Legacy of Orïsha Collection Set

Legacy of Orïsha #1-2

by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone
Zélie remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames, Tiders beckoning waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoning forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, anyone with powers was targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance
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 imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji but also some nobles with magic ancestry.

Genres: Fantasy

Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach based in San Diego, California. Her debut novel, CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, comes out March 6th, 2018 and the movie is currently in development at Fox with the producers of Twilight and The Maze Runner attached. After graduating Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she received a fellowship that allowed her to study West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil. When she’s not working on her novels or watching Scandal, she can be found blogging and teaching creative writing to her 3,500 subscribers at tomiadeyemi.com. Her website has been named one of the 101 best websites for writers by Writer’s Digest.

Reviews

[Esther Patrobers · Rating 5 out of 5]

He’ll do the right thing when it’s easy, but when it matters most, he’ll
stab you in the back. You can’t trust him, Amari. All he leaves us with are
scars.
I am still mourning the end of the book!!

[Candice]

The book was written to sell the third book.

[The Man from DelMonte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the first part. The African slant on things was very refreshing. I had high hopes for the second book but I was badly disappointed. It became a real effort to get through the last half of the book. The epilogue made me want to throw it at the wall.
This should have been one, much, much shorter volume as the second book effectively regurgitates the first. In the first book, plucky teens fight and fall in love with equally plucky princes and princesses. Then everyone gets magical powers. So far so good. In the second book, plucky teens fight, fall in love, break up, betray, reconcile while gaining god-like powers.
This is a bad case of grade inflation, as even gaining god-like powers isn’t enough to save them, apparently.
No third book for me

[Danielle Le Moignan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally really really enjoyed this book. I think it tackled racism and inequality through a fantasy story line in a very well thought out way that I found very interesting. There was a couple of pacing issues, and some repetitiveness with the characters. Inan for example, whilst essentially one of the main antagonists, always had me changing my mind and not really knowing what to believe when it came to him with him constantly changing his viewpoint with each turn of the page. Despite this however, I am looking forward to reading the second book, as I just need to know what’s going to happen following the books cliffhanger conclusion

[Marina Lima · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this trilogy*. It's Black-based, which we rarely see in books. The way Adeyemi writes is truly admirable. When I read these books, I forgot that I was reading.


THE NEXT PART OF THE REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS


The pure grief that Zélie feels about her mother's, Baba's, and Mâzeli's death lets us know how Orïsha's military and government is ruthless, to what extent she hates the current government and the way they don't care about the citizens that are Divîners*.




*There's a third book called Children of Anguish and Anarchy that isn't shown on this page.
*Citizens with white hair who are presumed to be of maji root.

[Lilian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really amazing book. I love the plot, twist, and everything encompassing.

[Nádia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need the next book asap!

[Thelma I · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic African Sci-fi