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4th post.
If Zelie had not been able to finish the ritual in time, what do you think the outcome would have been?

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The book need more time on all the deaths that happened in the story, we didn’t really get to learn much about Binta, I think her death would have been more impactful if she had some background written in the book. I feel as if it would be the same for a few other deaths

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there were a lot of parts that I felt like they had big impacts but I think the part that stood out to me the most was, when Amari had a life/death duel with her father, right after her father had killed Inan like it was nothing. This part has a big impact because you really get to see the growth that Amari went through, from being the princess who trembled at the thought and slight mention of her father, to being the one to bring her father down is big character down.

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How do you think the story would progress if Inan and Amari’s roles were switched so that the magic fearing Inan was forced to go with Zelie and her brother?

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Post 3: If I were the editor for this book, I would suggest to leave Kaea alive. It would be interesting to see the conflict against Kaea and Inan. If Kaea was alive, then it would be a race against time for the both of them, to see who could get to the king the fastest. Leaving Kaea alive would give the readers more suspense for the incoming chapters and leave them wondering if Kaea would rat Inan out or finally be convinced to help them.

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1st Post.
Adeyemi Had many great lessons in this book, but the lesson that stuck with me the most was that there will always be darkness and negativity in the world (Ex. hate, racial discrimination, poverty, etc.) but she also elaborated on that lesson and taught me that it matters on how you deal with that negativity, what you do in the outcome of that negativity. She does this by showing how when Inan is out to catch Amari and Zelie he can think nothing more of catching them and killing Zelie because she’s different from him. This changes when he finds out why they are different and how his own family has cause negative outcomes for them. The sad part about Inan is that he wanted to do what was right, but ended up not doing it, which can happen in reality too. Sometimes people want to stand up for what’s wrong but they don’t do it.

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Post 2: A moment that stood out the most to me was when King Saran stabbed Inan. When King Saran saw Inan using his magic, he immediately stabbed him, without any hesitation or mercy, even though Inan was trying to protect him from an incoming attack. I was extremely shocked to learn that he wouldn't hesitate to attack his own son, who he raised himself.

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Post 1: The greatest lesson I learned from reading this book is that either way, lives have to be taken in order for one side to win. Even though Zelie was on the "good" side, she still had to kill multiple guards in order to finish her mission, and King Saran killed entire populations of maji in order to remain in control. No matter what, a peaceful solution is almost impossible, all it takes is one person to start using violence, and then the rest will follow.

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I guess one of the moments that stood out to me was when Tzain became angry at Zelie during the beginning of the book.I just really related to how Zelie felt, it's like I'm the one getting scolded at. I guess it's because often times in life I'm not that bright, but at the same time I really want to prove to my parents that I can do it. I hate getting scold at for not completing something I thought I did right. That feeling is like I'm a loser, and I will never succeed. It hurts even more when nobody understands me. Have you had a time in which you felt them same?

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Post 4: Why did Amari steal the magic scroll? Why was she - the daughter of King Saran, taught to fear magic - on the magi’s side, helping them bring back magic?

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Post 3: If I were the editor of this book, I would suggest to add more of King Saran's thoughts. This book has multiple POVs, which makes it possible to write a section in King Saran's POV. King Saran is the big bad enemy that everyone (mainly the diviners) hates, but we do not know what goes through that head of his. This makes him a kinda shallow character. We know he is bad and cold, and did a lot of horrible things, but that's it. We don't really know him.

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1.Which character was your favorite and why?

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To be honest, I really like the book "Children of blood and bones," however it was a bit too long (at least for me it is).The book was worth the time however, the plot, values, and everything was splendid. Though it did take me some time and patience, but other than that I don't have anything else to say about the book. Maybe just shortening a few hundred pages would've made reading it easier for me.

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Post 2: The moment in the text that stood out to me the most was the part in the book where King Saran gets killed by Amari. 3 reasons why this stood out to me. 1) King Saran actually dies. From the beginning of the book, I never imagined King Saran to actually die. Throughout the book, it can be seen that he was always behind the scenes (maybe apart from a few specific parts), so I always imagined for him to get overthrown and be forced to escape or exile, never him being killed in battle. This leads into the next point. 2) Amari, Saran's daughter, kills Saran. I would not have predicted that it would be Amari, who many times seemed to be so timid, to actually be the one who kills Saran, who is her father furthermore. If Saran were to be killed, it would have been Zelie, I thought. 3) It's very ironic. King Saran is not killed by the magi or magic, but by a kosidan. He who claims of the danger of magic and aims to eliminate it, also training his kids to fight against magic, died in the hands of someone who can't use it.

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The greatest lesson I've learned from this book was courage. It's okay to be scared of things, but it is not okay to not face things. However, that requires courage and belief in yourself, which can be really difficult, but that's what courage is all about. If Zelie didn't have the courage to seek out onto her adventure things would've never change, and her family and her will forever live in abuse and fear. Courage is something we should use to fight for ourselves, and those that we love. Was there a time when you stood up to something you were scared of?

