Legacy of Orïsha, Book 1
by Tomi Adeyemi
Recommended by Kobe Bryant
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Teen, Teen & Young Adult, and Adult.
They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie_x0092_s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leavin...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Teen, Teen & Young Adult, and Adult.
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Consider An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.
“Starts as an adrenaline-driven YA fantasy that flips between two young protagonists caught under an oppressive military regime. Its useful part is momentum: vivid set pieces, urgent stakes, and a relationship arc that propels the plot. Limitation: the book leans heavily on emotional intensity and occasionally recycles the same inner-conflict beats, so scenes of violence and blunt moral dilemmas can feel relentless. Best treated as a bingeable, feel-every-scene read rather than a subtle, slow-burn character study.”
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