Zelie is now a diviner and practises daily the art of fighting with staff at Mama Agba\u2019s place.\u00a0 When she sees there is a chance that magic might be back in Orisha, she embarks on a mission to collect a few magical artefacts and complete a ritual before the solstice. Meanwhile, the king has sent his men and the prince (who nurses a deep and dark secret) to capture Zelie and her team before they can do harm and bring magic back.<\/p>\n
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Theme<\/h3>\n
The plot has many darker themes, the prominent one being that of racial discrimination. Remember muggles being looked down by \u2018pure blood loving\u2019 wizards in the Harry Potter series? The opposite happens in Orisha – the people with magical skills are not accepted. King Saran wipes out those who have magic in them and it goes down in history as the \u2018Raid.\u2019<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help drawing parallels between the characters in Orisha and our present world. The downtrodden are taken advantage of and forced into poverty while the powerful men make decisions and gamble with the lives of the country men. There is a recurring theme of indecisiveness in the minds of the main characters on the concept of right and wrong. Sometimes what we have believed to be right all our lives might be wrong and sometimes our allegiance and trust might be reserved for the wrong person.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This novel was a highly anticipated read of mine because of its theme of magic inspired by West Africa. I expected more magic and world building around the magical aspects of the world. But I was disappointed that the book was more about familiarizing the reader with the magic in the world of Orisha without going into depth. I wanted to know more about the Tiders, Reapers and Burners. For a larger part of the book, it remained more of a quest for the magical artefacts and slipped into the classic \u2018chase-and-escape\u2019 fantasy.\u00a0I am hopeful Adeyemi will cover the magical aspects in more detail in the next book now that the foundation is laid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nLook no further if you love fantasy reads. This one is about bringing magic back! <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n I really enjoyed the book! I cannot wait for the movie. There are so many action scenes that will surely make a gripping movie. \u00a0I want to read the second book in the series as soon as possible because that was one cliffhanger of an ending! If you loved Sabaa Tahir\u2019s An Ember in the Ashes<\/em>, you will love this one to bits. And hey, if you have a thing for good fantasy reads, look no further.<\/p>\n Title : Children of Blood and Bone Disclaimer : Much thanks to Fierce Reads for an ARC of the book. All opinions are my own.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the help of a run away princess, Zelie must find a way to bring back…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6307,16],"tags":[462,6369,2309,428,61,2649,77],"thb-sponsors":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Book](\"http:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/children-of-blood-and-bone2.jpg\")
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Final Verdict<\/h3>\n
\nAuthor : Tomi Adeyemi
\nPublisher : Henry Holt
\nPublication: 2018
\nLanguage : English
\nPages : 448
\nRating : 3\/5<\/p>\n