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A review by geckoedit
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
This book is fantastic and I can't wait to read the next one. The worldbuilding is exquisite, the magic is tangible, and the heartache is doused in centuries of real-world blood and oppression, and it makes this, a work of fantasy, undeniably real.
The only thing that held me back from a full five stars was some (minimal) clichés like letting out a breath one doesn't know one is holding.
Really, I struggled more with the changeability of one character's motivations, and some lucky solutions that could have been foreshadowed a little better to show they were part of the master plan all along. But really, I'm just nitpicking here. I loved this book.
The only thing that held me back from a full five stars was some (minimal) clichés like letting out a breath one doesn't know one is holding.
Really, I struggled more with the changeability of one character's motivations, and some lucky solutions that could have been foreshadowed a little better to show they were part of the master plan all along. But really, I'm just nitpicking here. I loved this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Gore, Slavery, War, Violence, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse