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[book review] Children of Blood and Bone
Zelie is a diviner racing to restore magic in a world set against maji.
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WHAT I LIKED
Overall, the skeleton ideas of the book were appealing. Racism based on the "tell" white hair of inert magic blood sounded promising.
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
Everything was overdone. The theme was layered too thick. It was just caked on with 'majestic' one liners. The main female character was too angry. The teenagers' backgrounds were too tragic. Just too many tropes.
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I finished 30% and quit. The first chapter was my favorite, but it quickly digress from there. I hope other enjoy it more than me! The themes are important, just not portrayed well.
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Children of Blood and Bone (by Tomi Adeyemi) DNF
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