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Wishlist Wednesday
Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Virtue and Vengeance When is it released: March 5th What is it about?: 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, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari’s right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy’s…
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YALC Vlog
Hey everyone, So I went and uploaded my video from YALC last weekend over on Youtube if anyone fancies taking a little peek at what I got up to. I’ll be posting a special YALC haul soon to show you all not only the books I got hold of, but all the samples and swag too 😀 In the meantime however, you can watch the video of my antics here. Until next time fellow book lovers,
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The Fictional Family Book Tag
Hi everyone, Today, I thought I’d bring to you my first blog book tag. I was tagged for this by Kay Wisteria from Hammock of Books [and if you haven’t checked out her wonderful YA blog you should totally do that now] to do this Fictional Family Book Tag. It seemed like such a brilliant and creative tag that I just couldn’t resist the lure! THE RULES Pick 8 books off your shelves (try to not pick just your favorites!) Arrange them into a random order (randomizers are good for this). In the order they are arranged, open them to a random page and write down the first name you…
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Children of Blood and Bone Book Review
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi From Goodreads: Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now, Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits…