Just finished Children of Blood and Bone, and the next book is Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The emotional toll is real. While a work of fiction, the author draws on real world horror and you can tell it affected her to write it. From the horror of the guards treatment of the second class citizens of this story to the horrors of those too young who must deal with the horrors of the world. It is enough fiction to be readable, and real enough to touch the soul. Interspersed with enough with traditional Yoruba myth and language to bridge a gap in understanding. I do not know where the lines of tradition and fiction are in these stories, some are obvious, others not so much. I first found this series at the library while taking classes and did not have time to dedicate to reading it, but read enough to know I would have to come back to it. It only took me 3 days to get through the first book and now I am about to dive into the second for a few hours before bed. I'm listening to the audiobook, which adds an extra level of immersion because the voice fits the story more than my very white midwestern internal voice would. ( )

It's long but I moved through this quickly, turning on the audio book at every opportunity. Bahni Turpin does excellent narration. So now I am anxiously awaiting the sequel, not due til Dec. 2019, and the movie (Fox 2000 Pictures! ( )

Absolutely wonderful debut novel. Can’t wait for the sequei ( )

I liked it, but so much angst! ( )

It left a nasty taste in my mouth that so many characters I like died. Even the one I hate the most died at his father's hand. It's sad, but was overpowered by the satisfaction of his death. He's the love interest, but I've never felt death seem so fitting as much as this hehehe

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