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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is set in Orïsha, where maji people, who can have powers like a Burner who can summon flame, live. But this all changed years ago when the king had maji slaughtered, and now magic is no longer around.
Zélie remembers the night her mother died, and struggles with her brother and father to survive. And then a chance to help bring magic back arrives, and with the help of a princess and persued by the crown prince, there is hope that magic can return.
This is a great book, with the inspiration being African rather than Western culture, which is something that is become more popular. You might have heard about Black Leopard, Red Wolf (it’s on my Kindle, ready to be read!) or Raybearer, which I’ve reviewed an extract of!
This is the first book in the Orïsha series, and I have the second book ready to listen to, so my review for that will be soon as well!
Children of Blood and Bone was published on 6th March 2018, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones, your local independent bookshop and most likely your library! I read this through my local library BorrowBox app, and listened to the audiobook.
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