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Post 1: The greatest lesson I learned from reading this book was that one's gains were always from the lose of another. King Saran's vision of peace was at the lose of magic and the magis; Zelie and her friends obtaining the sunstone was at the lose of the other competitors' lives; blood magic - increase in power at the cost of one's energy and vitality.

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Post 4: Do you feel as if the ending was rushed? Do you think Tomi spent enough time in every scenario, and enough time for us to really build connections with all the characters?

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Post 3: One suggestion i wouldve made is for the author to spend more time in certain places to build a better connection with the environment and the people in it. The deaths of certain characters wouldve had a bigger impact on the reader if we knew more about them.

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How do you think Orisha would change if Amari took the throne? What do you think the difference would be from Amari if Inan ever takes the throne, without his father's expectations?

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Post 2: A moment that stood out to me the most was the fight between Amari and her father. Saran had no hesitation when trying to kill Amari and Inan, Yet Amari and Inan have so much hesitation, but in the end Amari is finally able to bring herself to kill her father.

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What would've happened if Inan never destroyed the scroll, would magic be brought back to the world?

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Post 3: One suggestion I would make is for Inan to not kill Kaea because it might make his journey a lot more difficult. It might lead to Zelie not seeing his true side and potential. It might lead to king Saran trying to hunt him down, which might add on to his character arc. It can potentially lead to Inan killing his own father.

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Why do you think Saran chooses his love for Kaea and hatred for magic over his children in the novel?

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I would suggest the author that to maybe include a little more of Saran's point of view in to the story because even though he is one of the antagonist, it would be even more interesting if we heard more of his backstory or like more about what was going through his mind, like when he slashed his sword into Inan's chest. The idea of if he ever wanted to stop himself before doing something, or is Inan really important to him.

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If I were the editor of this book I would've suggested that the author use more adversity between the character's characters. Sometimes I can't tell who's perspective the chapter's from because alot of the characters sound the same. The only difference between Zelie and Amari is that Zelie says ¨gods¨ and Amari says ¨skies¨ because she was raised not to believe in the gods.

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Post 1: The greatest lesson i learned from reading this book is that no matter what world, scenario, or time were in, there will always be discrimination and suffering. For there to be rich people, there must be poor people. For their to be unoppressed people, there must be oppressed. In order to stop this loop, we must fight for change even when the whole world is against us.

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A moment that stood out to me the most is when Zelie's father is killed and this pushes her to find a way to bring magic back even though she no longer has any of her own. The writing there is so powerful and you can really feel her pain. It also adds to the pain of the reader because after everything she's been though you really wanted her to at least have her family and she couldn't even have that.

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The moment where Inan jumped in front of Zelie to protect her when Kwame was attacking them stood out to me the most because of how Inan admits that he does love Zelie. He was scare to admit it in the beginning that he had feelings for her, even though she left a pretty big impression on him because she was a diviner. Yet, he chose to go back to protect Zelie when he could easily go into the camp.

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Post 2: The moment that stood out to me the most was when Inan killed Kaea to protect his identity. This part stood out to me because he killed his partner just so she wouldn't reveal his true powers to his father. It shows that Inan would do rash things just so his father won't find out who he truly is.

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The greatest lesson I learned is that sometimes the influences of someone from your childhood runs so deep you fail to see new reason when it presents itself. I learned this with Inan's character and the way he stuck to his father's old views even after seeing how wonderful magic can be and how diviners need it in order to fight back.

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Post 1: The greatest lesson that I learned is that sacrifice is essential to victory. When king Saran killed his son, Inan, Amari finally saw the last straw that lead to her killing her father, therefore ending his reign.

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The lesson I learned from the book is to never make assumptions on someone based on what only a couple people did. The author passed on this lesson through what Saran did throughout the book. Maji once murdered his family and his true love before, and ever since then, he thought all Maji are bad and dangerous. Which he doesn't know how most Maji just wanted to live peacefully with their family, rather than trying to overthrow him.

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What character interest the most and Why? What character is most common with you(give example) in this book?

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P3) I would suggest the author to change little about Mama Agba. I would change her to a women too upright. Example like a women who all ways think that is good for the girls, but in wrong way, like even good for them but they don't want to do what Mama Agba say.

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P2) The moment in the text stood out to me is the first seeing Zelie, because she is very unique and she is a strong girl never give up.

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P1) What I learn from this book and author is don't judge a book by it look. Even Zelie is a girl and being segregated by her hair. But to me she is the strongest girl in this story.

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Post 1: The greatest lesson I learned from this book is to never judge someone before getting to know them. They taught this lesson by showing how King Saran just killed Maji without really knowing who they were.

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Post 2: The moment that stood out in the text was when Saran killed his own son for having magic this stood out because his vert own son didn't matter to him just because he had magic and this shows that he only cares about himself and no one else.

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Post 4: Throughout the book how was Inans personality different from Zeile.

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Post 3: If I was the editor for this book one suggestion I would make would be to have a different ending maybe King Saran could have changed because his own son had magic and that would make him realize that people with magic are good people.