Happy Friday!
Last Friday, I realized it was Friday, and I hadn't prepared anything to post. Par for the course. I decided not to try to rush to do a post, but on the bright side, I do have a post this week, because I am getting a lot more reading done!
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Last month, I started Tomi Adeyemi's 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 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
wrath.
With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds
herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the
kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.
This is the sequel for Children of Blood and Bone, which was such a great book. Unfortunately, I hadn't read it in about 5 years, and as I started reading its sequel, I found myself trying to remember everything that happened. So, I did the logical thing to do: I checked out the audiobook of CBB to refresh my memory, and it all flooded back. Last week I finished the "reread," and so I resumed CVV with all the knowledge I needed with a question-free head! And this book is amazing! I just passed the 300-page mark this week, and I am feeling the feelings! Tomi does another great job of describing the magic and the world of Orïsha. Plus, this time, we get to see more maji, more tîtáns, and more heart-wrenching relational tension. I want this to end happily, but I'll accept bittersweet...Actually, no, I need this to end happily! Especially for Zélie.
Lastly, can we talk about how gorgeous this cover is!? I love staring at it and seeing new things each time. The juxtapositions of Zélie's beautiful, black skin with her stark white hair, her gold tattoos and silver eyes, her red and blue hairbands, and the light and shadow against her face make for an intense, mysterious, and mesmerizing cover. How can you not just keep looking at it? *chefs kiss*
What are you reading this month?
2 comments:
That was going to be my first comment - the cover art is excellent. Simple but it just pops.
Yes!
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