A review by sv_m04
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

The worldbuilding is unlike ANY I've seen before and I mainly just read fantasy stories. The characters feel so real and I cried because of their pain and strength. Slightly uncomfortable with how Roën's eyes are described, but that may be a mistranslation (read the Dutch version). Slight spoiler: The ending and plottwists felt too sudden for me, but there's still part two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

The book is written by a POC author and almost all of the cast has browm skin but between the different folks there is a lot of colorism and hatred. It taught me a lot and made me realise I could never fully understand that pain. It is very emotional but very important to the story and handled well.