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

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

What can I say? This book took a lot of YA tropes and twisted them on their head. Tomi Adeyami writes beautifully descriptive scenes, whether is the characters fighting for their lives, having a joyful moment together, or despair in their anguish. Zeile, Tzain, Amari, and Inan are all complex characters who we see struggle. Sometimes they make the right choices and sometimes they don’t but Adeyami makes you like (or at least sympathize) with them all. I was lucky enough to get her speak at a book festival and listen to her speak on heritage and story telling. You can really see it all come out in this story. 
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