Every time I look at the cover of Tomi Adeyemi’s upcoming debut novel, I can’t help but squeal in joy! Some books, no matter the fact that you haven’t read them, have this innate tendency to capture your heart and mind so strongly that you can’t be at rest without having read them. Children of Blood and Bone is one such book. 6th March is not too far, but I have been itching to read this book since months of having heard about it.
LOOK AT THAT COVER! If that doesn’t shout fierce, glorious and absolutely compelling, I don’t know what does.
Five things you need to know about this book:
- A society that has Burners, Tiders and Reapers. (You may wonder what exactly those are. But let your imagination run wild!)
- The protagonist, Zélie’s mother is killed by the king.
- A rogue princess aids Zélie in restoring magic to their homeland.
- The novel draws its inspiration from West Africa.
- Possible fraternizing with the enemy.
Honestly, I didn’t even need to know all of that to realize that I HAD to read the book. The cover and the words “West African inspired fantasy” were enough to seal the deal, for me. But if the synopsis itself evokes such strong feelings from us readers, then I can’t imagine what the entirety of the book will do to us…
Are you going to be reading this book? What do you look forward to? Let me know 🙂
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