Children of Virtue and Vengeance
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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “Meet Tomi Adeyemi—the new J.K. Rowling. (Yep, she’s that good).” —Entertainment Weekly After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy. Praise for Children of Blood and Bone: “Poses thought-provoking questions about race, class and authority that hold up a warning mirror to our sharply divided society.” –The New York Times
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3 primary books#2 in Legacy of Orïsha
Legacy of Orïsha is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Tomi Adeyemi.
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Definitely not as strong as the first book, lots of confusing/non-sensical character choices, and seems pretty unsure of where she wants the story to go, but hoping she can stick the landing for book 3.
Prompt 2 from 2021 Popsugar Challenge: An Afrofuturist book
Book: Children of Virtue and Vengeance Author: Tomi Adeyemi Genre: YA fantasy fiction Dates Read: 03/29/2021-04/06/2021 Format: audiobook - Libby Other prompts: A book set mostly outdoors, a book about a social justice issue Rating:
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This is a good second book, but I can't recommend it because of the intense cliffhanger it ends on and that the third book is nowhere to be found.
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Characters.Like the characters but i feel like they all regressed in age, but she really captured how Teenagers act.AtmosphereThe World is as engaging as it was in the first one.WritingI felt like the writing was the same quality as the first book, but I feel like longer chapters or 2 from the same character in the beginning would have been better.PlotNot much advancement in terms of plot, everybody is too busy fighting for vengeance.InvestmentTook me about 25% to really get into the book. but its well paced.LogicI found some things to be illogical, but not book shatteringly bad. well maybe Iman thinking everybody would just accept no more nobility.EnjoymentMy Enjoyment was lessened by the intense cliffhanger at the end with no book 3 in sight. just didn't have the same spark as the first book did.
