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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha, 2)

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Considering the two year gap between releases, I was expecting a polished and well written follow up. But what I got was a half baked sequel that I felt like needed another round of revisions. I felt like the writing- which was so well done in the first book- lost its spark and became bland. I didn't highlight a single line I liked. Zélie realizes that her newfound power is unstable, and this can be resolved by sacrificing someone she loves. So, she decides to take Amari's life.

With Children of Virtue and Vengeance, I was like, what’s the equivalent of Amari’s action? Drone strikes. Let me find out the psychology and the PTSD of people who do drone strikes. You and I might not personally do this, but we benefit from a society that does this. This is your second novel. Walk me through how you managed to write a book this long, with the entire YA world watching—in such a short amount of time. You read that right. All throughout Children of Blood and Bone and even at the beginning of this sequel, Amari is built up to be this really admirable heroine with a heart of gold. Despite her upbringing as a noble, she is able to sympathize with the maji (thanks to the maji handmaiden whom she befriends) and defies her father by stealing the scroll that can restore magic. As we eat up the chapters of Children of Blood and Bone, we witness her grow an actual spine and a remarkable fierceness. By the end of the first book, we do want this girl as the next ruler of Orïsha. Zélie was destroyed by all that had happened to her in the previous book. She felt like she had done enough and she wanted to run as far away as she could from everything. Gradually though she found her light in the other magi and it was nice seeing her open up again. My main concern was the degradation of her trust in Amari. Their friendship was one of my favourite parts of Children of Blood and Bone and suddenly in this book they seemed to turn on each other at every hurdle which was extremely out of character in my opinion. Why couldn't they just have a healthy, strong friendship? a b " 'Children of Blood and Bone' Author Tomi Adeyemi on Her Epic Sequel". Time . Retrieved 2021-08-21.Children of Virtue and Vengeance was the gripping sequel to Children of Blood and Bone. I enjoyed it overall, although it suffered a bit of 'second book syndrome'. It took the story to new heights and the consequences of their actions were graver than ever before. Inan discovers that his mother framed the maji for the murder of the royal family, which sparked the king's raids and genocidal crusade. My biggest struggle with this sequel is figuring out whom I'm supposed to root for. None of the main characters are fit to take on any leadership role, much less the throne to rule over Orïsha. Something else that made the reading unpleasant: the unrealistic relationships. The romance in this book seemed a bit off and it felt lukewarm. You re

Inan is stabbed by his father, and Book 1 deliberately leaves out whether or not he's able to survive.In that moment he grabbed my hand; laced his bandaged fingers between mine and stared into my eyes. It was then that I knew, even if Mama was gone, we still had each other. Ready?” Tzain asks, and I nod although it isn’t true. This time when he strikes the flint, I lower the torch to the rope. It catches in an instant. I’ll lose?” I charge forward. “I’ll lose? You had two parents who loved you till their dying breath. A brother who stands by your side. Both my parents tried to kill me with their own hands! I took the life of my own father to protect you and the maji!”

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