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Children of Anguish and Anarchy

Legacy of Orisha, Book 3

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Children of Anguish and Anarchy

By: Tomi Adeyemi
Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo
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Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Erivo narrates Tomi Adeyemi’s long-awaited conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Legacy of Orïsha series.

New allies rise.

The Blood Moon nears.

Zélie faces her final enemy.

The king who hunts her heart.

When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland.

Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor, the ruler of the Skulls, and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in unknown lands.

But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

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The Complete Legacy of Orïsha Series:

Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1)

Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2)

Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Book 3)

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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A lot of thoughts…

The narration was good, but difficult to get into. After listening ro Bahni Turpin for the first two books, Cynthia Erivo was a surprise. BT gave each character a distinct voice and brought them to light, while CE was more authentic, albeit subdued and indistinguishable. I couldn’t figure out who was speaking.

As for the story, I’m glad I relistened to the first two books before listening to this. But having done so, I fell in love with the characters again and the hope they would all find their way to one another. I wanted so much for this final book and I didn’t get it.

My issue though, and this isn’t a spoiler, is that this book felt rushed, disjointed, and the character growth developed over the last two books stopped here. The characters existed and just did the work, one changing to seemingly satisfy current times and the expectations of work. I’ll set that comment there.

This book needed another 3h of listening. Much like the first book which was long and developed each character, this book needed to be as long as able to close out these characters. There were so many unfinished and loose ends. There were pivots that gave you whiplash. There was a huge missing character that needed to have been mentioned more than the single time… And worse, there were conversations that were left UNCONVERSED (made up this word).

I wanted so much for this book. I didn’t get it. I want to love it, but I don’t. After 4 years, I wanted more.

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