Children of Blood and Bone

      My first quarter SSR book was Children of Blood and Bone by Toni Adeyemi. It is  a fantasy novel with a total of 525 pages. The book alternates between the point of view of four different characters: Zelie, Amari, Inan, and Tzain. Even though the book is told from their point of view, Zelie is the main character.
      Children of  Blood and Bone is about magic in the made up country of Orisha is west Africa. From the beginning of time there was the sky mother who had all magic and decided to share it with her children, the humans. However, they started to abuse their power so it was taken away from them. The king of Orisha had bad experiences with magic, so when the magic was taken away from them he went out and killed all of diviners. The diviners are Orishians with fully realized magical power. This left all of the magi, people who have the potential for magic, without parents and with many scars. The reason the magi have no power is because they haven’t been around any magical items, so when one is recovered rumors start going around about the return of magic. The book is about the journey of Zelie, Amari, and Tzain who are trying to return magic to Orisha while Inan is trying to kill all magi and stop the return of magic.
      I loved this book because it was mystical and had many unexpected turns and kept me on my toes the whole time I was reading the book. It was an interesting read and it also explored many social issues that are extremely close to my heart. I love the representation that is in the book. It reminds of Avatar the Last Airbender and Harry Potter which are two of my favorite things in the world. Plus their black. So it makes it like my favorite book ever.
      The ending made me mad and I actually threw the book. I need more book.