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A review by leopardsummer8
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
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
Link to Libby Annotations
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
Link to Libby Annotations