Children of Anguish and Anarchy

My 16-year-old daughter has the whole series and loves each book. The series blends African culture, mythology, and fantasy in a masterful mix of creativity, intelligence, and entertainment. I picked the first one up out of curiosity. I read the summary on the back cover and thought it sounded like something she would like. She fell in love with the story, and we both love the artwork on these books; the covers and the prints on the sides of the pages are beautiful. I checked out the author, and this woman is brilliant and talented. They are supposed to be making these books into movies, so read them now!

Excellent Excellent book or series.Could not put the book down nor the entire series of three books total. Great read for anyone looking for a little fantasy

It took me days to get through this book... I gotta say giving my final review I really started to not like Zelies character the way she INSISTED on being a sacrificial lamb and her complex at not being good enough... It was CONSTANTLY brought up at every turn and I got so frustrated.... I can honestly say I don't like how Amari turned out kind of how her story fizzles out and I didn't like Inans ending at alllllllllll..... And the fact Mae is the one that tells him to do it and he just leaves and sacrifices himself...it's like WHAT?!?!.... THEN we NEVER HEARD of what happened to Roen.... It's like he just vanishes..... Great job on Tzain story line IT WAS GREAT.... I just wish him and Amari could have gotten together and we could have seen what a future looked like for them and even Zelies love life.... it wasn't anything else mentioned of it besides her saying bye to Inan....The last book was great we are introduced to a new tribe but as they story gained I feel like the other characters fell off and it was kind of rushed but never the less it's entertaining and well written great job look forward to watching the movie when it comes out.

I have enjoyed this journey to the fullest. Tomi has created a world that excites my inner child. So, I had high expectations for this book. But, the introduction of two new worlds and new a villain throws me. I feel like in an effort to bring more epic-ness Tomi just kept adding instead of finishing what she started. (I feel so bad saying this, but I feel this thing, you know?) First, let me say the development between Tzain, Inan, and Amari are beautiful. I wish we would had more details pertaining to Inan and Amari's relationship before Inan sacrifices himself. But I stood proud of them both. Now when it comes to Zelie....... She continued to annoy me down to Inan sacrificing himself. Her continued doubt in herself always makes me not believe in her abilities to save the day. When Inan is holding her face and telling her how she must fight...she responds with, yet again, what if I can't. In that moment, I realized that Zelie hasn't learned anything. Then suddenly in that last battle she gains all this power and belief in herself. Like, it took power for her belief in herself to unlock instead of her belief in herself to unlock her power. Then at the end, she walks on Orisha's shores like she did it all herself. It kind of made me mad that we didn't see her grow properly. We didn't experience her strength come from herself, only from belief from others in her strength. Now, these new worlds were never hinted too in previous books so them coming out of no where is still very odd to me. It kept giving GOT season 8 vibes in terms of the story feeling disjointed. This kept making me upset. Although, I love New Gaia. This land is beautifully described, but could have been left for another book. I wanted to see how Orisha would do in the end, not new Gaia. I don't know, I'm a reread it from book 1 and see how I feel. Cause Baldyr was hella random to me. I also needed Roen. And Tzain, is officially my favorite character.

What a Finale! This book was truly different than the first two (the narrator shift was very present and shifter the feel of the story in parts)The magic, other worldly and transcendent time truly engulf the reader. The heaviness of war, youth making life altering decisions and weight of loss of childhood are still ever present and truly gripping on EVERY page. The world building, majestic descriptions and emotion evoking details are what the reader has come to expect and are consistent throughout the story and series. The antagonist is clear and the many plots tell of multiple stories and timelines that emerge into a story with many lessons that still stand present today. This a book and series I definitely recommend.

Love this Series!!!!!

Amazing story line, this series was awesome

The last book of the trilogy. A magical adventure filled with twist and turns, and plenty of action. I didn't like that we never found out what happened to Roen, and Inan's unexpected sacrifice. That was very disappointing. Otherwise, it was a great series.

¡Tomi Adeyemi no decepciona! ¡Soy un FAN! ¡¡La mezcla de espiritualidad africana con SCI-FI como MAGIA!! Ella escribe mientras yo imagino a EE. UU. como almas individuales con magia sin explotar.

From book 1 to book 3... There are so many ups and downs, so many surprises and twists, tears of joy and sadness so you keep going back for more. Each character has you feeling their emotions as expertly written by Tomi Adeyemi. You find yourself in the world that Tomi has written through each book. This final book in the series leaves you an emotional wreck but it is so worth it. Zelie, Tzain, Amari and Inan have been through it all. Love this series and highly recommend. I can't wait for the movie ☺️❤️

Great conclusion to the story. Can’t wait for the movies

This was my favorite book of the series and it was so hard to put down. The story, the descriptions and the action were thrilling.

This trilogy ended with a masterpiece! What an adventure! All elements of fantasy at its finest! Highly recommend this series!