Children of Anguish and Anarchy
By: Tomi Adeyemi
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Number of Pages: 368
Published: June 25, 2024
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Dates Read: November 23, 2024 - November 28, 2024
Format: Library Book / Audiobook / Hardcover

Trigger Warnings: Gore, blood, torture, death, war, genocide

Zélie thought her battles were over once she seized the royal palace, but they were only just beginning. Now, Zélie and her people are being trafficked on a ship, run by warriors with iron skulls, across the sea, and far from their homeland. When Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true capture, she finds out how he’s destroyed entire civilizations to find her so he can harness her strength to be a new God. Zélie, Amari, and Tzain find allies in unknown lands as they race to save their people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

As with everyone else who had read and loved the first two books, I have been waiting for YEARS to get ahold of the final in this trilogy. I forgot how amazing the world of Orïsha is and how captivated by Tomi Adeyemi’s writing I am.

I’m going to be a little honest here and admit that I did not go back and reread or really even reacquaint myself with the previous two books, I just jumped headfirst into the third one. That being said, after reading the book, I went back and relooked at the other two and kind of made the connection that this third one did feel a little separate from the others. 

This book was action packed and kept me turning the pages wanting to find out more and more. In the end though, I still had unanswered questions – which I’m all for leaving stuff a little open ended, but I just felt like there were a lot.

Overall, I still loved this action packed book. And there’s not denying the world of Orïsha is beautiful and fantasy filled.