Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Legacy of Orisha, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Bahni Turpin
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Written by:
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Tomi Adeyemi
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*The spectacular sequel to Audie Award Audiobook of the Year Children of Blood and Bone*
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
"Bahni Turpin exquisitely narrates the second book in this fantasy series, Legacy of Orïsha. Her steady pace and West African accent draw us into the story of Zélie, a Maji warrior, and Princess Amari—both of whom fight against a monarchy that threatens to destroy the people of Orïsha...A riveting audiobook!"—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.
With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: She must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times best-selling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first audiobook in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy.
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- stephanie
- 2024-04-16
Good narration
Not as good as the first book in terms of story but overall still pretty good 4/5 for me!
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- m
- 2021-10-03
Just as good as the first book
Really enjoying this series. The narration by Bahni Turpin, sets this series apart, I want to hear this narrator on other books.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Felix joseph
- 2021-12-07
amazing
great second book, can't wait to see where they go next. zaely definitely the best lead character I've read in a long time.
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- Victoria
- 2020-01-06
Amazing
I love this series. I was confused with the ending though, but DEFINITELY READ THIS!
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- ZoeC
- 2020-10-20
Not as thrilling
I still thoroughly enjoyed the sequel, it just did not hit the same emotional chords as the first novel.
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- Marianne Hertzke
- 2020-06-05
awesome
it was e
very interesting. now I am going to the next book. I enjoy
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- Annah
- 2021-04-25
Riveting!!!
Tomi Adeyemi leaves you speechless with this second installment of the amazing series.
Bahni Turpin's performance is nothing short of magical bringing every character, every mountain range, every shore, every castle, every salacious moment to life.
You become one with this novel that takes you on a roller coaster of magic, deep love, friendship, worship, commradery and untold betrayal. I was left questioning all of my emotions at the end. My goodness! What a ride!!
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- Fabrice Thomas
- 2021-03-08
Flawless!!!!
The story: Riveting
Narration: Was a piece of art, Masterpiece.
From the beginning it grabbed my attention and never relinquished it. Best audio book, period!!!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 2022-09-12
Captivating, Vivid. All characters come to life.
Storyline and narrator's voice held me spellbound.
Good reading. Beautiful book to read again.
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- James
- 2020-09-02
Wonderful continuation
This was a great continuation from blood and bone though I feel the "dedication to those killed" has been lost now.
I love the Magic and wonder of the world the characters develop well and you see the progression without it being forced down your throat.
Adeyemi uses a number of phrases repeatedly that stand out as repetitious that I felt should have been changed to something else. But realistically that's a very minor grievance. I don't agree with some of the character choices but their reasoning makes sense for those characters.
The performance was great and had me in tears at times.
I was not a fan of the ending though. It sets up for the next book but in too much of a TV season finally kind of way.
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