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maxfelixwp's review against another edition
Really, really wanted to love this - I love Afrofantasy and the Yoruba mythology setting is super beautiful and lush! But the writing style is just too YA for my taste - it feels very juvenile, even more than other YA books I've also read and loved recently (To Shape a Dragon's Breath, for example). Just not for me.
at_thali's review against another edition
4.0
My heart is shattered, I’m crying and I want to read this book again without knowing what will happen.
It’s awesome, magical and so powerful. It’s everything anf even though it took me a time to get trough it ( mainly because of school) it felt like a few seconds.
If you want to read brilliant fantasy, read Children of Blood and Bone.
It’s awesome, magical and so powerful. It’s everything anf even though it took me a time to get trough it ( mainly because of school) it felt like a few seconds.
If you want to read brilliant fantasy, read Children of Blood and Bone.
sapphicfairy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
megareads42's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine. I was expecting more. It took me a long time to get into it. I didn't think the world was very well actualized. The mythology was interesting, but the action was slow to build and I didn't feel very invested in any of the characters. I did appreciate some of the twists that kept it from being some kind of boilerplate fantasy novel, but I think I was hoping for something to binge. I will probably read the next one, but not dying to.
jessbemindingmybusiness's review against another edition
4.0
I loved that it was conflict with self and purpose. It’ wasn’t a fairy tale. I liked it!
drizzleandhurricanebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Oops look at me being late at updating my Goodreads status.
ANYWAY
This book was one of the MOST HYPED BOOKS EVER and... I get it now. I really do get it. Wow, that was something. Also, where is my sequel? I need it?!!
Full (coherent. I promise) review coming soon :)
ANYWAY
This book was one of the MOST HYPED BOOKS EVER and... I get it now. I really do get it. Wow, that was something. Also, where is my sequel? I need it?!!
Full (coherent. I promise) review coming soon :)
naephari's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? No
5.0
kimbongiorno's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve been waiting to read this book since I first started hearing about it early last year. It lives up to every single piece of hype I’ve heard.
This is a story about how tangled power and fear are. It’s about faith in the stories family has told you, the struggle when you begin to question those stories and the ramifications of that struggle. Choices. The fallout. The opportunities.
I felt every emotion as the story pulled me into the hearts and minds of the characters, then into my own as I stepped back out to acknowledge parallels between what was on the pages and what is in our reality right now.
Power. Fear. Family. Culture. Sacrifice. Hope.
I read this as an actively-working-on-my-wokeness white lady, and couldn’t not see how the power and fear that played out in this story rang familiar to the power and fear that has played out here with race in America for far too long. Now that I have read the book and thought on it for a few days, I’m going to seek out what black readers/book reviewers have to say about it. There are likely pieces of the story I do not see—I cannot see—on my own, and have a feeling that after their reviews/thoughts, a re-read would uncover even more layers. Layers I hope more than just I want to understand.
This is a book I will keep on my shelf, sharing with my kids and then anyone else who lets me press it into their hands. More than just a story, it felt…important. Pertinent. Timely.
Rich world building, believable character interactions, enthralling magic and action make you insist, “okay just ONE MORE CHAPTER and I promise to sleep/work/participate in life.” I don’t think I breathed for at least two hundred pages. Adeyemi is an incredible writer, and I don’t know how I’ll be able to stand waiting for her next book.
This is a story about how tangled power and fear are. It’s about faith in the stories family has told you, the struggle when you begin to question those stories and the ramifications of that struggle. Choices. The fallout. The opportunities.
I felt every emotion as the story pulled me into the hearts and minds of the characters, then into my own as I stepped back out to acknowledge parallels between what was on the pages and what is in our reality right now.
Power. Fear. Family. Culture. Sacrifice. Hope.
I read this as an actively-working-on-my-wokeness white lady, and couldn’t not see how the power and fear that played out in this story rang familiar to the power and fear that has played out here with race in America for far too long. Now that I have read the book and thought on it for a few days, I’m going to seek out what black readers/book reviewers have to say about it. There are likely pieces of the story I do not see—I cannot see—on my own, and have a feeling that after their reviews/thoughts, a re-read would uncover even more layers. Layers I hope more than just I want to understand.
This is a book I will keep on my shelf, sharing with my kids and then anyone else who lets me press it into their hands. More than just a story, it felt…important. Pertinent. Timely.
Rich world building, believable character interactions, enthralling magic and action make you insist, “okay just ONE MORE CHAPTER and I promise to sleep/work/participate in life.” I don’t think I breathed for at least two hundred pages. Adeyemi is an incredible writer, and I don’t know how I’ll be able to stand waiting for her next book.
addison_campbell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
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
3.75