Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking second title in Tomi Adeyemi's YA fantasy trilogy, Legacy of Orisha, following her ground-breaking, West African-inspired debut Children of Blood and Bone.

After battling the impossible, Zelie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orisha. But the ritual was more powerful than they imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji but also some nobles with magic ancestry.

Now, Zelie struggles to unite the maji in an Orisha where the enemy is just as strong and magical as they are. When Amari's mother forms an army of royals with newly awakened powers, Zelie fights to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.

But with civil war looming on the horizon, Zelie finds herself at a breaking point: she must find a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orisha tears itself apart.

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Even when we crash, we intertwine so goes the relationship between Inan and Zélie in this very fast paced moving story. The story is laid out in 3 points of views Inan, Zélie and Amari.
Magic has returned but unintended consequences have happened as a result. Not only did the Magi have access to magic but those nobles with magic ancestry as well. Now Zelle is struggling to save Orïsha while the enemy (namely her mother and brother) holds just as much power as she does. The book is well paced out and hardly lets you breath for an instant as we progress through the story. The chapters are nice and short and each one moves along to the next seamlessly.
You would think with all the turmoil that is unfolding that would leave little room for love no a romance does brew. Though the cost of it becomes far deeper and heart breaking then i think these characters expected. Then just as you get the final pages and you think all is looking up a plot twist comes and leaves us hanging.
I was in udder shock, my heart rate was up, parts of this book made me scream and cry. This is an amazing story that I not sure where it going with the third book but i will be checking it out.

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