Children of Virtue And Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
(Format for this read: Print-hardback)
The only thing I have liked about two bad winter weather days making me home bound lately is THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE.
I LOOOOOOVED the first book in this series and OMGEEE…. I think I loved this one even more.
(Here are my reviews to that book…yes there are two because I read it twice 🤣 …my second review is WAY better though)
https://brainglitterwithdani.com/children-of-blood-and-bone-2/
https://brainglitterwithdani.com/children-of-blood-and-bone/
I could NOT put it down!
Here is the official summary:
“After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too.
Now, ZĂ©lie struggles to unite the maji in an OrĂŻsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of OrĂŻsha, ZĂ©lie must fight to secure Amari’s right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy’s wrath.
With civil war looming on the horizon, ZĂ©lie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as OrĂŻsha tears itself apart.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi’s New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of OrĂŻsha trilogy.”
This story was thrilling and relentless in action, emotion and struggle.
Toni Adeyemi created the world of Orisha in her first book as a metaphor for the real life experiences and history of black Americans.
The way she weaves her metaphors dealing with oppression, ancestral heritage, generational trauma, racism and broken systems of power that create massive injustice and turmoil is creative genius MASTERY.
This book dug even deeper into these issues and also the struggles of identity that all the characters experience…whether they are part of the maji or the monarchy.
I cried SO VERY much during this book…and I can’t go into all the reasons why because it would give away SO MANY spoilers….
but the author writes with such feeling and emotional accuracy that your heart can’t help but ache alongside the pain and loss and fight for dignity and equality that is expressed in the pages.
Also there are troubled and complicated relationships —not just romantic in nature but also friendship and family—that make you smile with joy and celebration but also weep with despair and frustration.
I don’t know how long it will be until the next book comes out…but it can’t come soon enough.
Start reading this series NOW y’all.