Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: dark.
The king wiped out the maji and stripped the magic from the land when Zélie was a kid. Now she has a chance to bring it back, with the king's daughter along and his son hunting them. West African-inspired quest with a lot of grief under it.
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Is Children of Blood and Bone spicy?
Barely. Children of Blood and Bone has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is Children of Blood and Bone?
We rate Children of Blood and Bone 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are genocide, torture, graphic violence, death of a loved one. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Legacy of Orïsha in order?
Children of Blood and Bone is book 1 of Legacy of Orïsha, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Children of Blood and Bone
- Genocide
- Torture
- Graphic violence
- Death of a loved one
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Details
- Series
- Legacy of Orïsha, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 552
- First published
- 2017
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
