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  • By: Deborah Falaye
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  • Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary

“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

This is what they deserve.

They wanted me to be a monster.

I will be the worst monster they ever created.

Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.

Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.

Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.

©2022 Deborah Falaye (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

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Disappointing to say the least


Firstly an enemies to lovers trope where the enemy was someone who literally abused/groomed you is gross. But I’ll double back on this later.

The written Yoruba was fun to read, however the letters used were incorrect half the time which changed the meaning and pronunciation of some of the words. A proofreader was needed.

Linguistics aside. It started off quite chaotically and moved speedily which is fine, it gave me Game of Thrones vibes in an “anyone can get it” kind of way which was really good. But I don’t understand how you manage to write a story where people don’t even want to root for the main character.

It was partially predictable and I wish it wasn’t. If the focus was honouring Chibok girls and child soldiers then an enemy to lovers romance is actually insulting. To add insult to injury the person who Sloane gets it on with is apparently 22? As in she’s 15…and he’s 22?

Falaye has a way with words but it just wasn’t enough to rescue this story. There’s clear inspiration from other well known YA-Middle grade books and of course Yoruba mythology but the execution comes across as lazy. Did way too much with no depth to Sloane or the plot and no actual world building taking place - just taking Nigeria’s / West Africa’s current geography and renaming it:

Naine. Togus. Gaane.
Niger. Togo. Ghana.

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Brilliant book!

Absolutely loved this story. Gory yet true so makes it all the more sad but these stores must be told

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One of the most captivating books I’ve ever listened to

From the very beginning the book grips you in. You’re instantly captured by the mystical story telling. Every single second meant something. I had a whirlwind of emotions throughout. I’d definitely recommend this book. It’s similar to the Hunger games. Loved the Yoruba btw and the voice actress did so well!

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