A review by _paperserpent
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Mixed feelings ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙

This book feels like every other YA book, cliche, predictable, and typical. I HATE the romance :)). But I do like how the magic system has a lot to do with bloodlines and gods. I think the world-building is amazing with just the right amount of description. I LOVE the character development of Zelie and Amari, they were well fleshed out. I'm not really sure about the ending, but I will definitely continue this series. 

I don't know why, but I'm getting a little Nikolai Lantsov vibe from Roen lol. I'm kinda hoping for a Zelie-Roen relationship in the next book.

I hate INAN with all my heart, he's such an idiot. He sees through everything and still can't do the right thing?! I usually LOVE stories with angsty boys with daddy issues, but this guy is such a complete idiot, I can't stand him at all.
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