Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
★ Top 25 book of 2017 · #23 on Best Books of 2017
Zélie Adebola remembers when Orïsha was alive with magic, from fire-wielding Burners to her mother's gift for summoning souls. When a ruthless king ordered the maji killed, she lost her mother and her people lost their hope.
Best for: Readers who love magical worlds built around loss, oppression and resistance
Children of Blood and Bone is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar.
What Children of Blood and Bone is about
Zélie Adebola can still recall a time when magic hummed in the soil of Orïsha. Burners could call up flame, Tiders could coax the waves to come to them, and her own mother was a Reaper, able to draw souls forward. Then came the night the magic vanished.
A ruthless king ordered the maji killed. Zélie lost her mother, and her people were left with nothing to hold onto. Tomi Adeyemi's 2017 fantasy opens in the shadow of that grief and cruelty, following a young woman who has every reason to despair. Fast, urgent and adventurous, it explores oppression and resistance, family and inheritance, and what hope can look like when it has been nearly stamped out.
Children of Blood and Bone on the Best Books of 2017
Children of Blood and Bone came out in 2017. Of the 73 books first published in 2017 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #23 on our Best Books of 2017 list.
Why it made the list: 438 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (25 ratings); 23 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2017 list
- Unfuck Your Brain Faith G. Harper, #21
- Tower of Dawn Sarah J. Maas, #22
- Dear Martin Nic Stone, #24
- All Systems Red Martha Wells, #25
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 374 want to read it, 23 are reading it now and 41 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4 out of 5 from 25 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 70 | 55% |
| Reader love | 42 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 73 | 20% |
Questions about Children of Blood and Bone
When was Children of Blood and Bone published?
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi was first published in 2017.
Was Children of Blood and Bone one of the best books of 2017?
Children of Blood and Bone is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar. 438 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (25 ratings); 23 are reading it right now.
Why is Children of Blood and Bone on the Best Books of 2017 list?
438 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (25 ratings); 23 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2017
- The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, #1
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, #2
- A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, #3
- One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, #4
- The Dark Prophecy Rick Riordan, #5
- Why We Sleep Matthew P. Walker, #6
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How we know
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