Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

by Rena Barron

THERE'S MAGIC IN HER BLOOD.

Explosive fantasy set in a West African world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the power necessary to live up to the expectations of the mother she has never been good enough for.

Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tomi Adeyemi and Black Panther

Arrah is a young woman from a long line of the most powerful witch doctors in the land. But she fails at magic, fails to call upon the ancestors and can't even cast the simplest curse.

Shame and disappointment dog her.

When strange premonitions befall her family and children in the kingdom begin to disappear, Arrah undergoes the dangerous and scorned process of selling years of her life for magic. This borrowed power reveals a nightmarish betrayal and a danger beyond what she could have imagined. Now Arrah must find a way to master magic, or at least buy it, in order to save herself and everything she holds dear.

An explosive fantasy set in a West African world of magic and legend with a twist you will never see coming.

Reviewed by Renee on

4 of 5 stars

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It's been a while since I have read this book, but apparently, I forgot to write a review, so here a short overview of what I thought.

I really enjoyed the story overall, it has great characters, and there are some twists that I had not expected. I enjoyed seeing the main character struggle and the dynamic with her sister was really interesting. I also enjoyed that the story was focussed so much on the gods, which I normally don't like as much. However, the pacing does feel off at some points, hence the four stars.

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