it, especially if you love magic and good fantasy worldbuilding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Genocide

Minor: Blood

vampire_burrito's review against another edition

2.5

a very intricate book, but the instalove and the fact it took me four years to finally read it, kinda ruined it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Violence, Torture, and War

spookieboogie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Slavery, Racism, Blood, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

nurseamandarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Death

summer_19_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

theolivetree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs

sofiefarmer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

This is one of the most masterfully built YA fantasies I have ever read. I LOVED the incorporation of West African mythology and language. The magic system was super cool. The characters were so complex and fascinating. Overall, it is a super great read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, and Genocide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

ruby_mo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

An emotional and personal look at violence against bipoc in a rich and unique fantasy world. Tomi is a master at keeping you on your toes at every chapter, while still spending time on her characters rich development and growth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood