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BOOK REVIEW
REVIEW BY TODD KUCHEL
Children of Blood and Bone
WRITTEN BY TOMI ADEYEMI
Eleven
years
ago,
King
Saran orchestrated a raid;
slaughtering the Maji to
eliminate all magic.
Stripped of their destiny, their
children, ‘the diviners’ are left
reduced to living penniless
lives as peasants.
With the announcement of a
senseless tax Zélie, a diviner
left motherless after the raid,
travels to the royal market in
the hope of trading fish.
Meanwhile, King Saran has
discovered an ancient scroll
capable of reigniting magic.
After witnessing the murder
of her servant at her father’s
hand, King Saran’s daughter,
Amari flees the castle with the
scroll.
Needless to say, Amari and
Zélie’s paths collide and
together they embark on a
thrilling mission to outrun the
monarchy and return magic
for good.
I understand this novel has
received a decent amount
of hype and is predicted to
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franchise, with a movie deal
already in place.
I admit I don’t usually take
to such heavy fantasy. They
usually start with countless
unknown references expecting
readers to follow without
explanation.
The children of Blood and
Bone however swiftly brings
its readers up to speed
without needless prolonged
explanation.
Teamed with a deep message
of
humanity
and
equal
rights, this book is fantastic.
I was hooked from the very
beginning.
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beginning.
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